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Re: Music for Programming

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Post by croon » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:24 PM UTC

Galaxeblaffer wrote: post #118

kubami wrote: post #84

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can you share some of your favourite tracks?

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Super Seed Carbon Based Lifeforms - Tensor --------------------------- Really most CBL is good.. :) but the best albums are --------------------------- World Of Sleepers Interloper Hydroponic Garden --------------------------- Theres also artist like --------------------------- Asura Solar Fields Koan Aes Dana Sync24 (side project from one of the CBL guys) Ooze Ott ---------------------------…

Great compilation! I listen to maybe half of these already, but curiously not while working generally. I especially like Emancipator, Tycho, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Kiasmos.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by Klathmon » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:24 PM UTC

stevetrewick wrote: post #22

eswat wrote: post #17

I have two rules when I’m listening to music while programming: 1. My favourite genres are K-Pop and Industrial – it helps that they are also very energetic genres — and my rule is that I can only listen to them while programming. Helps to really put me in the “you’re working now” space (thanks to Julian Shapiro for this tip) 2. I pick one song and repeat it for the entire day, sometimes for several days in a row. I’…

> pick one song and repeat it for the entire day I also do this, one or a very short playlist of very similar stuff. Seems to help keep my mind locked into a particular state all day/work period. Currently long Daft Punk tracks are doing it for me.

The Alive '97 album is perfect for that if you like Daft Punk.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by bit-shifter » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:25 PM UTC

I've been a long time fan of the music produced by autechre.

When I really need to isolate myself from the outside world to concentrate on a difficult problem, the go-to choice is Incunabula.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incunabula_(album)

I'm not sure whether it's my absolute familiarity with the album, or that fact that it bears listening to on repeat.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by kylebgorman » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:26 PM UTC

smnscu wrote: post #103

Inversechi wrote: post #24

For me I find SomaFM good for working - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/missioncontrol - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/defcon - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/cliqhop

Thank for the recommendation. I created an iTunes playlist with all the SomaFM stations, in the highest bitrate available. (File > Library > Import Playlist) https://gist.github.com/andreis/bae8432469f59bc7287fe7264fe4...

Before Apple sold music, iTunes had an Internet Radio tab that listed several SomaFM stations.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by retube » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:26 PM UTC

Inversechi wrote: post #24

For me I find SomaFM good for working - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/missioncontrol - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/defcon - http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/cliqhop

Secret Agent is where it's at!

http://somafm.com/secretagent/

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by darfs » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:29 PM UTC

bshimmin wrote: post #53

merrvk wrote: post #23

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Number 2 sounds like hell

You can give it a try with the amazing Infinite Jukebox! Here's a perennial favourite, "Call Me Maybe": http://labs.echonest.com/Uploader/index.html?trid=TRORQWV137... (I will not be held accountable for your resulting lapse into total insanity after 20 minutes or so.)

Omfg is that awesome! °-° Can i also Upload or use my own Files? Or is this somewhere Open sourced?

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by toomanybeersies » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:29 PM UTC

I used to listen to Writhem Radio when it was on Grooveshark, and then when it moved to plug.dj, which was then shut down (and has apparently been relaunched).

It always had great music for programming, and some great chat too. I really miss it.

Because of Writhem Radio, I've become a big fan of Outrun/Retrowave.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by mangeletti » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:30 PM UTC

I've listened to Brain.fm since this past February, and it is truly amazing.

They have Focus, Relax, and Sleep, but I've only ever listened to Focus. It's like this steady stream of some kind of electronically generated music that changes each 30 minutes. I set it to 2 hours, and then I usually take a small break when it ends. I'll turn it on and literally get into the zone immediately; writing line after line of code without even realizing how quickly I'm working. It's like getting on a train to the Matrix or something.

Link: http://brain.fm/

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by Sohakes » Tue, Nov 01, 2016, 1:30 PM UTC

polmuz wrote: post #70

I've been using soundtracks from The Sims and SimCity, mostly by Jerry Martin, it's great as background music. https://play.spotify.com/user/polmuz/playlist/6ehsMsq82TeDa9...

Funny, didn't expect someone else to listen that.