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Music for Programming (2011)

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Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by Filligree »

wry_discontent wrote: post #37
coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

This is interesting to me, because I almost exclusively enjoy music as "background noise." The only time I really listen to music by itself is if I'm at a concert. But I'm a musical illiterate

There's tons of different kinds. Here's one I've been enjoying lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPugYPbO66E

Pay attention to the lyrics. Treat it as a story, and try to guess at what's happening. There is a canon answer -- Aviator's albums are in fact all stories -- but try to come up with your own before you look for it.

Everyone sees something different in the lyrics.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by nvirDoomed »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

Do you think it has to do with analyzing the songs? I do that with some music especially with classical.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by ArtDev »

Bootwizard wrote: post #6

This is cool, but what makes it "music for programming?" I'd say music for programming is whatever your favorite music is. Everyone has different tastes.

I can't listen to music I normally listen to. Anything with (English) words that is too slow or too fast.

I love Raggae but it's terrible for programming. It's too chill and wordy.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by rb808 »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

With Lyrics I get distracted, with music it helps me.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by nvirDoomed »

Only thing I can really listen to is drone or ambient. Mostly stuff from cryo chamber that is on the dark side of ambient/score type music. Classical and electronic music has a lot of nuances that draw me away from it.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by kraigspear »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

You're not alone.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by verytrivial »

thearrow wrote: post #39
verytrivial wrote: post #31

I have been listening to a downloaded copy of freesound.org user "reinsamba"'s 30 minutes of thunder storms for years. Literally one track. Probably half of the "flow" time I've had has been listening to that one track. Hundreds and hundreds of loops. I'm not sure if this is a recommendation of the track or condemnation of my sanity.

https://freesound.org/people/reinsamba/sounds/17085/ ?

Exactly that one, yes. Well, I can't view that URL from here, but that integer is in the MP3's filename. Case closed! There's a lady's / small persons's voice admonishing someone for make noise with what sounds like a screen door part way through. It's not in English that I can tell. Do let me know if you understand what they say. I'm assuming it's just "shut up, recording!"

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by paggle »

coreyp_1 wrote: post #35

Am I the only person who can't listen to anything while coding? My attention goes straight to the music, and I can't concentrate on the task at hand! When I was in high school, my math teacher would play Mozart during tests, claiming it would help us. It would drive me crazy, and I doubt that my grades improved as a result of the distraction. For what it's worth, I have a BMus in Piano Performance. I love music... bu…

It’s because of your music education that you become an active listener and can’t use the music as just noise.

Re: Music for Programming (2011)

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Post by wry_discontent »

Filligree wrote: post #41
wry_discontent wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is interesting to me, because I almost exclusively enjoy music as "background noise." The only time I really listen to music by itself is if I'm at a concert. But I'm a musical illiterate

There's tons of different kinds. Here's one I've been enjoying lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPugYPbO66E Pay attention to the lyrics. Treat it as a story, and try to guess at what's happening. There is a canon answer -- Aviator's albums are in fact all stories -- but try to come up with your own before you look for it. Everyone sees something different in the lyrics.

I can't listen to lyrics because I find it hard to a) parse them at the speed they come out, and b) hearing them through the distortion of them being sung. I also get distracted very quickly. I do not know most of the words to my favorite songs.
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