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Re: Music for Programming

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Post by glouwbug »

DaveInTucson wrote: post #39
tastysandwich wrote: post #35

I just quickly scrolled through my collection and here are some random, but fantastic instrumental albums I've used while "in the zone": - Miles Davis: In a Silent Way - Brian Eno: Ambient 4: On Land - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: F♯ A♯ ∞ (one of my favourite albums. listen with your best headphones. HD650s are good) - Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Volume II - Mozart: Requiem (my first proper introduction to cla…

Brian Eno's got some great ambient stuff (although Ambient 4 is not one of my favorites). Some I'd recommend: * Ambient 1: Music for Airports * Ambient 2: Plateaux of Mirror * The Pearl * Thursday Afternoon * Discreet Music If you like any of those, there's lots more to explore. I don't care for all Eno's ambient works, but I really enjoy some of it.

The Pearl gives me strong rainy october nostalgia from my time in high school

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by crdrost »

silisili wrote: post #54

I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…

It's not really a curse. Your brain has a region which is devoted to speech/language, and that region tends to only track one thing at a time. This is why the first advice in active listening tutoring—and related fields like marriage counseling and negotiation—tell you to stop planning your responses while someone else is speaking. Similarly why when I talk with my wife about whatever conversation is happening on TV, we invariably miss some bit of that conversation.

In that light, all you are reporting is more difficulty than other folks have in tuning out the voice in the music... Different people can do this better or worse, and I'm pretty sure it can be honed if you want. Don't let it concern you too much :)

The mixes on musicforprogramming do sometimes have words but they tend to be really kind of subdued and muted, I found them reasonably effective for programming, your mileage may vary.

Still my go-to is Rainy Mood, I use it to sleep, but somehow it's also useful to program with as long as I'm not too drowsy. I have it installed as a PWA on my MacBook so that I can Cmd-Tab to it when I need to shut it down.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by ihartley »

tastysandwich wrote: post #35

I just quickly scrolled through my collection and here are some random, but fantastic instrumental albums I've used while "in the zone": - Miles Davis: In a Silent Way - Brian Eno: Ambient 4: On Land - Godspeed You! Black Emperor: F♯ A♯ ∞ (one of my favourite albums. listen with your best headphones. HD650s are good) - Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Volume II - Mozart: Requiem (my first proper introduction to cla…

  > - Sleep: Jerusalem (occasional vocals but trust me they're not distracting)
I'm sure you're probably aware, but for posterity, Jerusalem is the cut down version that the record label released when they didn't know what to do with a 63 minute long song. Dopesmoker is the full song, along with Sonic Titan or Holy Mountain depending on which release you're listening to.

You may also be interested in the piece NPR did on Matt Pike a while back: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1080581581/can-matt-pike-face...

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by nicoco »

silisili wrote: post #54

I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…

I cannot listen to music whenever I do anything else than a braindead repetitive chore. I've always thought that the fact that I am a musician is related; I think I cannot help but try and analyze the music I listen to.

However, I enjoy playing 'strategic', puzzle-like videogames and the soundtrack usually is not a problem for me, although I rarely enjoy listening to it. Are the videogames I play braindead repetitive or should I try to listen to videogame soundtracks when I work?

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by verst »

silisili wrote: post #54

I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…

I'm like this too. I also have a hard time focusing on things like podcasts - the only time that works for me is my commute to work or when I go for a run.

You should see how I somehow manage to spend 15 minutes cutting carrots because I get distracted by something. :D

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by ValtteriL »

Cannot listen to music with words when I study or code as some others here. I also find many synth music beep-boop unsuitable for my tempo and flow.

Therefore I listen to mostly extreme metal with screaming where I cannot make sense of the lyrics.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by tuxie_ »

silisili wrote: post #54

I've always described myself as a person with zero ability to multitask. Always have been, always will be. Every time I cook, my wife about has a panic attack watching me fumble around, forgetting things, looking for things, oh god that's burning, etc. Back on topic, I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code. I'll intermittently type lyrics instead of what I was intending to do. Anyone else cursed wi…

> I absolutely cannot listen to music with words when I code

1000%

My first job was at a design agency, where they understood next to nothing about programming (and neither did I tbh). They used to listen to the news and talk shows on the radio all day. It was impossible for me to focus. Literally impossible.

On the topic of music, as soon as my brain hears a word it hyper focuses on it like my dog when she smells a treat. It just can't let it go. And if I know the lyrics, forget it, might as well stop coding and start air drumming.

Re: Music for Programming

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Post by vr46 »

Love Music For Programming. Been a fan for years and years, haven’t kept up with the releases as I still play and enjoy the first few. Those really work to get me in the zone.
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