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Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by kstenerud » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:24 PM UTC

joejohnson wrote: post #6

ctdonath wrote: post #5

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…

I couldn't agree more about the Trance podcasts. It's great that these podcasts have no breaks (mixing each song into the next). Music like that with a good beat and lots of crescendos/decrescendos can be ideal for tuning out everything around me and staying focused for a long period of time.

You can also get good stuff on TT in the Trance Out room.

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by lignuist » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:28 PM UTC

Jan Jelinek's music is great for programming. At least for me. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKqVswlAZ0&feature=relat...

Re: MusicForProgramming();

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Post by j45 » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:30 PM UTC

Somafm.com has a few channels with few drums or vocals

9 beet stretch might be of interest to anyone wanting something long noise/dronescapes

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Post by demallien » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #5

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…

I personally am a big fan of a couple of the radio stations in the 'Ambient' section in iTunes. A big shout out for DroneZone, although anything from SomaFM is pretty good.

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Post by demallien » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #5

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…

I personally am a big fan of a couple of the radio stations in the 'Ambient' section in iTunes. A big shout out for DroneZone, although anything from SomaFM is pretty good.

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Post by jQueryIsAwesome » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

udp wrote: post #10

I think the site is starting to creak under the strain. Perhaps a torrent of the MP3s would be a good idea?

Or maybe just use mediafire or hulkshare.

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Post by NARKOZ » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #5

Music possessing these qualities can often provide just the right amount of interest to occupy the parts of your brain that would otherwise be left free to wander and lead to distraction during your work. Finally - someone who recognizes that there's a curious & busy part of the brain which must be kept preoccupied during complex tasks, and mixes music just for that purpose. "Trance" music podcasts are a great approx…

Yes, these podcasts are like Mozart. There are no many words in them, so they're not distracting.

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Post by m_for_monkey » Fri, Feb 03, 2012, 5:32 PM UTC

If you use background music only for noise cancellation (crying babies, reconstruction works etc.), I recommend http://www.simplynoise.com/. It's not as distracting as even the most minimalistic trance.