I'm amazed that nobody has mentioned Hybrid yet: http://www.hybridsoundsystem.com
MusicForProgramming();
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#122I can't concentrate on programming because my brain can't ignore how bad the music is.
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#123For me they are two 'states'. When i am doing something 'tough/complicated/new etc' that needs 100% of my attention i need complete silence, no music, no sounds, nothing. When that's not the case (95% of time) i am fine with any kind of music, my taste goes from dubstep to classical and based on the mood i am fine to listen to anything.
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#124I think the site is starting to creak under the strain. Perhaps a torrent of the MP3s would be a good idea?
I only have one, but it's quite nice. magnet:?xt=urn:btih:RT5HIT44ZRQPNZOBCP7WAWXC4X5XT43D&dn=music_for_programming_4-com_truise.mp3&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce
And here's a list of all so far for future reference, seems like the site is doing fine for now though.
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:LKY6JNYEXZZ3DNXJGMQANRQRC65DEDMS&dn=music_for_programming_1-datassette.mp3&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:YQN3QLRTSAYWBWT3BHOVJJHHSWBYOQIJ&dn=music_for_programming_2-sunjammer.mp3&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:UE3W6G6R5XQ5A6RV4HU74LCUIFJWMXRK&dn=music_for_programming_3-datassette.mp3&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:RT5HIT44ZRQPNZOBCP7WAWXC4X5XT43D&dn=music_for_programming_4-com_truise.mp3&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce
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#125For me they are two 'states'. When i am doing something 'tough/complicated/new etc' that needs 100% of my attention i need complete silence, no music, no sounds, nothing. When that's not the case (95% of time) i am fine with any kind of music, my taste goes from dubstep to classical and based on the mood i am fine to listen to anything.
I cannot agree more. Often it makes me wish there was some type of program/device that plays music based on concentration levels.
What happens when I start getting into something complicated, is that I notice the music. Until this point, it's just kind of in the background. It feels like my brain's saying, "Not enough CPU to play music and work on this problem. Please eliminate the problem."
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#126I've found the drone music this guy does fantastic for zoning in while coding: http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/
Particularly of note is his 8 hour album "Field Recordings from the Edge of Hell" http://zacbentz.bandcamp.com/album/field-recordings-from-the... . It's my go-to when I need to sit down and concentrate.
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#127Music 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…
Trance/Ambient stuff drives me nuts. For the longest time it jaded my view of electronic music because I thought it defined it. I prefer faster beats, well structured complex melodies a la Skrillex http://soundcloud.com/skrillex/sets . The first few listens might be a little distracting but once I know the songs I find myself typing like I'm playing the song with my keyboard.
> I prefer faster beats, well structured complex melodies a la Skrillex
Skrillex and dubstep in general typically has a lower BPM than Trance. Skrillex usually works in the 120s, whereas trance is usually in the 130s-140s. You seem to be lumping trance and ambient together; however, they're quite different! I would argue that trance typically has more complex melodies than dubstep, which focuses more on tambre variations (ie crazy bass distortion). If you want to hear a cool trance track with high BPM and a nice complex melody, check out Duke Can't Come Home by Oza: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA9If-QkXQk As with all electronic music, you kind of have to sit through the first 32 bars or so for it to get to the good part; these parts of songs are really only there so that DJs can mix them together more easily.
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#128My go-to artist is Zoe Keating (layered cello, and on bandcamp as an added bonus: http://music.zoekeating.com/ ). She's also quite interesting to follow: she's heavily into twitter, and is quite open about her profits, dealings with labels, etc. Otherwise though, vocal-less trance is usually pretty effective. I love all the recommendations these threads bring up -- thanks everyone!
Wow, she's great. Thanks for the recommendation!
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#129Few years ago I wrote an extreme time stretching software ( http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/ ). You can use it to get a nice audio ambiance from any music or sound.
I really like the part with binaural beats...
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#130Too comments. Nevertheless, I want to share, High Tone, that's all http://www.hightone.org (fuck dubstep, let the old people stick to dub)