I was unconsciously searching for this for a while!
MusicForProgramming();
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#52Side question: why do you think so many coders prefer electronic music to be productive? Based on the comments here, electronic music (whether it's ambient, trance or dubstep) appears to be the assumed genre.
Can't speak for "electronic music", but the binaural beat folks have their argument. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_waves
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> Finally - someone [...] mixes music just for that purpose. DJ Bolivia has been quite known for his "Music to code by" mixes, I definitely recommend them. http://djbolivia.blogspot.com/2011/04/music-to-code-by-volum...
Just grabbed these and started the first track for while I work from home (go go Denver snow) and I'm really digging it. Thanks for the pointer.
Yay snow! Currently stuck at home in Littleton :P
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#54Side question: why do you think so many coders prefer electronic music to be productive? Based on the comments here, electronic music (whether it's ambient, trance or dubstep) appears to be the assumed genre.
At my workplace we have a contractor that listens to hardcore speed metal while coding. The really angry kind...
It is hilarious when you realise how calm he is working on the project, completely opposite to what the music is. My colleague prefers listening to old school rock, and my boss (coder as well) listens to classical music.
Definitely a lot of different tastes out there.
I personally am a trance/techno/electronic/dub step/vocal trance kinda person.
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#55Music 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…
For a quick intro, just tune to di.fm's trance channel. They have a lot of great trance radio shows; Global DJ Broadcast with Markus Schulz, A State of Trance with Armin Van Buuren, the aforementioned Trance Around The World, Global Trance Grooves with John 00 Fleming, etc. For easily downloadable podcasts, Sander van Doorn's Identity (although he's leaning more electro these days), The Gareth Emery Podcast, and Glob…
di.fm has a lot of really good content. Highly recommend any trance channel (I like the classic vocal best) and their Chiptune channel.
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#56Side question: why do you think so many coders prefer electronic music to be productive? Based on the comments here, electronic music (whether it's ambient, trance or dubstep) appears to be the assumed genre.
It would be cool to see a breakdown by age/race/occupation/etc... of feedback from Emotiv Epoc ( http://emotiv.com/developers/ ) and Affectiva Affdex ( http://www.affectiva.com/affdex/#pane_overview ) in regards to music choices and how it affects productivity/emotion/etc...
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#57Few 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.
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#58Whilst not music, I find listening to http://www.rainymood.com to be great for concentrating. It's a 30 minute sample of a rain storm. It got me through my Master's dissertation, where I had it on loop for hours at a time. Fiddler tells me you can currently grab the mp3 from here http://173.193.205.68/audio/RainyMood.mp3 (this was especially useful for the times I wanted to be disconnected from the internet to focus…
Most of the time it helps me sink into deep sleep :)
Yep, add an extra point of help for those suffering with tinnitus (like me) and the site is suddenly made of gold.
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#59Music 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…
Oceanlab - Sirens Of The Sea Remixed is my goto.
Its like a ticket to the zone.
http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/oceanlab-sirens-of-the-sea-remi...
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#60OK, the site seems down. I managed to download half a mix until i got timeouts. If anyone managed to download those track, a mirror somewhere else, or a torrent would be really nice.
Anyone care to provide us with a mirror?