tackle Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Like the topic says - what kind of music do you like to listen to when you're working away at your games? Do you have different types of music for different programming moods? Techno when doing particles - jazz when tweaking physics? Or maybe you prefer silence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haden Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I used to listen to music, then I found that I concentrate best in silence, so no more music while coding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I used to listen to music, then I found that I concentrate best in silence, so no more music while coding. Agree, usually in the morning when my mental energy is highest I am best without music. But towards the evening, when I'm feeling mentally drained I decide to put some electronic music just to kick me, but I'm still far from my morning productivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 If I'm coding and have had a good nights sleep then I usually have silence. But afternoon and evening, or less cerebral and more mundane work, I'll crack out anything and everything. I buy a lot of music, some of my current purchases: Vienna Tong - AimsSound of Games Volume 1Vomitron - VomitronThe Future Sound of London - From the Archives Volume 7.Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams SoundtrackLondon Philharmonic Orchestra - The Greatest Video Game Music 2Amorphous Androgynouse - The Cartel (Volumes 1 and 2)Black Sabbath - 13Camo and Krooked - ZeitgeistAvicii - TrueStarcadian - Sunset BloodPaul van Dyk - Vonyc Sessions 2013Sasha - Involv3r like I said, I buy a lot of music tackle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMaSK Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 nowadays i do my programming in silence (mostly). but i used to listen to pretty much every linkin park song these is, namely two metallica (battery, where ever i may roam) and one imagine dragons (radioactive) songs. i love the whole alternative genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Nada surf, Anni B. Sweet, Lori Meyers and Supersubmarina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_h Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I used to listen to stuff like Aphex Twin, Krafty Kuts and A skillz, Dope on Plastic while working, but then at the end of the day I also found it way too distracting. If it's good music then I end up focussing totally on that rather than the work I am trying to do.In a similar vein though, in the office where I used to work they had the radio on playing BBC 6 day in, day out so the same songs got repeated several times a day. It's like a form of torture, even if it is quite a good song to begin with, after a week of it its like fingernails on a blackboard! I think just turning the radio off would have quadrupled my productivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAEz Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Typically silence, or something mellow/undistracting like Frank Loves Joan (playing that alot at the moment) or my oldies collection and if I need a lift/kick then back to old reliable happy hardcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Uri.Tanner Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Coding Tracks a list compiled by aerotwist back in 2011/12. It's non intrusive, melodic noise most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmitsuki Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I really like to listen to Nujabes while coding, although sometimes I'll put a song on repeat and listen to it for the entire day. I think it's less "listening to the song" and more using it as white noise to drown out background noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunt Pixels Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I tend to change through the day and mood. Generally more mellow in the morning (classical/indy), harder core (dance/punk/mixes) in the afternoon/night. But theres a few nice mixes here that I'm surprised no one has mentioned. http://musicforprogramming.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@99golems Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Industrial, synthpop, IDM, EBM, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I more or less abandoned listening to music when working, its just too distracting. On the other hand, complete silence doesn't do well for my concentration, too. If I really need to pull my brain together, I listen to the sound generators of myNoise.net. There is (imho) nothing more relaxing and focussing than the sound of rain and a distant thunderstorm in your headphones when you try to concentrate on your work. There are a lot of other sound generators as well, I recommend you to try them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I tend to linger on http://plug.dj, in some of the EDM rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plicatibu Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I concentrate best in silence but when I am too tired/ upset while developing I like to listen piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefromio Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hall and oats, smooth jazz, and strangely ancient music from Greece and Rome. Ancient Greek music will certainly keep you focused :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebrofjr Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 SILENCE! .... I like silence enough that sometimes I will even just put on noise canceling headphones (playing nothing) to take out any chatter/hum/buzz at the office. When i do listen to music, to stay productive it just needs to be instrumental or electronic. If there are any heavy lyrics involved i end up focusing on that. I listen to soundcloud a lot, usually after listening to Sirius XM in the car then tracking artists down, then buy from their own sites if the album is solid. Some newish I like: Caribou:https://soundcloud.com/caribouband/odessa Civil Civic:https://soundcloud.com/civilcivic/civil-civic-street-trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulocity Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Oldschool progressive metal (Avantasia, Edguy, Gamma Ray, etc), or chiptunes from the old NES/SNES days!http://rainwave.cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VladiT Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 181.FM - The Buzz idobi Radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinch Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 nu metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvazar Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Oldschool progressive metal (Avantasia, Edguy, Gamma Ray, etc), or chiptunes from the old NES/SNES days!http://rainwave.cc\m/+ power metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yurezz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hans Zimmer melodies are georgeous and make me feel concentrated hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
away168 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I tried listening to some pop music I ended up singing them instead. Even the instrumental ones I keep humming on them. So I keep telling myself to turn it off before I got my energy drained from it before I even started to code. Same goes when I'm drawing, except when creating the music of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowren Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Para One - La naissance des pieuvres https://play.spotify.com/album/00pZQlDpQYrccJUVQ34DDa That's perfect when I want to focus on working while listen to music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonio Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Basically everything calmish without singing works for me. While coding on personal stuff I almost exclusively listen to Music by C418, mostly the "One"-Album. Other instrumental Game-soundtracks are also good candidates. I collect them in my Indie-Game-Playlist on Spotify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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