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M00NSHiNE
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Does anybody listen to music while they're coding that helps them concentrate?

My best two 'working' albums are Dedication by Thin Lizzy and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.

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back in the day I needed absolute silence. now I can code with music on - when I am pissed or having trouble with something I tend to turn the music up, not down - very starnge for me. I usually just have on the radio (wxrk 92.3 fm NYC K-ROCK) I start early so Howard is still on then when he's over the music kicks in, oh and don't forget the


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Lord Ozzum
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I listen to music to help me do other stuf, but I can't code. While writing I enjoy listening to Black Sabbath, Metallica, ACDC occasionally, Halford, and some Dokken. maybe I overdo a bit...

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I have a WinAMP( )playlist called Code Mix. Its techno, with a bit of Linkin Park, Prodigy and Limp Bizkit thrown in.



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While I usually listen to The Offspring or System of a Down while doing homework, gaming, etc., I find it more comforting listening to my Final Fantasy 1-7 Midi collection in random order whilst Im coding

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I've been playing a lot of Orbital lately. They did the music for Wipeout on the PS1.

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Oribtal are old skool. I saw them live once with big bags of kit and baseball caps to the side. Kids of the 80s.

Basically, any drum'n'bass as evil as a rabid badger. Moving Shadow collections are the way forward. £1.99 - and quality stuff. Same label that released music for Rollcage.

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M00NSHiNE
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Moving shadow...yep I saw some vinyls in HMV. Mate of mine said they were good. And flibble, Prodigy = very good. New album 'always outnumbered, never outgunned' is due out in summer. Although I think the prodigy has lost its vibe. Theyve shifted towards moshy rock and its terrible.

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Mattman
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I have a large playlist mainly consisting of Joy Division, The Sound, and The Stills
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The Reanimation album by Linkin Park is a kick in the ass.
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i can't have any music going when i code. when i'm writing reports, yes. brand new, jimmy eat world, phantom planet, something corporate, jets to brazil, yellowcard, and a few random aphex twin songs yes, for some reason i have some aphex twin songs.

i feel so out of place. every other game programmer i know listens to the kind of music you all say you do. i can't stand any of it.

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i tend to have just about any kind of music on, let's see, on my playlist that i code to right now: dandy warhols, malice mizer, system of a down, arch enemy, korn, tool, moi dix moi, dir en grey, ac/dc, godsmack, mushroomhead, one greenday (i fought the law), one limp bizkit (behind blue eyes), one hoyte axton (the devil), and some freeze pop. a good varied collection, lol.

oh, wow. insignificantpunks.cjb.net. we like orange treble clef notes, just for future reference.

no: website for progs yet.
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if you think tht's varied, I have:

Dokken
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
Guns 'N Roses
Metallica
Iron Maiden
South Park
Alice Cooper
Led Zeppelin
Halford
Judas Priest
Queen
Weird Al
Dream Theatre
Golden Earing
Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Scorpions
The Offspring
Ted Nugent
ACDC
White Zombie
Rob Zombie


Talk about varied

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How much of that is legal...

^.^


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When I code I try to stay away from the heavier music. I've got some classical, and even Enya. But when I'm doing anything else, I listen to FooFighters, Opeth, Greenday, Cake, Sistem of a Down, etc. Basicly anything but Linkin Park. I hate linkin park.

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um...i plead to the fifth amendment, you cannot make me testify against myself in a court of law...

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'Night Shift', radio

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Chris K
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Albums of choice at the moment:-

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Eels - Beautiful Freak/ Daisies of the Galaxy
Squarepusher - Ultravistor
Polygon Window - Surfing on Sine Waves
Manu Chao - Clandestino
Starsailor - Love is here
The Beatles - 1
Muse - Absolution

I HATE heavy metal with all my heart. It really is the scum of the universe.

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jrowe
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Over the past week:

Turnin Brakes: Ether Song
Electric Soft Parade: Holes in the Wall
Queen: The Greatest hits I
Coldplay: A Rush of blood to the head
Jimi Hendrix: Are you experienced?
Snow Patrol: The Final Straw
Starsailor: Silence is Easy
Radiohead: Hail to the Thief
Idlewild: The Remote Part

And anything else that takes my fancy from the 40 or so other albums I got stacked next to my PC


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M00NSHiNE
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If you think thats varied, mines quite a mix:

Eagles
Thin Lizzy
The Chemical Brothers
The Prodigy
Santana
Moby

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kenmo
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Quote: "i can't have any music going when i code. when i'm writing reports, yes. brand new, jimmy eat world, phantom planet, something corporate, jets to brazil, yellowcard, and a few random aphex twin songs yes, for some reason i have some aphex twin songs.

i feel so out of place. every other game programmer i know listens to the kind of music you all say you do. i can't stand any of it."


Come to Daddy is a crazy song!
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M00NSHiNE
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Come to daddy...Ive got that too, but its just too weird.

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Ragnarok bgm when I code. I even replaced Morrowind's bgm with it because it's cooler. I only listen to music when doing fun parts of the code though. When the coding starts getting frustrating, I turn off the speakers. *silence*


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M00NSHiNE
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Aye, same here. Too much noise can confuse you when youre busy.

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i have music playing constantly when i'm on the pc, it includes:

audioslave
blink 182
bowling for soup
bryan adams
coldplay
greenday
manic street preachers
new found glory
nofx
oasis
system of a down

i'll also be purchasing offsping, something corporate, less than jake, the darkness and red hot chilli peppers albums in the next few days.

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Mussi
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I listen to music all the time altough I can't concentrate that good with music on



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Sometimes I like music, sometimes it just annoys me. Sometimes I use the tv to provide background noise/light.
Have a playlist of about 1000 songs consisting of stuff like afi, anti-flag, farse, germs, king prawn, link 80, mouthwash, nofx, refused, thought riot.

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LSO, Rammstein, Alabama3 ... i should put that at the bottom of my work;
'produced in beat with Rammstein' hahaa

bloody good training music too, try to aim to keep the beats.
Drum & Base (stuff like Fallout produces)

it's amusing actually cause without music i can't model; so people i work with get some nice broader tastes in musics


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Aerosmith, Kiss, Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Van Halen, Lynard Skynard! Oh yeah!
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I can't code in silence, it drives me to insanity. I usually just pick something random from Kazaa, I don't have a playlist so when something ends I just start something else manually.

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I listen to music all the time. Coding, eating, using the <<Lavatory>> . My playlist is mostly Barenaked Ladies, Delerium and ALOT (in the most lots like sense of the word) of Jorane. I bet no one knows who that is, but she's still cool . Does anyone know who she is?

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BareNakedLadies? I stare at those all the time...

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I actually sometimes listen to some of the ED Soundtrack songs ^_^ I especially love the theme for Deen, and the works Ben has done for us are great as well.

Heres my CD List tho
Good Charlotte - The Anthem
Blink 182 - I Miss You
D12 - My Band
Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down
Fountains of Wayne - Stacies Mom
Blink 182 - Im Feelin This
Hoobastank - Crawling in the Dark
Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama
Creed - Six Feet from the Edge
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Good Charlotte - Wondering
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
Jet - Are you Gonna be my Girl
Linkin Park - Numb
The Darkness - I believe in a Thing called Love
Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit
Simple Plan - Id Do Anything
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Phew! 51 Seconds away from 80 mins


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Lord Ozzum
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dah, that satanist music!!!!
*turns Black Sabbath's "Elecric Funeral" on*

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Quote: "it's amusing actually cause without music i can't model; so people i work with get some nice broader tastes in musics "


Agreed. I can't draw without music. Kinda sets up the creative side of the brain when I'm using my stylus.


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Manticore Night
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Quote: "dah, that satanist music!!!!
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Who's music are you calling satanist music?

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RPGamer's

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I like to use .mp3 CD's with about 140 tracks on them, like full collections of KoRn and Pearl Jam (I own the originals). I like the Queens of the Stoneage 'Songs for the Deaf' album, I can listen to that all day. I also listen to Pantera, Rollins Band, Static-X, Soundgarden, Limp Bizkit (Break Stuff rocks) - stuff like that.


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Why does every coder listen to mosh 'rock'? Sometimes I think theres only me and fallout left...

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wot about me? techno is the main thing on me list


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Because techno sucks!

Hehe, I like The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin etc - groups that do techno in an original way - I can't stand that thump-thump-thump crud that idiots play too loudly in their cars. I have no time for the geezer breed of DJ's like Brandon Block.

I think it's whatever music get's you going, whatever kicks your brain into gear is good for coding to.


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Quote: " I can't stand that thump-thump-thump crud that idiots play too loudly in their cars"


I don't have a car


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Quote: "Creed - Six Feet from the Edge"


That song's called "One Last Breath".

I never really liked Aphex Twin as much as Polygon Window (One of his other aliases) and Squarepusher (his best friend, Tom Jenkinson)

If I really need to get something done then it's Muse - Time is Running Out or Hysteria.

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I always listen to music while I code, except when I something extremely complex to figure out - then I need silence or really soft music.

Otherwise, I enjoy:

Grand Theft Auto 3 Music (MSX, RISE, Game Radio, LIPS)
Moby
The Monkees
Weird Al
SFC
DC Talk
Petra
PID
Newsboys
Time Life Hits of the 80's
Madonna
Dr. Demento
Tegan and Sara

I have over 4,000 MP3 files ... and they're all legal.
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don't worry, we won't tell anyone

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well said VanB, one other group I like for their smooth and original style is Massive Attack. Good coding music.

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@Chris - I believe its 'Six Feet Under'

@Van B - Ya I like the same techno u like, especially Static-X. Even if all their songs sound exactly the same, its still pretty good.

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