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The Real 87
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Posted: 29th Dec 2004 16:54 Edited at: 29th Dec 2004 16:54
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what type of musik, specific band, or even specific CD do you listen to while you program and why?

I listen to Linkin Park Hybrid Theory, because the differing rythems allow my to really think and I code about 20 line per hour faster while listening to it then when I don't, and I get less errors.

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Ermes
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oh well , i listen:

I VAFFANCULO BRUTTO PIRLA

I TESTA DI CAZZO UNITED

I RINCOGLIONITO CRONICO

FATTI I CAZZI TUOI BRUTTO SFIGATO

good band.

well, in fact i don't listen any music, i'm going to code so i don't want nothing bother me.

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Posted: 29th Dec 2004 18:55 Edited at: 31st Dec 2004 20:40
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I listen to...

U2
Kean
Travis
Greenday
Blink 182
led zep
pink floyd
Guns 'n' Roses
Metalica
Thanks
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The hum of my massive big rig.

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Neofish
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I listen to my 36 hours of music on random I actually code better when listening to music...

Latest album bought: Anthems of Rebellion - Arch Enemy. One great album.

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Whatever's on the smoothjazz.com Winamp station.

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Mason
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Posted: 30th Dec 2004 13:37 Edited at: 30th Dec 2004 13:42
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I have to code with music. I usually listen to Evergrey, megadeth, metallica, as i lay dieing, Killswitch engage, Unearth, rammstein, godsmack, iron maiden, yngwie malmsteen, and mostly other 80's metal bands. I can see why linkin park helps you code, I'm not a big fan of their type of music, but it sounds really good. I code best when i listen to yngwie malmsteen. Its just guitar solo's only, no singing .

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Ian T
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Music.

Country music.

Mixed with some rock.

And, now and then, folk or folk/rock.

Sometimes a very little bit of trance-ish stuff (I blame lagmaster).



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I listen to my woman:

"Are you still on that bloody computer?"

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I have the TV on in the background and it generally slows me right down. I blame my lack of progress on games to looking over to the TV for 5 minutes at a time ... every 5 minutes.

I should turn the thing off then I'd be racing through my code.

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IanG
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i tend to listen to anything from papa roach to idlewild, but i'm currently listening to a mixture of kasabian, u2 and good charlotte

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Hamish McHaggis
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Old stuff mainly, led zep, pink floyd, queen, the clash also some new rock: jet, franz ferdinand, etc etc.

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i normaly listen to something more subtle when i code, because if I put on something like Queen, Meatloaf, Mettalica, REM, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy in fact most of my music, i start singing along to it and lose focus!... some meditation music dosnt disturb me, maybe some gregorian chants...but i think id probably sing to them aswell...
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Quote: "I have the TV on in the background and it generally slows me right down. I blame my lack of progress on games to looking over to the TV for 5 minutes at a time ... every 5 minutes."

Yeah it slows me down too . If my sisters didn't live here then the tv would be off most of the time.

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Yeah, I'm screwed today. I'm sitting in my room trying to code with Star Warz V on Channel 3. Not a chance.

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I listen to one of three styles, depending on my mood...

I have to listen to music while codeing, because otherwise, I can hear my parents talking in the other room, and ( if it's on ) the TV going, and both those just put me off. Even when cars drive past on the road, I lose concentration

The three styles are;

( I don't know what it's called ) Things like System Of A Down / Korn;
Light Rock, such as Creed or Blue Man Group;
Normal Rock, which I just have a ranom playlist in WMP

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I listen to anything from the 80's metal scene and doesnt kill me to listen rap either but the bands would include METALLICA ,MEGADETH, PANTERA, VAN HALEN, and sometimes the rap will be something like Emienem(cant spell I dont speak white rapper) Afro Man(little inappropriate for young people to listen to) and thats about my playlist on the Media Player.

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Greyhoundz, Sponge Cola, Rivermaya, Siakol, Eraserheads.

But in the end, they all bow down to Slapshock.


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Teh classic rock

Led Zepplin
AC/DC
Bruce Springsteen
Deep Purple
Fleetwood Mac



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mostly korn and other metal, metalica, and recently, although this isnt music, eddie izzard's monologs. when i listen to music, it gives rythem to my code and causes me to spend too much time on one thing and just move on. plus, it drowns out the sound of those things that are out in that place...

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oh yeah, that place... outside. thats what it was.

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I mostly listen to KoRn and the HALO 2 soundtrack
Makes me think better


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i need to get the halo soundtracks - my brother thinks i'm mad

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I usually stick on my mp3 CD on random, Korn and Pearl Jam with a little Metallica and Rammstein here and there.


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I usually watch TV while I program, I watch The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Futurama. The music which I occasionally listen to while program are the Millenium Celebration CD from Disney World Epcot, and Matchbox 20.


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Kerrang Radio (105.2 FM) or ETS-Global (www.ets-global.org). contrasting music i know.

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Cradle of Filth
Nightwish

I don't suffer from insanity:

I enjoy every minute of it!
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I listen to many a thing whilst I code:

Pink Floyd
Herbie Hancock
Halo/2 soundtrack(s)
Final Fantasy soundtracks
Beethoven
Gershwin
ACDC
Van Halen
The Beatles
Styx
Queen
Billy Joel
Frank Sinatra
Chopin

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Mr Underhill
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Video game music, mostly RPGs. To get me "in 'da mood" of game making .

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Ilya
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Music I listen to:

Quote: "I've seen the word programming and I'm not sure what it means. Anybody please explain?"


Quote: "We shouldn't sacrifice the truth to preserve "balance"."
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I listen to that music in the hall.exe that comes with the expansion pack. Run it and click the x to exit instead of hitting escape and it'll play forever in the background.

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Quote: "I listen to anything from the 80's metal scene and doesnt kill me to listen rap either but the bands would include METALLICA ,MEGADETH, PANTERA, VAN HALEN,"

Same here, except for Pantera.

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Whatever is on my MP3 list at the time...
Recently this has ment:
Resident Evil : Apocalypse
3 Doors Down (various)
Jimmy Eat World (various)
Natasha Bedingfield : Silent
The Coors (various)
Ivan Drever : The Orkney Years
Jim Moray : Sweet England
Rob Dougan (various)
Tomb Raider : LSO Angel Score (DVD that I have in atm)

there are some totally random one off tracks too. Definately depends what is available on my HDD at the time, as I've got tonnes over several hard disks which are available depending on who else is actually up and have thier computers on depends on what I listen to.


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bah trance music for me. nothing like coding a good function then a good tune comes on

helps time fly by.

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25% of the time usually just rock. Other 75% is usually the Chrono Cross soundtrack. I find it very calming to work in.



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CR's mom.... mouses mom...
:p

Actually it depends on the time of day.

From 8am - 6pm Usually stuff like Iron Maiden, Iced Earth, and Nevermore. But at lunch, I like to listen to a Comedy show from George carlin.

From 6pm - 10pm is usually Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir... stuff like that.

Then 10pm - 8am is Trance... usually a shoutcast station.



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Black Label Society
Dream theater
Pink Floyd
Busta Rhymes
U2
Sonic Mayhem (yes the music from Quake 2 and 3)
David Bowie
Dub Pistols
Slayer
Offspring

Why? Because rock...ROCKS! And Busta Rhymes is an old favorite from Junior High school, his raps are tight (little pun)and calm me while working on code and pretty much anything else.

Comics and Games-Bread and Butter.
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1001 Llama sounds, 2 straight hours of llama bliss

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System of a Down,
Linkin Park,
Guns 'n' Roses,
Jimmy Eat World,
Sum 41,
Good Charlotte,
Rammstein.

For coding, I find the Rammstein soundtracks are the best.

O yeah, and I always listen to this through my beloved WinAmp... I've got it so it's a little bar poppy-out thing on the top of the screen...

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Erm, most of the above, but strangely Megadeth seems to go best when I'm programming (I mean I get more hyper and start typing faster - although obviously not to the insane levevl of Napalm Death). Oh, and there's a Roger Waters album (Pink Floyd blokey) and a few Ozric Tentacle efforts that I like too as they mess with the speakers quite a lot. Which is always fun for a spare few minutes wind down from programming.

Cheers

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Well, I don't program, but I enjoy listening to music when I play games. Currently in a more Led Zeppelin/Mercyful Fate mood then usual...and, no, they're nothing alike

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just my pc fans and the rattle of my keyboard, i find music too distracting, it becomes annoying.

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Quote: "From MikeS: Other 75% is usually the Chrono Cross soundtrack. I find it very calming to work in."


Agreed. I like the chronocross/most of the final fantasy game music.. Specially the softer in town music ones. Though theme songs are sometimes good too.



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I listen to Heart 106.2 fm. This is the unofficial official unofficial radio station of the DB IRC channel.

You can listen to it online at: [href]www.heart1062.co.uk[/href]

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I listen to absoultly nothing.

Have a heart and join my message board.And now my messageboards work again!Woot!
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The best progrmamming album in my opinion would be Skylarking by XTC. My favorite bands:

Devo
Stills
XTC
New Order / Joy Division
Cure
Strokes
Hives
Pixies
Linkin Park
Jude
Sound
Gang of Four
Radio 4
Guster
Interpol
Purple Lemons (thats my band!)
Modest Mouse
Negro Problem (take it as irony, not discrimination. singer is black)
Idlewild
Cathrine Wheel
Nirvana
Snow Patrol
Sugarplastic
Wall of Voodoo
Men Without Hats
Weezer
Bis

And thats just my fav's!

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i tend to listen to...
death cab for cutie
the postal service...ben gibbard is amazing
still remains
haste the day
underoath
modest mouse
weezer...my most favoritest band of all time...i love pinkerton
the ramones
the beatles
led zepplin
pink floyd

although, sometimes i have to turn it off because i start singing with it and get way too distracted
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I listen to:

-Slipknot
-Marilyn Manson
-General S&M stuff
-Classic rock

but my favourite definately has to be the White Stripes

"THE OPPRESSION"

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Hehe Mattman, Men Without Hats - I freakin love 'Safety Dance'.


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I listen to

Rammstein
Iron maiden
Placebo
Sex pistols
White stripes
nightwish
U2
3 Inches of blood
Radiohead
Jimi hendrix
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