What are you listing to? - Music while you work - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2018, 10:47:44 pm
content: I cant not have some tunes on while working, fortunately I work from home most of the time. My wife can always tell how my day has been by the type and volume of what I'm listening to. If its 80's pop/rock/British invasion/new wave its been a good day. If its Metallica/Black Sabbath, Godsmak maybe not as nice a day. A coworker on in NY (I'm in CA) was complaining he was the only one working on our team this morning so sent a instant message to me of Eric Carmen All By My Self, which lead me to me explaining how that was a rip of Rochmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (second movement). Its been a few years since I've listened to Rochmaninoff, so after revisiting No. 2, I had to listen to my favorite No. 3.In my home shop, I have 400 watts of audio. I found the dynamic range limits several times today

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2018, 11:38:33 pm
content: I like 70s and 80s rock mostly, but my taste in music is very wide ranging. Where my bench is though, there is currently no way to access my collection with any quality, so I listen toZ106.7on a 25 watt Sherwood receiver with two Radio Shack Minimus 7 speakers. It works fine. I learned long ago that you don't always have to blast music as loud as possible to enjoy it. Heavy metal though, can sometimes possess people I think.

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2018, 11:47:29 pm
content: Those RS Minimus 7s where some great book shelf speakers.

author: Seph.b
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2018, 11:51:08 pm
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 22, 2018, 10:47:44 pmI try to match music to my mood when working too. Default mode is 80/90s pop rock like RHCP. Feeling angsty it will be Die Antwoord or maybe some grunge, industrial, or dark psy trance. In the morning I like ambient, downtempo, synthwave, or lofi hiphop. The best though when I am trying to be/feeling super productive is progressive psy trance.When I am doing woodworking I like DJ Dadmagent. He does songs I would generally not listen too, but with powertools over the top. Hilarious. Kinda obscure, but some of my friends are friends with him.https://chnstrkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.bandcamp.com/album/chnstrk003-dj-dadmagnet-power-tool-ballads-free-download

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2018, 11:52:33 pm
content: I absolutely cannot write software when music is playing or a radio is talking. Radio talk especially blathering on and on prevents you from thinking your own thoughts. Stops you from designing stuff.

author: JohnnyMalaria
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2018, 11:54:29 pm
content: It varies. Beethoven, ABBA, Led Zeppelin, Sunn O, AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Gary Numan, old school country, of Montreal, The Carpenters, UFO...

author: Seph.b
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 12:00:16 am
content: Quote from: Circlotron on May 22, 2018, 11:52:33 pmI am the opposite, too quite and I think to much and can't get anything real done. If I have something to occupy part of my brain it is easier to achieve more of a flow state where I can just code without thinking about it. Electronics on the other hand I don't know well enough to do that yet, some distraction still helps with lateral thinking though.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 12:13:24 am
content: The correct answer ishttps://theamphour.com/

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:06:04 am
content: I listen to a bit of just about everything from folk to heavy metal but typically gravitate toward classic rock. If I'm trying to write code though I need either silence, or soft classical music is nice sometimes.

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:06:42 am
content: Quote from: JohnnyMalaria on May 22, 2018, 11:54:29 pmDeduct 1 point from your man card for admitting you listen to ABBA. Its okay, but you shouldn't admit to it.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:18:49 am
content: Was gunna say Pink Floyd Moneybut I hate that track.Anything else from Floyd, hell yeah excepting Time which reminds us of our mortality.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:20:47 am
content: Uhg, yeah I always liked Time, but lately it's really starting to hit home.

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:20:54 am
content: Quote from: tautech on May 23, 2018, 01:18:49 amI've been fortunate enough to see PF in concert twice, 1989 Delicate Sound of Thunder and 1994 Pulse. I'm a huge Floyd fan.

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:35:10 am
content: Quote from: james_s on May 23, 2018, 01:20:47 amThen don't watch this;

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:39:36 am
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 23, 2018, 01:20:54 amThey were all broke up before they hooked mebut we have the group Pink Floyd Experience downunder and been to see them twice. Both times come way without a voice and bruised ribs from the ol' girls elbow.Their The Wall concert was bloody fantastic.Anyways found all their stuff from almost the beginning of time on the 'net. Early stuff was way out there.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:40:13 am
content: Second record album I ever bought was "Black Sabbath". First concert I ever went to was Black Sabbath. February 13, 1974 Louisville, KY. Going to rock concerts was a big thing in those days, from 1976 to 1984 I saw a lot of the big names at least once. I don't remember a Pink Floyd concert, but that doesn't mean I didn't go to one.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:57:02 am
content: Just listening again to the finest performance of the Brahms Requiem I have ever heard. Maestro Blomstedt is conducting from memory.https://youtu.be/dJelOS-fjrY

author: JohnnyMalaria
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:22:16 am
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 23, 2018, 01:06:42 amWell, the question was what music do you listen do, not likeIf I'm in a self-hate mood then I need something to suffer to.Actually, that's not true. It's a little acknowledged reality that nearly all men secretly love ABBA. Embrace what you love and share it! A-ha! And I thought this was a safe place

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:33:56 am
content: ABBA-DJ Club Remixhttps://www.discogs.com/Abba-DJ-Non-Stop-Club-Remixes/release/10005643German-Euro-HousePeter Bencehttps://www.youtube.com/user/BencePeterOfficialPerpetuum Jazzilehttps://www.youtube.com/user/perpetuumjazzile

author: Gregg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:54:05 am
content: Sir Mick and the rest of the Stones: "You can't always get what you want""But if you try sometimesYou just might findYou get what you need"

author: thermistor-guy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 03:21:28 am
content: Most frequent after-work listening, at the moment:Boogie BelgiqueYelloreggae/dub classics from Studio 1Robert FrippBrian EnoDJs: Nora En Pure, Sasha, Nick Warren, Miss Monique, Fernando Ferreyra, Kastis Torrau and Donatello, ...Current remix favourites: Dub be Good to Me (Faithless remix), Can't Go for That (Ultimix), Don't Stop the Dance (Todd Terje), ...Just for fun, on YouTube: Kids React to Led Zeppelin, Kids React to AC/DC

author: ANTALIFE
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 04:04:53 am
content: Hardcore gangsta rap ;^)Or any other GTA radio station

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 06:18:31 am
content: Primordial Radio- rock & metal radio, with no ads.The 'full' stream is a subscription service, and well worth it IMHO. PM me for a 3 month free trial code

author: hans
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 07:23:38 am
content: It depends.When I'm reading or writing a lot of text, I like to listen to classical music or some post rock/metal, no vocals.When I'm grinding along some design or code, I usually put something heavier up like progressive metal or `djent` (with extensions into death metal).Sometimes when I'm a bit tired of listening I also work in just silence."Bad" music is particularly off putting to my concentration, as it annoys the crap out of me.

author: Karel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 07:40:24 am
content: At work, alwayshttp://somafm.com/groovesalad/It's the only radio station that doesn't distract me when I need to think. No commercials, no dj.

author: hwj-d
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 10:08:13 am
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 23, 2018, 01:35:10 amcan't watch this...

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 10:50:38 am
content: I'm listing to a virtual PDF printer.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 11:28:16 am
content: What else?

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 12:28:45 pm
content: http://mygenerationfm.radio.net/

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 01:58:09 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on May 23, 2018, 11:28:16 amTY, I was missing EW&F in my disco collection. Just getting their discography...

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:12:19 pm
content: Code:Here you go part 1:Genesis\Genesis (1970) TresPass (Original&BG_Remastered)\BG_RemasteredGenesis\Genesis (1971) Nursery Cryme (Definitive Edition Remaster&BG_Re-Remastered)Genesis\Genesis (1972) Foxtrot (Definitive Edition Remaster&BG_Re-Remastered)Genesis\Genesis (1973) Live (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1973) Selling England by the Pound (Definitive Edition Remaster&BG_Re-Remastered)Genesis\Genesis (1974) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Definitive Edition Remaster&BG_Re-Remastered)Genesis\Genesis (1976a) Wind & Wuthering (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1976b) A Trick of the Tail (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1977) Seconds Out (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1978) And Then There Were Three (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1980) Duke (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1981) Abacab (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1982) Three Sides Live (Definitive Edition Remaster)Genesis\Genesis (1983) GenesisGenesis\Genesis (1986) Invisible TouchGenesis\Genesis (1991) We Can't DanceGenesis\Genesis - Live - The Way We Walk - Volume 1and2 (1991)Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (1979)Michael Jackson - Thriller (2013) [24-176 HD FLAC]NeedToBackup\Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982)  _24 Bit 96 kHzNeedToBackup\Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy (1973)  _200 gram 24bit-96kHz vinylNeedToBackup\Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)  _US 1st pressing 24bit-96kHz vinylNeedToBackup\Led Zeppelin - Presence (1976)  _Japanese 24bit-96kHzNeedToBackup\Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run (1973)  (Nimbus Supercut 24-96)NeedToBackup\Rush - Permanent Waves (1980)  _MFSL 180 gram 24bit-96kHzNeedToBackup\Supertramp - Crime of the Century (1974)  (24-96Hz 180 Gram Speakers Corner)NeedToBackup\The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (1978)  _200 gram Universal Japan 24bit-96kHzNeedToBackup\The Police - Reggata De Blanc (1979)  _200 gram Universal Japan 24bit-96kHzNewIncome\Mel Torme - The Great American Songbook (1993) Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live (1994) Peter Gabriel - So (1986)  (non-remastered original release)Phil Collins - Face Value (1981) Philip Glass - Glassworks (1982) Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (1998 Re-recording) Philip Glass, Robert Wilson - Einstein On The Beach (1979) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)  _Toshiba Black Triangle_

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:43:15 pm
content: depends on the period.If i'm getting into a new artist, everything from that artist.Otherwise, my usual playlist or the radio. I listen to the radio a lot. Not for music, but talk shows

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:57:11 pm
content: Quote from: JPortici on May 23, 2018, 02:43:15 pmCant listen to the talk shows in the US anymore, the politics are so polarized and biased (in either direction) you have no idea what the truth is, its all fake news anymore. Then you have all the tragedy's and terrible news that the media lives for. Too depressing, just give me some music, the world will go on and I will be happier to not pay attention to it.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 02:59:20 pm
content: rymdreglage - 8 bit tripnikcelback . zztop tribute . almost better than the original.perfect while routing high speed differential pairs.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 05:52:22 pm
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 23, 2018, 02:57:11 pmbecause you don't have Radio24It's the only radio staion i can listen to. There are a lot of speakers there that are competent, have a sense of humor and irony. i don't care who talks, they are really entertaining.On the morning commute, one of the guys is a journalist i really like, especially when he heats up and start with a neverending stream of words, then another show until 11.at noon this other guy which does extravagant surveys based on the news of the day.At three a musician speaks about famous people, or book characters, or operas and narrates their lives.At six, our version of the howard stern snow. Great while commuting.truly a great radio

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 06:04:01 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on May 23, 2018, 02:59:20 pmIve not seen that one before, that was good! Here is another where the cover is better than the original IMHO, Heart - Stairway to Heaven tribute;

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 06:16:12 pm
content: When I worked in a masheen shop, the owner would play classing 70's and 80's American rock, until Highway to Hell would come on and he'd shut it off. I asked him why and he said, "I'm NOT on a highway to hell..."When the towers fell the music died and I just listen to talk radio now. I try to get a balance with Dr. Savage, Armstrong and Getty, Dr. Drew, and Chip Franklin.

author: Jwalling
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 06:48:37 pm
content: If you like bootlegs and sound board / live stuff:https://www.panicstream.net/vault/If you can't find something there that you like, there's something wrong with you.You can download anything there as well.

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 07:00:53 pm
content: I listen to Limbik Frequencies (streams 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, commercial free for as long as I can remember):http://23.254.217.103:8000/128.mp3(direct link, can even right-click Save As... to download the stream)Other sources:https://tunein.com/radio/Limbik-Frequencies-s2225/https://streema.com/radios/Limbik_Frequencieshttp://limbik.radio.net/https://www.facebook.com/limbikfreq/

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 08:22:54 pm
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 23, 2018, 06:04:01 pmThat's probably the best performance of Stairway to Heaven I've seen.I don't know how it was done, but that Vimeo version doesn't have the annoying CBS "eyeball" watermark, like the copy I got from youtube. I'll have to see if I can get a copy to replace what I have.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 08:31:45 pm
content: watch prince unleash a guitar solo at the end ... unreal. That solo is longer than the song is originally. That guy could improvise..

author: blackdog
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 08:51:20 pm
content: Hi,Of course, the music I play changes with my mood and with the gene I'm doing.Try to program something like batch files or some Arduino code that can be it better to be quiet, that requires too much brain power from me.But otherwise this is what is passing by a lot.New OrderDavid BowieAlex SmokeJohannes HeilComsat AngelsStone RosesUnderworldSimple MindsFaithlessThe CureKraftwerkExtraweltRitchie HawtinEditorsJoy DivisionTrentemollerU2The black Dog :-)EminemThe sisters of MercyFront 242Macy GrayTalking HeadsTodd RundgrenEditorsSome BachDoris DayJo StaffortAnd more...

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 09:01:36 pm
content: ^Speaking of Talking heads, watched Stop Making Sense the other day. What great audio quality!

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 10:21:35 pm
content: Quote from: kj7e on May 23, 2018, 01:35:10 amIt does hit home, though with me, it will probably be the opposite. I am 9 years older than my wife. The odds do favor her outliving me. That is why I try to make every day count. The past is gone, the future hasn't come yet. Today is the 'present' and I try to make it a wonderful present every day for SWMBO.Music wise: classic rock, progressive jazz, classical and inspirational music when I am in the mood. Mostly, quiet reigns. Inevitably, i will spend time on the phone with fellow technicians and site contacts when doing phone/remote fixes and troubleshooting. Can't have music in the background.

author: Nominal Animal
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 11:13:22 pm
content: I usually list slightly backwards, it is more comfortable. I might sometimes list a bit to the side, if sitting on a bad chair and if my butt is asleep.As to music, I need silence when I think hardly. When I'm prototyping or exploring, I might listen to classical music (not opera; sopranos get on my auditory nerves), or some Finnish bands with stories in the lyrics.

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 11:14:17 pm
content: AAaaaaarrrrrrrggggggg!!!!!!Thanks to the videos in this thread, my default youtube recommendations have all gone out of whack and it's now filled with nothing but recommended music videos...

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2018, 11:30:26 pm
content: Quote from: BrianHG on May 23, 2018, 11:14:17 pm

author: blackdog
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2018, 01:46:54 am
content: Hi kj7e,Thank you for pointing me to the Talking Heads video!A lot of sound engineering can learn some lessons from this video...Kind regards,Bram

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2018, 01:49:54 am
content: Tried listening to music from The Amp Hour, a high pitched guy and a gruff guy. Only seems to work in the car.Pink Floyd... the 'Time' lyrics that get me are"You are young and life is long and there is time to kill todayAnd then one day you find ten years have got behind youNo one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun"- not totally applicable but makes you pause and re-assess...Went and saw Roger Waters in Feb, glad I did after not being able to see Pink Floyd in years gone by.. (multiple of ten years probably)

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2018, 11:28:58 am
content: because what else?

author: sstepane
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2018, 12:02:49 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on May 23, 2018, 01:18:49 amHave been listening to PF for decades now. But the most brain blasting is "One of my turns".However I find it hard to listen to PF while doing something else - doesn't work for me. Either listen and feel it, or else. But it is ok for everything else.But... Also David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Talk Talk, Led Zeppelin, ELO, Madame Shirley Bassey, Anne Lennox and such.

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2018, 04:35:51 pm
content: I know exactly what you mean, one thing that bothers me when I try to listen to music and my wife is around, she keeps wanting to start a conversation through the songs. Sometimes you just need to sit back and listen. I work alone, at home, locked in my office all day, only co-workers are 2300 miles away. All day I type and look at screens, mostly numbers and code, the music is my company/background noise. Without it I would go nuts, more than I already am.Its a blues day, some Joe Bonamassa with Beth Hart, and cant forget Popa Chubby;

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 12:58:12 am
content: Reminds me of how my other half seems to always try to chat while I'm trying to write code. I just start to wrap my brain around what I'm trying to do and get into the zone, then she asks me a question and I completely lose my place and have to start over. Wash, rinse, repeat, then "You've been working on that for 2 hours, when will you be done?!" Well, maybe after I've had 30 minutes to actually focus on it. *sigh* There are worse problems to have, judging by the way guys I know vent about their wives and girlfriends.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 07:46:59 am
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on May 24, 2018, 11:28:58 amit lasts enough for a complete work day

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 07:53:04 am
content: Right now?Morse code tutorial.After my half hour daily Morse lesson, it'll be users.

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 02:23:33 pm
content: Quote from: CJay on May 25, 2018, 07:53:04 amBack in my teens, I was good for 20wpm, but it was only used to to get my Extra, never used it since. Just an interesting tidbit, the true term is International code as real Morse code was used on telegraphs and incorporated pauses between clicks, International code was modified Morse code to make use of the continuous tones from demodulated continuous wave RF.

author: xaxaxa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 05:06:35 pm
content: keygen music anyone?

author: hans
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 05:26:53 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on May 25, 2018, 12:58:12 amHa that's very recognizable:https://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-a-programmer/Be glad it's chat though. When someone asks something in person, you need to pay active attention to take the conversation in.With chat it's your choice to reply within 10seconds or 5 minutes. I usually choose for the latter. I turned off all notifications of Whatsapp, as I will check it regularly at my own time when I feel like it. This helps wonders for concentration. Just do explain to people why you do this, as a downside of all this "always connected" applications is that we expect (no DEMAND) attention and replies in an instant, even though we're not talking to them in person.Despite offtopic, I think it's closely related to my choice of music when working. I often choose for music that can create sort of an isolated barrier while having enough interesting texture to it. Depending on my mood it may swing from classical, post rock, progressive rock/metal, psychedelic rock, as long as it is very atmospheric. Having grown accustomed to this for years, I started to notice that more mainstream songs sound unusual for me when vocals just keep on going and chorus are repeated 3 times within the span of 4 minutes. I've been used to unregular song structures, and if there is vocals at all; ones that take it very .. very.... sloooowly.As people are posting some music and albums here, I am also throwing up one of my favorite instrumental post-rock albums:Also, as a random comment. I am surprised by the amount of "bands music" here. Are people that listen to more modern electronic music suddenly hiding now, or is there some kind of correlation between engineers/EEs and music?

author: IanJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 06:36:28 pm
content: At the home workbench if it's not a SKY movie I have on in the background I am listening to some easy listening music like Alan Jackson.......I like rock/pop/country but it can't be heavy stuff when I am concentrating on my electronics.Last movie on that I was 'listening' to was 1968 Planet of The Apes. I find that a familiar movie is easy to follow without looking at a screen.Ina.

author: PA4TIM
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 07:01:54 pm
content: 90 GB music on my PC, fed to an 70's Pioneer and two KEFs. Most is blues, bluesrock, hardrock, southern rock, progrock.Favourits: Rory Gallager, lynyrd skynyrd, Allman brothers, Dream theater, MSG, Rainbow, deep purple, Satriani, ZZ-top, AC/DC, Gary Moore, Clapton, BB-king, JJ-Cale, Iron Maiden. As long as it has a lot of guitar (I play guitar)Southern rock and blues(rock) is always good. Hardrock most times, progrock only if I it is an easy job. Music helps me thinking by blocking the rest of sounds. (I do not have a short concen...hey look, a butterfly)

author: kj7e
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2018, 07:22:33 pm
content: Ian, on the opposite end of that, I watched Orson Wells 1984 the other day, NOT a movie you can watch in the background.Fred, just for you;

author: knapik
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2018, 09:17:04 am
content: If I'm listening to music while studying, its most likely new wave for me, but its not the only thing I listen to.

author: salvagedcircuitry
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2018, 05:51:25 am
content: When I'm banging out some CAD or a KiCad project, I like to jam to some Progressive Electro House / Chillwave / Chillstep. Most of it is very background music-y with very sparse vocals. I find that it helps me focus more on my work. Granted, I still like my share of 70s/80s/90s but these have been surprisingly helpful.Examples:

author: VEGETA
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2018, 06:22:46 am
content: Eye of the tigerYou are the best aroundDragon ball Z openings (including Arabic ones)Hunter X Hunter Arabic openingShow me the meaning - Backstreet boysLazy - Reckless+ many other Anime stuff

author: IanMacdonald
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2018, 08:24:21 am
content: https://www.youtube.com/user/MinnivaOfficial

author: hussamaldean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 27, 2018, 11:31:10 am
content: I start with katy perry and I end up with weird indian songthank you youtube

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2018, 01:33:57 pm
content: Quote from: VEGETA on May 27, 2018, 06:22:46 amLOL, I use some anime Japanese POP for when I'm on the exercise bike, though, none of what you listed.

author: newbrain
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2018, 03:04:02 pm
content: Quote from: BrianHG on May 27, 2018, 01:33:57 pmAh well, I'm not alone with anime music then...I was a bit ashamed to come out with this!So here's my usual playlist (in no particular order):Selected anime op, ed and OST, especially anything by Yuki Kajiura/KalafinaPere UbuRadioheadTalking heads / David ByrneAlt-JBrian EnoThey Might Be GiantsPhilip GlassA lot of old "new wave" bands...showing my age hereThen some classical music (mostly Bach, but after Mozart I more or less skip to modern/contemporary - Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Berio etc.)ETA: About the original thread title, it's been I think 15 years I've listed something to a printer, so it's the monitor for me.

author: Deridex
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2018, 09:11:16 am
content: well if i am in a workflow, i usally listen to Nightwish (Everything with Floor Jasen), Hammer,fall, Beyond the Black, some Manowarsongs, Within Temptation etc.But sometimes i need a quiet enviroment. As example if i need to solve a very presisting problem.

author: VEGETA
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2018, 10:34:25 am
content: Quote from: newbrain on May 27, 2018, 03:04:02 pmSon, don't get ashamed of being the best elite out there. It is not your fault that you are an elite, it is other people's fault not to be as awesome as you are.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2018, 11:06:40 am
content: Quote from: IanMacdonald on May 27, 2018, 08:24:21 amShe's great.Floor Jansen has a fantastic voice also, but too many "body mods" for my taste. And it has been getting worse. However, her first performance of "Ghost Love Score" is almost impossible to forget.Tuomas Holopainen though, wow just an awesome symphonic heavy metal composer. I do prefer the earlier years of Nightwish though.https://imgur.com/a/2Xn0K6s

author: Deridex
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2018, 12:03:16 pm
content: I don't care how many tattoos and "body mods" she has aslong she sings so good

author: Carrington
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 09:22:20 pm
content: << Music is to the soul what gymnastics is to the body >> -- Πλάτων.<< Without music, life would be a mistake >> -- Nietzsche.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 09:32:50 pm
content: This is my favourite one.I am not into jazz but this one seems an exception.David Sanborn Live from the Montreux 1984I like how they play at the middle to the end.Here's a joke: If I want to listen to modern music I just Type in Bart Baker at the beginning and i find that the parodies sound a lot better than the originals.

author: Carrington
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 10:17:55 pm
content: << You don't have to translate the music. It just affects you and you don't know why >> -- David Byrne.What the hell, some of my favorites:Chris Isaak.(Roberta Flack version) - The first time i ever saw your face.Gino Paoli - Il cielo in una stanza.Jim Croce - Time in a bottle.George Michael - I Can't Make You Love Me.Depeche Mode.American native flute music.Jimi Hendrix.Björk - All is Full of Love.Armin van Buuren.Héroes Del Silencio - La Chispa Adecuada.Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Infinity.And a lot more, please ...

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 11:06:03 pm
content: For some reason when I read the question I thought of Jean Michele Jarre. Funny you should mention him.I like a lot of different kinds of 'electronic' music.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2018, 11:24:02 pm
content: I like a little bit of organ as well:David Bowie - Ashes to ashesSimple Minds - Don't you forget about mePaul Young - Wherever I lay my hatThe Neville Brothers - Bird On A WireCommodores - NightshiftActually the last one is more vocal than organ.

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2018, 02:58:10 am
content: Quote from: MrMobodies on December 01, 2018, 11:24:02 pmSo you should like this then... enjoy.

author: LapTop006
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 02, 2018, 07:26:47 am
content: At the dayjob, it's mostly metal (we have a *really* good internal mail list that's always got plenty of suggestions).Concentrating it's deep house / trance / etc. (One suggestion, the "music for programming" podcast does some great ambient stuff.

author: radar_macgyver
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2018, 08:15:52 am
content: Quote from: salvagedcircuitry on May 27, 2018, 05:51:25 amSame here, although I've switched almost exclusively to synthwave and chillwave. It's like my brain phase-locks to the music, and house music is too fast. Youtube users 'Asthenic' and 'NewRetroWave' put out some very good mixes. Droid Bishop and Com Truise are on rotation too, I particularly like this video:

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2018, 10:14:25 am
content: Tangerine Dream - The Warsaw ConcertGood for nearly a couple of hours after which I'll probably put White Eagle on. I can't work if the background music has vocals, it distracts me.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 10:24:24 am
content: Today, Avatar Country.

author: Zucca
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 12:44:29 pm
content: All the EE I know love Dreamtheater:QuoteI often perform some air drumming solo when the hot soldering iron still smokes.Let's setup a Spotify "EE Soldering" Playlist.During Desing or R&D,Mozartis the best and it will always be for ever and ever. Amen.

author: Kirkhaan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 12:46:37 pm
content: Recently I'm often listening the new album of Deicide: Overtures of Blasphemy (don't blame me for the title and artwork)

author: Selectech
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 02:11:22 pm
content: Phillip Glass, Kitaro, Arvo Pärt, Marjan Mozetich, Bach, Beethhoven, Mozart .....

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 03:15:15 pm
content: https://youtu.be/zpaNo4mWRBE

author: eliocor
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 06:53:02 pm
content: Classical music, especially Baroque and Contemporary.Just now I'm listening to: Ulrich Leyendecker, Symphony No 3.Other music I love listening: Glass, Nyman, Reich, Krono Quartet, Murcof, Richter, Jóhannsson, ...but even SOME dubstep and jungle!

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 07:13:53 pm
content: Tangerine Dream is good work music (both computer and electronics) for me also. I also prefer instrumental music, classical+new music, etc. for the same reason.Quote from: German_EE on December 02, 2018, 10:14:25 am

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 08:21:43 pm
content: I like of Tangerine Dream:Legend - The Fairy WeaponsLegend - LegendNear Dark Theme

author: geekGee
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 08:48:30 pm
content: I mainly listen to Radio Paradise while working... a good eclectic mix of music that suits my middle-aged tastes.Sometimes, I just want talk so will then listen to Science360 Radio.

author: jmelson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2018, 10:26:09 pm
content: Not in any particular order, Robin and Linda Williams (Not THAT Robin Williams), Enya, Sukay, Trampled by Turtles are kind of my go-to list, but I have a bunch of other stuff, too.Jon

author: shakalnokturn
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2018, 02:15:50 pm
content: Cage the Elephant ("Thank you happy birthday" album) right now, but I'm plumbing not doing "e-" work.Well it actually takes a little consideration about how to not create batteries or at least create them in the way they'll destroy the less expensive parts...

author: Carrington
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2018, 03:58:23 pm
content: Quote from: Selectech on December 03, 2018, 02:11:22 pmAmazing, I loved it!But I'd swear I'd heard something like that before, but from another artist.Yesterday I found this channel:It's not what it looks like (It's not trance music):Quote from: cdev on December 01, 2018, 11:06:03 pmJust a synchronicity, or not, who know.

author: Johnboy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2018, 06:07:20 pm
content: Like many here, I prefer silence while I'm doing something that actually requires concentration. Reading, analysis, etc. I'll occasionally put on some Coltrane or Bach to drown out extraneous noise if there's something distracting going on nearby. Instrumental music doesn't seem to prevent me from focusing. I admit to avoiding vocal music when I really need to bear down. How others can puzzle things out with heavily-compressed, often-distorted talk radio going on in the background is baffling to me.For more physical and less cerebral shop work, repetitive things like hammer and nails, stripping wire, cleanup, tearing down boxes... well, one has to stay motivated and on task. There are many ways to skin a cat.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 04, 2018, 07:54:16 pm
content: now playinghttps://youtu.be/lbFPxMo48AA

author: xaxaxa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2018, 04:00:57 pm
content: YTPMVs.Some of my favorites:

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2018, 09:58:25 am
content: Some good music in here that I've not heard before, keep it up

author: JVR
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2018, 11:38:40 am
content: Quote from: Seph.b on May 22, 2018, 11:51:08 pmWhy dude, why?

author: xaxaxa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 04:31:16 am
content: also keygen music:some people find these to be piercing to the ear, so that's why there are often YTPMV versions of these songs; you can find them by searching "<song name> ytpmv" on youtube.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 09:42:40 am
content: Quote from: xaxaxa on December 05, 2018, 04:00:57 pmWTF?

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 09:46:11 am
content: Hmm, beyond the boring and barf-worthyAll I want to do is make love to you, the Wilson sisters actually turned out a couple of tracks with balls (figuratively speaking).http://youtu.be/PeMvMNpvB5Mhttp://youtu.be/Ps7tVvQHLyo

author: xaxaxa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 10:35:49 am
content: Quote from: GK on December 07, 2018, 09:42:40 amYTPMVs, or YouTube Poop Music Videos, are an evolution from the original YouTube Poop (YTP). Put simply, a YTPMV is when you pitch shift any given sounds ("sources", usually anime girl screaming scenes) to match the tune of an existing or new song. In a YTPMV, great emphasis is placed on making the result sound nice, and often the result is more pleasing to listen to than the original song.YTPMVs have had an important role in popularizing chiptune (keygen) music, which are widely thought to lack in sound character and sound "piercing" to the ear.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 01:29:15 pm
content: Quote from: JVR on December 06, 2018, 11:38:40 amI'm a fan too - of songs and videos. Great for party people.

author: Carrington
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 09:09:20 pm
content: More:

author: boB
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2018, 09:18:06 pm
content: Ambient Electronic (soma.fm), Classical and crank up the oldies rock n' roll if there's nobody else around.

author: Carrington
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 08, 2018, 09:29:44 pm
content: The human voice also distracts me a little, but:"The twelve-tone musical scale, upon which a large portion of all music (western popular music in particular) is based, may have its roots in the sound of the human voice during the course of evolution, according to a study published by the New Scientist. Analysis of recorded speech samples found peaks in acoustic energy that mirrored the distances between notes in the twelve-tone scale."Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_voiceHuman voice/brain, harmonic waves and evolution. Math is everywhere.This guy's got a great voice:

author: xaxaxa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 02:41:40 pm
content: A lot of you seem to be into classical music, so here's my favorite rendition of <<canon in d>>

author: mc172
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 04:15:19 pm
content: Pirate radio.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 07:21:49 pm
content: Quote from: jancumps on December 07, 2018, 01:29:15 pmI apologise, I do understand the lyrics ( in the loosest term) along with the Dutch, and you have my sincere condolences on your taste. Unlike Sinatra, they can neither sing, act or dance. Even Benoni and Boksburg is thankful they have left.

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 08:38:53 pm
content: A contemporary hispanic-flavored Christmas song performed with comical non-Spanish accents by The Lispers.And with heavy underscore from James Bond 007 with some Tchaikovsky Nutcracker thrown in for good measure.https://youtu.be/q39UtwtnbIgAnd now for something completely different...A contemporary British Christmas carol performed flawlessly in English by a French children's choir:https://youtu.be/U_Tux6tixN0

author: LapTop006
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 20, 2018, 02:57:05 am
content: Quote from: Richard Crowley on December 19, 2018, 08:38:53 pmWhich reminds me, William Shatner now has a christmas album.

author: hwj-d
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 07, 2019, 11:39:09 am
content: A thing of technic that impress me a lot (christmas is over)

author: Kirkhaan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2019, 07:13:31 pm
content: I'm always getting enthusiastic and energetic from Legion of the Damned:

author: cdev
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2019, 07:40:44 pm
content: The other day I stumbled across this BBC Future Sound of London mix from the past.Despite it being what, 30 years old now it still sounds modern.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2019, 09:05:41 pm
content: I found this Soviet Union Music some years ago:This particular one reminds me of airliners when they're flying.

author: radar_macgyver
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2019, 09:55:28 pm
content: I like the Youtube art here, fairly accurate Tek 2710 (even if it was a really annoying instrument to use):

author: JVR
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2019, 08:26:26 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on December 19, 2018, 07:21:49 pmThey embody everything wrong with Boknaaipan. But each to their own, I just dont get how the fuck they got the following they did, by playing some of the worst music on earth, with shock-value lyrics.

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 01, 2019, 09:14:26 am
content: I find this one seems some years ahead of it's time at into it 2.45.I get a message before posting:Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic.A little confused if I start off duplicate threads.

author: Canis Dirus Leidy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 07:51:31 am
content: (in an announcer voice) The song of Computer Numerical Control! Performed by Pochonbo electronic ensemble.P.S.Translated lyrics.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 09:40:18 am
content: www.radio.gardenBrilliant app, written by someone who definitely has a high IQ and is very innovative.More specificallyhttps://radio.garden/listen/oak-fm-101-3/nY4VSwxRwhen I doing PCB design.

author: I wanted a rude username
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 09:44:27 am
content: Putting in another vote for synthwave. Not because the faux 1980s style is necessarily more compelling than others, but because it tends to be non-vocal, have a good beat, and above-average complexity. These are qualities that seem to enhance focus ... or at least don't distract much. Good quality noise-cancelling headphones help to establish the bubble.Good example track:Nowtro - Tears Don't Fall in SpaceGo-to Internet radio station (zero ads or announcements):Synthwave Radio

author: Messtechniker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 10:07:53 am
content: Listening only to the seemingly increasing fan noise of my 34465A.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 10:37:22 am
content: Quote from: Messtechniker on December 05, 2019, 10:07:53 amExcellent meter, which I have also been using and the fan is definitely noisy. But my Vision Mantis has a really noisy fan - drives my nuts. Having found perfect MR11 replacement LED globes over the old halogen lamps, I want to disconnect the fan or put in a less turbulent fan, but I am not sure how to disassemble the Mantis without effecting the optics (ie: risky business).

author: tmadness
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 07:21:47 pm
content: Coldplay is nice, mellow and a good pick me up when the opamp circuit you built has a mind of its own. Everyday life is my most recent listen on repeat song.

author: mc172
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 08:48:51 pm
content: I honestly don't understand how people can tolerate anything by Coldplay let alone like it. To each their own!

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 05, 2019, 09:16:49 pm
content: Quote from: mc172 on December 05, 2019, 08:48:51 pmI rather liked their very first album. Then it went downhill, at least IMHO. And yes, to each their own!