Headphones
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I need a pair of headphones! And I had to resist a powerful impulse to put HPQOTD as a subject... My multinational megacorp employer has decide it will be a magical productivity boost to move all departments into large open offices, where images from Orson Welles' The Trial[^] come to my mind. I am extremely sensitive to noise (cannot concentrate) and on bad days the first solution I think of is a decent XXL baseball bat. The second idea, to constantly walk around to remind colleagues of their acoustically pollutive behavior will soon make me the black sheep of the office floor. So I often listen to music, whale-song, ocean surf etc in my cheapo headphones. Not good enuff. I can distinguish seven conversations through the soundtrack. The "noise-cancelling" models from BOSE etc are not doing much to human noises so I think I really need something that blocks noise out mechanically. So they need to be super tight and extremely comfortable. No contradiction there eh! Cordless would be nifty but arent they often suffering from crackling etc? I would like decent sound quality but mega-hifi is not important. Suggestions, ideas, your experiences? Or even mental techniques? Thanks
Life is too shor
>whale-song, ocean surf problem detected www.youtube.com/watch?v=419wYmC8ggo
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>whale-song, ocean surf problem detected www.youtube.com/watch?v=419wYmC8ggo
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I need a pair of headphones! And I had to resist a powerful impulse to put HPQOTD as a subject... My multinational megacorp employer has decide it will be a magical productivity boost to move all departments into large open offices, where images from Orson Welles' The Trial[^] come to my mind. I am extremely sensitive to noise (cannot concentrate) and on bad days the first solution I think of is a decent XXL baseball bat. The second idea, to constantly walk around to remind colleagues of their acoustically pollutive behavior will soon make me the black sheep of the office floor. So I often listen to music, whale-song, ocean surf etc in my cheapo headphones. Not good enuff. I can distinguish seven conversations through the soundtrack. The "noise-cancelling" models from BOSE etc are not doing much to human noises so I think I really need something that blocks noise out mechanically. So they need to be super tight and extremely comfortable. No contradiction there eh! Cordless would be nifty but arent they often suffering from crackling etc? I would like decent sound quality but mega-hifi is not important. Suggestions, ideas, your experiences? Or even mental techniques? Thanks
Life is too shor
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I need a pair of headphones! And I had to resist a powerful impulse to put HPQOTD as a subject... My multinational megacorp employer has decide it will be a magical productivity boost to move all departments into large open offices, where images from Orson Welles' The Trial[^] come to my mind. I am extremely sensitive to noise (cannot concentrate) and on bad days the first solution I think of is a decent XXL baseball bat. The second idea, to constantly walk around to remind colleagues of their acoustically pollutive behavior will soon make me the black sheep of the office floor. So I often listen to music, whale-song, ocean surf etc in my cheapo headphones. Not good enuff. I can distinguish seven conversations through the soundtrack. The "noise-cancelling" models from BOSE etc are not doing much to human noises so I think I really need something that blocks noise out mechanically. So they need to be super tight and extremely comfortable. No contradiction there eh! Cordless would be nifty but arent they often suffering from crackling etc? I would like decent sound quality but mega-hifi is not important. Suggestions, ideas, your experiences? Or even mental techniques? Thanks
Life is too shor
Here in Germany this type of laying battery office is also popular with companies that like to save money. One (time honoured*) way of reducing noise is available as a product called "Oropax". It consists of small beads of wax mixed with cotton which you plug in your ear. You can use these for several days before they become uncomfortable to wear. You could wear them in addition to headsets to improve noise reduction Good luck in your crusade against noise pollution! *) Ulysses used wax to block out the Sirens song so that his crew would not be seduced by them...;-)
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Sure, help yourself! :-D https://soundcloud.com/ravibee[^] /ravi
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As a Pink Floyd fan, I should say that your piece Trying to be Gilmour https://soundcloud.com/ravibee/trying-to-be-gilmour[^] is really awesome. I like it, I like it... :-):thumbsup: Thanks for sharing it.
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Sure, help yourself! :-D https://soundcloud.com/ravibee[^] /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
As a Pink Floyd fan, I should say that your piece Trying to be Gilmour[^] is really awesome. I like it, I like it... :-D :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing it.
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As a Pink Floyd fan, I should say that your piece Trying to be Gilmour[^] is really awesome. I like it, I like it... :-D :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you, Rubén! /ravi
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I need a pair of headphones! And I had to resist a powerful impulse to put HPQOTD as a subject... My multinational megacorp employer has decide it will be a magical productivity boost to move all departments into large open offices, where images from Orson Welles' The Trial[^] come to my mind. I am extremely sensitive to noise (cannot concentrate) and on bad days the first solution I think of is a decent XXL baseball bat. The second idea, to constantly walk around to remind colleagues of their acoustically pollutive behavior will soon make me the black sheep of the office floor. So I often listen to music, whale-song, ocean surf etc in my cheapo headphones. Not good enuff. I can distinguish seven conversations through the soundtrack. The "noise-cancelling" models from BOSE etc are not doing much to human noises so I think I really need something that blocks noise out mechanically. So they need to be super tight and extremely comfortable. No contradiction there eh! Cordless would be nifty but arent they often suffering from crackling etc? I would like decent sound quality but mega-hifi is not important. Suggestions, ideas, your experiences? Or even mental techniques? Thanks
Life is too shor
I have a set of Plantronics Audio 995H. They are cordless and fit over your ears. No static or distortion from the cordless bit. Good quality sound. Good luck.
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My favorite, too. Nice, Ravi! Do you ever collaborate with folks through the interwebs?
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
Thanks. A buddy and I play at open mic nights and record at my home studio. Haven't yet collaborated over the web but am definitely open to doing so! :) /ravi
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No thank you on the pink noise. I had to look this up and I had to listen to a few samples, and that kind of noise would make me commit suicide.
If your are into classical music, go to Pandora and there is a station: "Classical for Studying". I sometimes use it when I try to concentrate.
