For those who listen to Music whilst coding; what are you listening to and how?

[Gary R Wheeler]

At work, most of the time it's smooth jazz, some New Age, 70's funk, 80's pop, 90's modern rock. Rick Braun, Waymon Tisdale, Dave Koz, Jeff Golub, Candy Dulfer, to name a few. Usually no vocals, but that's not a requirement. I have a 200GB microSD card in my phone with my entire music library on it. I listen using a venerable pair of Sony MDV-900 studio headphones I paid $240 for 25 years ago. I looked at replacing them a while back, and the contemporary model was >$1000 :omg: . I'll keep buying replacement ear pads every 3-4 years, thank you. Going to and from work I tend to keep music with vocals in the car, where I sing along. My steering wheel is in therapy as a result :rolleyes:. I like female singers with big, expressive voices like Oleta Adams, Gladys Knight, Queen Latifah (aka Dana Owens), Chaka Khan. Male vocalists, I'm all over the map - Frank Sinatra to Rick Astley (yes, the rick-rolling guy) to Al Jarreau to Ozzy. I'm also fascinated by a capella groups like Rockapella and Take 6.

Software Zen: delete this;

[Peter Adam]

Fil Far - YouTube[^] The focus series, especially Focus & Concentration - Lost in Beats ❤️ #11 - YouTube[^]

[MikeTheFid]

I prefer quiet when coding. Debugging is a different matter. Then I start a Spotify "Daily Mix" of [Dave Alvin - "Beautiful City 'Cross The River" - YouTube](https://youtu.be/FMqm428H8cs) or Country featuring, [Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey (Audio) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/4zAThXFOy2c) [Brooks & Dunn - That Ain't No Way To Go (Official Video) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/BjbhpRPSGQo) And when I want to kick it into high gear, [Godsmack - Voodoo (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/9SSUQxGjZZ4) At the moment I'm playing [Old Dominion - Paint the Grass Green (Audio) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/DZbsRj-m2cI) You get the picture.

Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.

[Member 14541648]

I listen to Spotify (free version, I have almost 1000 songs and I add on average, 2 or so a month) playing through an iPad to a Bluetooth speaker I can move around (it lasts almost 2 working days, about 20 hours, and is easy to recharge). I'm currently working from home, but I used it while in the office (and will again, if we ever have to go back). I don't mind the ads, strange as that seems. My collection is a mix of hits that I like: music from the 50s (a few), 60s (more), 70s (majority), 80s (less than or tied with the 70s, I think), 90s (less than the 80s), and so on by decade, diminishing to a few current hits. My collection of artists are all over the place: Barry Manilow, Beach Boys, Monkees, Four Seasons, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Frank Sinatra, Muppets (I like "Rainbow Collection" from Kermit the Frog), and a couple of songs I have a history with that bring back memories ("Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" was the song I used to audition as a DJ for a local radio station, which helped start my part-time-while-attending-college job, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was the last song I played every Saturday night at midnight when I logged off the local radio station and shut down the transmitter for the night). Music is a background killing "noise" that I've used all through the school years to concentrate. It's served me well and I hope it continues to do the job!

[BryanFazekas]

Jethro Tull using MusicBee. I also use YouTube, although the frequent commercials get irritating. However, I do find new singers/groups on a regular basis.

[Matt Bond]

MyTuner app, playing a local classical music station? However, I'm in meetings so much that I usually forget to turn it back on afterwards. Bond Keep all things a simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere

[Slow Eddie]

Me too! Also, Neil Young, the Animals, Eric Burdon and War, Sultans of Swing and anything written by Paul McCartney.

Wonko the Sane

[MKJCP]

I am listening to my ripped CD library using Foobar2000 (free, recommended). Current list has Harry Chapin, Carole King, Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson, ELO, Eagles, Joe Bonamassa, Robin Trower, Merle Haggard, The Kinks, The Cult, The Doobies and The Beatles.

[pinkytoe]

Aephanemer - Prokopton Next up is Serenity in Murder!

[Rusty Bullet]

:(( Not available on the other side of the pond!

[willichan]

A good mix of the following (or similar) through Spotify Jack Trammell Erik Ekholm Two Steps from Hell E.S.Posthumus Thomas Bergersen Epic Soul Factory Eisenfunk (to alter the brain pattern, and make my feet move from time to time) ---------- Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.

[Member_14857213]

For something very different, try VHS Head: Methlab Mix, Trademark Ribbons of Gold, or Persistence of Vision. It uh... "stimulates creative thought" as a colleague once told me when I showed it to him. I use VLC. Occasionally I use youtube.

[Stan Rydz]

I got the same message, so I just vpn'ed (I use NORDVPN) to the UK and was able to view the performance.

[RDM Jr]

"Alexa, shuffle songs by (insert artist/group name here)" is my approach. This week, it's been Jimmy Buffett, if I want something peaceful it's Classical Piano, etc. Or alternatively "Alexa, play 70s Rock Radio from Pandora" if I don't want to bother specifying something. The advantage to that is that if the phone rings, as I reach to pick it up a simple "Alexa Pause" shuts it off until "Alexa Continue" restarts it. Amazon already knows far too much about me, so I don't worry about giving them even more - besides, it will probably screw up their algorithms, trying to figure out how Waylon & Willie, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Bach, and Fire on the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates The Grateful Dead correlate.

[kmoorevs]

:thumbsup: for mentioning The Cult! 'Sonic Temple' is one of my favs. :)

"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse