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Thx for the recommendation. Arms and sleepers is really nice. I realized that I like a song from four tet (lush) already. I think you would like Bonobo and T

Thx for the recommendation. Arms and sleepers is really nice. I realized that I like a song from four tet (lush) already. I think you would like Bonobo and Tycho for coding too

jamal-kumar 4y ago
When it comes to writing code I find the best is honestly just listening to mixes so that I am not too distracted trying to pick out music. Usually I have to remind myself to listen to it again when I'm not working to get track names though because that can be a real mission sometimes
- HKH2 4y ago
  I have a playlist system that is primarily controlled with 2 buttons - pause/resume and skip. No UI is needed. Tracks are automatically selected by their value combined with how little they have been played. The faster a track is skipped, the more it will be devalued. Tracks that are under the value threshold get automatically skipped. A track that doesn't get skipped will keep its value, but if it gets played too much, other less-played tracks will have priority. I have a button to show me a track name if I really want to know (or I can look at the logs), otherwise all words (lyrics, track names, file names etc.) are ignored. If I find a track does have lyrics/speaking in it, I will tag it as such and move on.
  - jamal-kumar 4y ago
    One thing I see is people skipping tracks before they even have a chance to get going. Most electronic music is arranged in a way for DJs to mix them, not necessarily in a way that your average listener will appreciate, so fast passing on a track from people who don't spin music at parties is one of the most annoying things to me as someone who does this as a side gig
    - HKH2 4y ago
      I'm not a DJ but there seem to be fairly neutral ways of starting a track that are much more involved than just a kick. Then again, I think people who skip EDM tracks are bound to do it anyway. A lot of people seem to listen to music just for the lyrics/celebrities.

Thx for the recommendation. Arms and sleepers is really nice. I realized that I like a song from four tet (lush) already. I think you would like Bonobo and Tycho for coding too

jamal-kumar 4y ago

When it comes to writing code I find the best is honestly just listening to mixes so that I am not too distracted trying to pick out music. Usually I have to remind myself to listen to it again when I'm not working to get track names though because that can be a real mission sometimes

HKH2 4y ago
I have a playlist system that is primarily controlled with 2 buttons - pause/resume and skip. No UI is needed. Tracks are automatically selected by their value combined with how little they have been played. The faster a track is skipped, the more it will be devalued. Tracks that are under the value threshold get automatically skipped. A track that doesn't get skipped will keep its value, but if it gets played too much, other less-played tracks will have priority. I have a button to show me a track name if I really want to know (or I can look at the logs), otherwise all words (lyrics, track names, file names etc.) are ignored. If I find a track does have lyrics/speaking in it, I will tag it as such and move on.
- jamal-kumar 4y ago
  One thing I see is people skipping tracks before they even have a chance to get going. Most electronic music is arranged in a way for DJs to mix them, not necessarily in a way that your average listener will appreciate, so fast passing on a track from people who don't spin music at parties is one of the most annoying things to me as someone who does this as a side gig
  - HKH2 4y ago
    I'm not a DJ but there seem to be fairly neutral ways of starting a track that are much more involved than just a kick. Then again, I think people who skip EDM tracks are bound to do it anyway. A lot of people seem to listen to music just for the lyrics/celebrities.