BACKGROUND NOISE

If it has too much talking, I get distracted. Sometimes I will play inspirational music relevant to the game's atmosphere. A favourite of mine is the Social Network soundtrack, especially this track:



Although more often than not I forget to play music. Generally it helps me concentrate, but sometimes I feel like I need silence instead.

I like background music. I could never listen to recordings, voices or shows, however.
It's one of the many reasons I prefer chatting over voicechat, because I can't focus on anything else but that. Unless I want to hear only 0-1% of what is said.

I do prefer instrumental, especially god is an astronaut.



Game soundtracks are lovely to listen to as well - like shadow of the colossus, nier, the persona osts or anything of the sort.
I particularily like the Child of Light, Nier and Transistor soundtrack.
Shadow of the Colossus is magnificent as well, but at times annoying.








But I also listen to my old favorites from time to time, like Porcupine Tree. As long as it's calm or relaxing it's fine. Hell, even Zen music can do.
Classical music actually is nice as background music as well, although I rarely if ever do that.

I've listened to this a lot while I was pixelling.

author=Happy
As a person who makes music I prefer spending most of the time outside composing in silence. And most of the times if I do start to listen to some music, I just start analyzing it. .-.

Saaaaaaame the joys of being an Audio Technology Student ...

author=Magi

author=Dysergy

author=Happy
As a person who makes music I prefer spending most of the time outside composing in silence. And most of the times if I do start to listen to some music, I just start analyzing it. .-.

Saaaaaaame the joys of being an Audio Technology Student ...

You joyless lot. I hope you can one day find the sense of wonder and enthusiasm you have lost by professionally pursuing exciting careers in sound technology.

Well I do still listen music for enjoyment as well, it's just more active listening than having it on the background.

I still enjoy the atmosphere and emotions that all different music deliver, it's just that usually you end up getting so inspired in the process that you want to get back to work yourself.

I find it also easier to appreciate all different nuances, details and patterns of all different music genres and songs after becoming a student in music.

And artists like Maxo especially blow my mind with their sound manipulation abilities: https://soundcloud.com/maxoelectronic

Eh, I've been seriously playing guitar for about twelve years now, and I find that I can turn off my critical ear unless something catches my attention, at which point it's kind of okay to take a half-minute break to think about music.

I used to have an enormous new wave playlist on Grooveshark; I'm slowly rebuilding it on Spotify. I've also recently gotten into listening to podcasts when I draw.