What do you listen to as you work?

[Rachel Lim]

At the lab, usually someone else chooses the music, and I almost never recognize what it is.

At home, I generally don't play music if I actually need to concentrate. When I do play something, I generally don't really care what it is, and most of the type it's just anything repetitive. (I used to leave flash games running for their music.)

I have created a playlist with music from robot reveal videos, which at one point I played through a lot. My sister got very annoyed of hearing Roy G Biv...

[PikaDotus]

I get asked this question often enough that I've created a document here on Google Drive.

Quick summary:

• http://somafm.com/
• Nujabes (nontraditional hiphop)
• Video game / movie soundtracks
• "Trip hop" eg. Massive Attack, Portishead, Zero 7, etc
• Occasionally extremely explicit rap / hiphop for fun (not great for focus)

[rebelreyek]

In the lab, our team usually listens to our build playlist on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/user/rebelr...RlT70nXScQRs0R

That is, we listen until our mentors get sick of it, and plug in their own music, which is usually classical. (which can be a welcome change after 4 weeks of the Spotify monstrosity)

[EricH]

At work... I've got a bit of an eclectic mix. I'll just leave it at that. (Also used in the car on occasion.) Background noise comes from all the air tools!

In the robot shop, it's whoever plugs into the sound system. Unless the mentors start making comments about it not being music...

[carpedav000]

We dont have speakers, so our sound system usually involves placing a phone in the FTC sizing cube (works great btw)

[The other Gabe]

something I thought I should add: if you need to be focused, video game music (like Halo- something with a campaign mode) can help you do so

[The other Gabe]

Originally Posted by Rachel Lim

At the lab, usually someone else chooses the music, and I almost never recognize what it is.

At home, I generally don't play music if I actually need to concentrate. When I do play something, I generally don't really care what it is, and most of the type it's just anything repetitive. (I used to leave flash games running for their music.)

I have created a playlist with music from robot reveal videos, which at one point I played through a lot. My sister got very annoyed of hearing Roy G Biv...

dude, Roy G. Biv was like, the best song on any of the reveal videos. how did they even find something that was that perfect to their theme?

[artK]

Originally Posted by The other Gabe

dude, Roy G. Biv was like, the best song on any of the reveal videos. how did they even find something that was that perfect to their theme?

I don't know, 1986 and 118 also generally have good tunes in their videos.

[The other Gabe]

Originally Posted by artK

I don't know, 1986 and 118 also generally have good tunes in their videos.

agreed, I just love how Roy G. Biv worked so well with the theme... for whatever reason, the one that 1986 used this year really bugged me. No logical reason for it, just hate that song. 624 has good reveal music as well

[EDesbiens]

I would like to call my robot Major Tom and play Space oddity (David Bowie) in my reveal this year... What do you guys think about it?

[phantomace]

Bruh we must be related cause you listen to all the same rap artist as myself. But the difference is when I go to play my music my team say "Turn that craps off," considering everyone was raised on different music. But it's all good. I still play it anyways so I make them deal with it 😂. Keep it trill b.

[techhelpbb]

Just a few in my daily playlist (please note - I have no idea if there's anything unacceptable for various audiences in these selections please vet them).

Nightwish "Imaginaerum"
Birthday Massacre "Pins and Needles" + "Walking With Strangers"
Sound track to: "Sucker Punch"
Lindsey Stirling "Shatter Me"
A bunch of tracks from VNV Nation
Blind Guardian "Wheel of Time"
Imagine Dragons "Night Visions"
A bunch of tracks from Apoptygma Berzerk
...

I used to listen to: Mozart, Nine Inch Nails and then Sesame St. "C is for Cookie". That mix definitely got some looks at the transitions.

[Vladi03]

Originally Posted by phantomace

Bruh we must be related cause you listen to all the same rap artist as myself. But the difference is when I go to play my music my team say "Turn that craps off," considering everyone was raised on different music. But it's all good. I still play it anyways so I make them deal with it 😂. Keep it trill b.

Yup! Good to know man. We hip-hop lovers got to stick together, I have a feeling we are a minority in the robotics community! So yes, keep it trill b.

[theSTEMphenom]

I usually listen to Spotify Rock and Simon Garfunkle radio although I often listen to Techno to get started

[Short Stuff]

I would bring my portable speaker and hook my mp3 up and I have 1200 songs consisting of everything from Hank Williams Sr. To Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts to Fall Out Boy. I have music from every decade since the 1940s