[Discussion Thread] Music and cubing
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VirKill
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Burgerkill - Shadow of sorrow
Good for speed
And Trivium - Light to flies
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Escher
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Sin-H
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Same here! Techno is great for cubing because it has a nice beat that somehow, after listening for a while, you get your turning in sync with the beatWhats your fav. songs of theirs? I personally like All I Ever Wanted, Angel in the Night, and DotA.
agree!!!
RJD2 rules! And so do Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, J Dilla & DJ Premier
calekewbs
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Cubing + Music
I am going to try an experiment (tomorrow so I'm not tired while doing it) that involves cubing while listening to different kinds of music. I feel like being all scientific like so....
Independant Variable(s):
Music playing
Dependent Variable(s):
Average of 5 solves
Constants:
Cuber(me)
Cube used(DIY from cube4you, I think it's a type A, but I'm not sure)
Comfort Level (done in same spot)
Timer used (cubetimer)
Before starting, I'll do a bunch of solves to get warmed up, then I will do a regular average of 5 as a constant to be compared to.
I am going to try different types of music, different speeds of music, similar song types (ex. love songs, songs about other people, etc.), and playing a certain artist over a series.
What I ask from you guys, is to come up with playlists for my averages of 5. Each playlist be a certain specific listed above, or one I didn't think of. Just try to make the songs in each playlist similar in some way. I'll be sure to post my results!
Thanks guys!
Charlie
I am going to try an experiment (tomorrow so I'm not tired while doing it) that involves cubing while listening to different kinds of music. I feel like being all scientific like so....
Independant Variable(s):
Music playing
Dependent Variable(s):
Average of 5 solves
Constants:
Cuber(me)
Cube used(DIY from cube4you, I think it's a type A, but I'm not sure)
Comfort Level (done in same spot)
Timer used (cubetimer)
Before starting, I'll do a bunch of solves to get warmed up, then I will do a regular average of 5 as a constant to be compared to.
I am going to try different types of music, different speeds of music, similar song types (ex. love songs, songs about other people, etc.), and playing a certain artist over a series.
What I ask from you guys, is to come up with playlists for my averages of 5. Each playlist be a certain specific listed above, or one I didn't think of. Just try to make the songs in each playlist similar in some way. I'll be sure to post my results!
Thanks guys!
Charlie
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I actually cube better listening to music I hate.
mazei
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Thats gonna be a problem because you might improve or go the other way while doing this whole thing. Plus, your mood while cubing also might affect your style as well as song choice on a normal day.
In any case, I find Jamiroquai, Maroon 5(Songs About Jane album), Foo Fighters and a few other artists comfortable for me to listen to and cube. And in most of the cases the result of my times usually come from my style(Fast execution or smooth turns or etc. etc.) and if I remember to look ahead or not(amazingly enough I can forget to look ahead).
calekewbs
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lol yeah me too. but the basic jist of this is to (attempt to) find out which music is best (for me at least) to cube with. I know there are a lot of variables that could falsify the results, but at least I can get the main jist of it. Know what I mean?
Rama
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Here's some Miles Davis for ya:
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calekewbs
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bleh. jazz. lol I'm not a big fan. But i'll try it out for the experiment.
d4m4s74
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I think better while listening to classical (like when learning how to solve and practicing new methods)
I solve faster when listening to rock (as soon as I can solve the puzzle)
I solve faster when listening to rock (as soon as I can solve the puzzle)
rahulkadukar
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I like listening to Trance but I dont think Music affects my time
(X)
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This is a playlist:
Amon Amarth- Hermod's Ride to Hel
Children of Bodom- Downfall
Kalmah- Moon of my Nights
You should be able to do an average of five in this time
Amon Amarth- Hermod's Ride to Hel
Children of Bodom- Downfall
Kalmah- Moon of my Nights
You should be able to do an average of five in this time
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calekewbs
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lol i could do an average of 12 in that time!
Raffael
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i like listening to music i know very well while cubing and that has a more or less constant beat.
for your experiment:
Iced Earth - Something wicked this way comes
In Flames - Clayman
for your experiment:
Iced Earth - Something wicked this way comes
In Flames - Clayman
Rama
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Also here's some Free Jazz:
Let's see if you'll make it to the end.
Ps. the song is called ''Dancing In Your Head''.
Let's see if you'll make it to the end.
Ps. the song is called ''Dancing In Your Head''.
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calekewbs
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lol i wonder how many solves i could get done during that whole thing. lol I found a jazz segment!
Oh and update, I figured I'd stick to th scientific method (kinda) and make a hypothesis. Well, I have a couple theories. I think that rap will improve (i wanna say look ahead buuuut ) i guess rhythm is the best way to put it? less gaps in between algorithms. I also think that playing something fast will improve speed because it gets your brain thinking at a faster rate (i think) jazz might have the same effect because it is a lot of times fast.
Now for negative effects. I think that techno/trance could possibly harm your times because there is ususally so much going on in the song that it could distract you. for the same reason, I think a rock song with a guitar solo or something like it would be unhelpful.
Ok, so there's my hypothesis... time to test!
Oh and update, I figured I'd stick to th scientific method (kinda) and make a hypothesis. Well, I have a couple theories. I think that rap will improve (i wanna say look ahead buuuut ) i guess rhythm is the best way to put it? less gaps in between algorithms. I also think that playing something fast will improve speed because it gets your brain thinking at a faster rate (i think) jazz might have the same effect because it is a lot of times fast.
Now for negative effects. I think that techno/trance could possibly harm your times because there is ususally so much going on in the song that it could distract you. for the same reason, I think a rock song with a guitar solo or something like it would be unhelpful.
Ok, so there's my hypothesis... time to test!
mazei
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Well then 75% of my song library is not good for me. I mean, Dream Theater is basically solo after solo but I seemed to be doing good while listening to it when I was at 14-15 sec average. Check my videos, I think you will here basically what I usually listen to. Except maybe for some other stuff that I don't use in my videos. But seriously, Liquid Tension Experiment is basically playing songs which are guitar and drum solos but its doing good. Steve Vai..same thing.
But well it was just a hypothesis. And maybe its not good for you but good for me. Everyone is different eh?
ChromisElda
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I listen to trance when doing my solves, don't know if it affects or not though!
Here's links to some youtube clips of the music I listen to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW5LUmDGJ2o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqRwawTdZdE&feature=related
One more thing you might want to control: do them all on the same day to prevent "improvements" or changes in atmosphere/environment. At the same time, make sure you leave a 30 minute gap for your fingers to rest + to prevent emotions/stuff from the previous set to affect you.
Here's links to some youtube clips of the music I listen to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW5LUmDGJ2o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqRwawTdZdE&feature=related
One more thing you might want to control: do them all on the same day to prevent "improvements" or changes in atmosphere/environment. At the same time, make sure you leave a 30 minute gap for your fingers to rest + to prevent emotions/stuff from the previous set to affect you.
calekewbs
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good point chromis. and yeah i'm doing them all today. the only prob with waiting is I might need to warm up again. And yeah Mazei, it's just a hypothesis. But I'm gonna check and see what my results are!
Ok, so I just finished the control set and here are the results:
Control Solves
1) Scramble: R2 B' L F D2 F B2 R' F2 U' B2 U' D F' U2 F' D' R' B' F' D' U2 B2 L2 D'
Time: 42.09
2) Scramble: F2 U2 D L2 U' D' F2 R2 D L F2 U2 L2 F D L R' D' L' B2 R2 D' U B2 L2
Time: 31.64
3) Scramble: B L' U2 D' B' D' B' F' U2 B2 R U F R D R2 L U B' F U2 B L' D' L
Time: 30.56
4) Scramble: L' F U' B R L D2 L2 F' U2 B' F' R' U' F2 U' F' B2 L' B2 R2 D2 U L' D2
Time: 38.43
5) Scramble: F' B2 L2 F' B D L2 B R' F2 R2 D2 L D' U B U L U' L' R' F2 B2 L' B2
Time: 37.15
Average: 35.98
Next, I am going to listen to Jazz while doing an average of 5.
Ok, so I just finished the control set and here are the results:
Control Solves
1) Scramble: R2 B' L F D2 F B2 R' F2 U' B2 U' D F' U2 F' D' R' B' F' D' U2 B2 L2 D'
Time: 42.09
2) Scramble: F2 U2 D L2 U' D' F2 R2 D L F2 U2 L2 F D L R' D' L' B2 R2 D' U B2 L2
Time: 31.64
3) Scramble: B L' U2 D' B' D' B' F' U2 B2 R U F R D R2 L U B' F U2 B L' D' L
Time: 30.56
4) Scramble: L' F U' B R L D2 L2 F' U2 B' F' R' U' F2 U' F' B2 L' B2 R2 D2 U L' D2
Time: 38.43
5) Scramble: F' B2 L2 F' B D L2 B R' F2 R2 D2 L D' U B U L U' L' R' F2 B2 L' B2
Time: 37.15
Average: 35.98
Next, I am going to listen to Jazz while doing an average of 5.
