[Discussion Thread] Music and cubing

[panyan]

bleh. jazz. lol I'm not a big fan. But i'll try it out for the experiment.

technical jazz (e.g. miles) makes my head really hurt (actually gives me a headache) and a psychologist friend said that is because i cannot comprehend the notes quick enough because of their speed and complexity :rolleyes:

I listen to trance when doing my solves, don't know if it affects or not though!

YES! my recommendation: Nick Warren - Reykjavik, Global Underground, #024

contact me if you'd like to talk more about the album, it is very hard to find and i have it

 

[calekewbs]

Ok. I got the Jazz results, and I don't think Jazz is good. lol

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



Jazz solves

1) Scramble: U F U' B' F2 L' F2 B2 U R2 D2 F U' R2 L2 F' L' R2 U2 R F' B' L2 R2 B2
Time: 37.14

2) Scramble: B F L R F2 L R2 U' D L' U R B2 D B F2 L' B R' L' B2 U' F' U F'
Time: 40.55

3) Scramble: B' D' U2 B U' F2 U2 D B L' B' R2 D' B' F L' D R2 D B2 D F L D L2
Time: 51.13

4) Scramble: D L B' L2 F B2 U' R U2 R' F' D2 U B2 F' D2 L' D2 F2 U2 D' B' L F2 B2
Time: 35.16

5) Scramble: B L B' F' D2 B' D B D' B2 R' D' R' B F U2 D F2 D' L U F2 L2 B' U2
Time: 37.84

Average: 40.36

It went up 4.38. So neeeext we have heavy metal!!! lets see how this one turns out.

 

[(X)]

I think you should've done an average of 10 or something, because the fewer solves the more it depends on the individual scrambles

 

[endless_akatsuki]

I cube better listening to Eminem

 

[calekewbs]

yeah i was thinking about that, but for the sake of time, I'm just gonna do 5. I might go back and do it again with sets of 10, just not as in depth as I'm gonna make this one.

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



Jazz solves

1) Scramble: U F U' B' F2 L' F2 B2 U R2 D2 F U' R2 L2 F' L' R2 U2 R F' B' L2 R2 B2
Time: 37.14

2) Scramble: B F L R F2 L R2 U' D L' U R B2 D B F2 L' B R' L' B2 U' F' U F'
Time: 40.55

3) Scramble: B' D' U2 B U' F2 U2 D B L' B' R2 D' B' F L' D R2 D B2 D F L D L2
Time: 51.13

4) Scramble: D L B' L2 F B2 U' R U2 R' F' D2 U B2 F' D2 L' D2 F2 U2 D' B' L F2 B2
Time: 35.16

5) Scramble: B L B' F' D2 B' D B D' B2 R' D' R' B F U2 D F2 D' L U F2 L2 B' U2
Time: 37.84

Average: 40.36


Heavy Metal solves

I lost the first three scrambles, but I still have the times

1) 40.23

2) 46.55

3) 41.95

4) Scramble: D' R2 F D2 L B' R B' F2 U B2 D F2 D' L D2 F2 R B' U2 D L' B R2 L2
Time: 37.79

5) Scramble: D U2 R' D L' R' F D' F B2 L F' U' F' R L F2 R2 F' R2 U2 D2 L2 U' B
Time: 38.75

Average: 41.05

on to techno!!!

 

[mazei]

Heavy metal as in what song?

 

[endless_akatsuki]

Try rap now....

 

[jsh33]

Try ... nerverending ... By David Crowder * Band, It helps me go faster ,
I guess it depends what kind of music you like.

Also, maybe some classical piano, say Rachmovian

Edit: Also, you have to try Mr. Rubik

 

[calekewbs]

I did a bunch of heavy metal stuff. I did something from dethklok, and just a bunch of stuff like that.

I was taking a break to relax a bit, but time to get back to work! What techno stuff should I listen to? I'm not big on that so yeah. And I have some stuff similar to David Crowder Band that I'm gonna listen to. Fireflight. You should check em out jsh! they're pretty good.

 

[KubeKid73]

Basshunter is awesome.

 

[DcF1337]

Basshunter is awesome.

+1111111111111111

 

[Poke]

You need different heavy metal... old heavy metal Metallica, Megadeth(Not as old... but they don't get much older), etc.

You also need Glam metal, like Mötley Crüe, or Ratt, or other types of bands along those lines.

I can suggest types of metal all day, but I won't bore you any further... for now.

 

[calekewbs]

lol please do! i'm looking for as much different types of music as i can. A couple songs that are related would be awesome.

 

[Logan]

Relient K rocks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jd9dfn0Fgc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvz0J0WBZPE

anything by them is BEAST!
I do big solves (>5x5) listening to them.
I do 3x3 and 4x4 to anything.


...maybe I should try this...:confused:




EDIT: sorry the vids can't embed.

 

[calekewbs]

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



Jazz solves

1) Scramble: U F U' B' F2 L' F2 B2 U R2 D2 F U' R2 L2 F' L' R2 U2 R F' B' L2 R2 B2
Time: 37.14

2) Scramble: B F L R F2 L R2 U' D L' U R B2 D B F2 L' B R' L' B2 U' F' U F'
Time: 40.55

3) Scramble: B' D' U2 B U' F2 U2 D B L' B' R2 D' B' F L' D R2 D B2 D F L D L2
Time: 51.13

4) Scramble: D L B' L2 F B2 U' R U2 R' F' D2 U B2 F' D2 L' D2 F2 U2 D' B' L F2 B2
Time: 35.16

5) Scramble: B L B' F' D2 B' D B D' B2 R' D' R' B F U2 D F2 D' L U F2 L2 B' U2
Time: 37.84

Average: 40.36


Heavy Metal solves

I lost the first three scrambles, but I still have the times

1) 40.23

2) 46.55

3) 41.95

4) Scramble: D' R2 F D2 L B' R B' F2 U B2 D F2 D' L D2 F2 R B' U2 D L' B R2 L2
Time: 37.79

5) Scramble: D U2 R' D L' R' F D' F B2 L F' U' F' R L F2 R2 F' R2 U2 D2 L2 U' B
Time: 38.75

Average: 41.05


Techno solves

1) Scramble: U F2 B' U2 R L2 F' U' D' B2 F U' D B' L2 R' B2 U F2 B2 U2 F D' B2 F
Time: 36.39 (looks promising)

2) Scramble: R L D2 R L' F2 D' F' B L R2 D2 R' B' D2 R2 B2 U' D' R2 D2 U2 R F U'
Time: 28.17 (OMG YAY)

3) Scramble: U' D' B' L2 D L2 R U B L' D F D2 F' L2 D U2 F U' F2 L' B' U B' L
Time: 29.81 (OMG YAY x2 that's my first time getting two sub 30's in a row!)

4) Scramble: B' R2 F B' R' B' R F' U F2 D R2 L' B2 R' U R2 F B2 D2 U R2 F' D' B'
Time: 33.62 (I think I found a winner!!!)

5) Scramble: B R' D B' D B U F L B D F2 U' D L' D2 U2 F' U' R' L F' U' B' U'
Time: 39.05

Average: 33.41


Sooo techno works! I found a Basshunter playlist on youtube (thanks for the advice) and came close to a PB!!! soooo yeah. Onto Christian Rock type stuff. There are many different bands I could use, Relient K, David Crowder Band, Skillet, Red, but I have two full albums from Fireflight so I'm gonna use them. Anyone interested in the other bands I said, check them out!

 

[calekewbs]

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



Jazz solves

1) Scramble: U F U' B' F2 L' F2 B2 U R2 D2 F U' R2 L2 F' L' R2 U2 R F' B' L2 R2 B2
Time: 37.14

2) Scramble: B F L R F2 L R2 U' D L' U R B2 D B F2 L' B R' L' B2 U' F' U F'
Time: 40.55

3) Scramble: B' D' U2 B U' F2 U2 D B L' B' R2 D' B' F L' D R2 D B2 D F L D L2
Time: 51.13

4) Scramble: D L B' L2 F B2 U' R U2 R' F' D2 U B2 F' D2 L' D2 F2 U2 D' B' L F2 B2
Time: 35.16

5) Scramble: B L B' F' D2 B' D B D' B2 R' D' R' B F U2 D F2 D' L U F2 L2 B' U2
Time: 37.84

Average: 40.36


Heavy Metal solves

I lost the first three scrambles, but I still have the times

1) 40.23

2) 46.55

3) 41.95

4) Scramble: D' R2 F D2 L B' R B' F2 U B2 D F2 D' L D2 F2 R B' U2 D L' B R2 L2
Time: 37.79

5) Scramble: D U2 R' D L' R' F D' F B2 L F' U' F' R L F2 R2 F' R2 U2 D2 L2 U' B
Time: 38.75

Average: 41.05


Techno solves

1) Scramble: U F2 B' U2 R L2 F' U' D' B2 F U' D B' L2 R' B2 U F2 B2 U2 F D' B2 F
Time: 36.39 (looks promising)

2) Scramble: R L D2 R L' F2 D' F' B L R2 D2 R' B' D2 R2 B2 U' D' R2 D2 U2 R F U'
Time: 28.17 (OMG YAY)

3) Scramble: U' D' B' L2 D L2 R U B L' D F D2 F' L2 D U2 F U' F2 L' B' U B' L
Time: 29.81 (OMG YAY x2 that's my first time getting two sub 30's in a row!)

4) Scramble: B' R2 F B' R' B' R F' U F2 D R2 L' B2 R' U R2 F B2 D2 U R2 F' D' B'
Time: 33.62 (I think I found a winner!!!)

5) Scramble: B R' D B' D B U F L B D F2 U' D L' D2 U2 F' U' R' L F' U' B' U'
Time: 39.05

Average: 33.41



Christian Rock solves

1) Scramble: U' L' B2 D' L' R U2 L' U' B L F2 B R2 F2 D F U R' F2 L2 D U2 R U'
Time:39.97

2) Scramble: L' D2 B' U' L2 R2 F' R2 L' F2 D2 F' U2 B' U' D' F U2 D2 F L' F' B' U F
time: 31.48

3) Scramble: B L' B' U' B2 L2 U2 L D' F U' D R2 F B2 R B2 U R F' B2 D2 B D U2
Time:25.51 (new PB!!! but it was PLL skip sooo)

4) Scramble: U2 L' D2 B' F D2 R U2 R F D2 R2 D' U2 F2 R' F' L' R B F D B2 U R
Time: 38.80

5) Scramble: B' D' R' F2 D L2 U2 R' B' L D L2 U F D2 U L2 U R2 U' F' U F2 D2 L
Time: 30.37

Average: 33.23

OOOh better. but I'll have to go into a more extensive average to tell which helps more. It's pretty close. OK rap is next. What should I listen to?

 

[miniGOINGS]

Try listening to hard trance, it helps me while I'm learning algorithms. It should help you while you're solving.

 

[calekewbs]

any suggestions? an artist or song? I've no idea what you're talking about so that would help. thanks!

 

[miniGOINGS]

Sure, just one second.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Hard Trance:
Axel Coon - Lamenting City
Cosmic Gate - Exploration of Space
Darude - Sandstorm

Psy Trance:
bLiNd - G-Storm
ManMadeMan - Drama
Sambo - Mezmerize

I'm not sure if your into psy trance but after a while I got really into it. I usually play these 6 songs in a loop which lasts for about 29 minutes and 41 seconds but you can do whatever you like.