In your opinion...

[somerandomkidmike]

... does listening to music help you to do some solves faster? I am going to try experimenting with it, because I seem to be thinking too much while solving, instead of looking ahead. Does anybody think this could help? (I searched for this, and didn't find anything)

 

[cmhardw]

... does listening to music help you to do some solves faster? I am going to try experimenting with it, because I seem to be thinking too much while solving, instead of looking ahead. Does anybody think this could help? (I searched for this, and didn't find anything)

Music often helps me get faster times. I listen to different kinds of music depending on what type of solving I am doing, and my mood. For speedsolving I tend to get my fastest averages when I listen to very slow, very mellow music with a regular beat. For blindfolded solving the angrier and louder the music the better. Nine Inch Nails, Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, and Rammstein are favorites for BLD solves for me when I want to get very fast times.

For speedsolving I like to listen to Lamb, Enigma, Eagles, Pink Floyd, jazz, classical.

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also Trance music is great for me for speedsolving
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Chris

 

[Dene]

There has been discussion about this in various off-topic threads. People seem to have their own opinions on the matter.

Mr Hardwick: Which trance artists do you listen to? I love the genre, but have almost none of it in my supply, I would like to get some recommended stuff sometime.

 

[McWizzle94]

... does listening to music help you to do some solves faster? I am going to try experimenting with it, because I seem to be thinking too much while solving, instead of looking ahead. Does anybody think this could help? (I searched for this, and didn't find anything)

Music often helps me get faster times. I listen to different kinds of music depending on what type of solving I am doing, and my mood. For speedsolving I tend to get my fastest averages when I listen to very slow, very mellow music with a regular beat. For blindfolded solving the angrier and louder the music the better. Nine Inch Nails, Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Atreyu, and Rammstein are favorites for BLD solves for me when I want to get very fast times.

For speedsolving I like to listen to Lamb, Enigma, Eagles, Pink Floyd, jazz, classical.

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also Trance music is great for me for speedsolving
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Chris

Try listening to All That Remains or As I Lay Dying for Blindfolded solves =]

 

[cookingfat]

There has been discussion about this in various off-topic threads. People seem to have their own opinions on the matter.

Mr Hardwick: Which trance artists do you listen to? I love the genre, but have almost none of it in my supply, I would like to get some recommended stuff sometime.

Try Tiesto, his music is simply amazing.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

I listen to no music while solving simply because I wouldn't be allowed to do that in a competition.

 

[fcwy1]

music helps some people, but distracts others.
depends on what kind of person you are.

 

[Littlegupper]

There has been discussion about this in various off-topic threads. People seem to have their own opinions on the matter.

Mr Hardwick: Which trance artists do you listen to? I love the genre, but have almost none of it in my supply, I would like to get some recommended stuff sometime.

Try Tiesto, his music is simply amazing.

Yeah, his music is amazing. All the In Search of Sunrise are the best trance at the moment IMO. If you want I can send you some trance?

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

DJ Hellfury, Zanz, S3RL, DJ Cotts

Happy Hardcore ftw.

 

[cmhardw]

Mr Hardwick: Which trance artists do you listen to? I love the genre, but have almost none of it in my supply, I would like to get some recommended stuff sometime.

Hey Dene,

I personally like Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, Hooverphonic, Boards of Canada, and Moby. I'm not sure if Moby and Boards of Canada are technically trance, but they definitely fit the genre in my mind, and I consider them to be trance music.

Chris

 

[FrankMorris]

I have found Thunderstruck by AC/DC to be the best song for 5x5'ing.

 

[Rama]

Kill Bill version of The Green Hornet

 

[Pietersmieters]

Daft Puuunk

 

[Dene]

Thanks for the bands guys!

I think Moby counts too. Moby is basically the only trance I have except for some Gatecrasher stuff.

 

[Lucas Garron]

I am going to try experimenting with it, because I seem to be thinking too much while solving, instead of looking ahead.

Do try; you should probably get inconclusive results (too many confounding things), but it's always good to try things like this, and try to do them properly.

 

[PeterV]

@ McWizzle94:
I listen to As I Lay Dying quite often when speedsolving, actually. It gets me pumped up! Might be kinda distracting during blind solves, though.

 

[wryyl]

Anything with some form of a real heavy sonic attack.

Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Kalmah, Carcass, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Dark Tranquillity, old In Flames, At The Gates, Stormlord, Satyricon, Dying Fetus, ..., ..., and it goes on.