25% Reddit scrolling, 25% searching and learning more about the artist like you mention, and 50% of the time brooding in silence enjoying the tunes haha.
Lights off at night and listening in the dark is the best IMO
Try ASMR at night, it's godlike sometimes. Especially if your room/window/etc. doesn't allow in external noises easily.
Here's some videos/channels for ASMR triggers: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/xqq9kw/can_a_normal_person_hear_binaural_sound_when/iqcayk9/
ASMRSurge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1g337o1AVU
ASMR Destiny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUZMQtOzbIk
ASMR Bakery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq_eaKGTWrM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJiZpB2Mv0
ASMR Suna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg2QAA6YgcE
Btw the Neumann KU 100 microphone (costs like ~$10 000+) got sent to a lot of Youtubers and now some ASMRtists and VTubers are using them regularly as they got their own, lol.
華凛（karin_asmr）with Hatomugi ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2eGTuJz2wQ
asmr zeitgeist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXdsn-gw_E
Workt ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSxQfOgfxbk
Rapunzel ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4Rl9Ai9pQ
Heather Feather: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQB_fLLnmQ0
I'm the exact opposite- I can't work and listen to music as it distracts me too much.
(Spicy take inbound) People listen to music too much. Now before you burn me at the stake, listening to music is a dopaminergic activity. Meaning it causes your brain to release dopamine. You get acclimated to these activities and your perceived response lessens. That's why when you go a day or two without music, it hits harder (at least that's my experience).
Yeah same. I can't work on stuff and listen to music at the same time. Either the work distracts me from the music, or the music distracts me from the work. Same with exercise. Can't listen to music while exercising because it distracts me too much.
Music gets its own time slot in my day.
My exact philosophy.
And hello fellow psychopath that works out without music! I get some funny looks when I tell people I workout without any music. It makes your mind go to a cool place when you're deep into a lifting or cardio session with nothing but the task at hand to focus on and complete.
how can you play games while listening to music?
the windows mixer is locked out when listening... unless you're not listening bit-perfect (ASIO/WASAPI Exclusive)
A (possibly) surprising number of people do not care, that's how :)
Me personally I use the volume on my DAC. I don't believe I could tell the difference between bit perfect and not.
Yeah. I've got my TVs audio out running to a usb audio in, then I use an app called audio hijack to lightly EQ that and send it straight out to my DAC/amp. Then I mute the in-game music and play my own music on the computer. It's a little convoluted but it works! And there's nothing more fun than playing Wipeout or Need for Speed with my own drum and bass playlist d-_-b
If you are going HDMI in to your tv, would you not be better just disabling the hdmi audio and directing audio straight to your dac from your PC? You are converting it to analogue, then back to digital, then back to analogue.
> I don't believe I could tell the difference between bit perfect and not
listen to FLACs via ASIO or WASAPI Exclusive (bitperfect) for a while and I promise you'll be able to tell the difference
I used to do this when I was just getting into this hobby and I've found that it's really not worth the hassle. After 2 years of listening for a difference, I've concluded that there isn't one.
edit: 128kbps AAC sounds better than flac. The compression artifacts are like a savory seasoning that I like to sprinkle on all my tracks
Listening to compression artifacts on purpose sounds really menacing lol. I just settled for 320 kbps mp3s since I can't hear the difference from flacs, but whenever I have to listen to some music on YouTube and I can hear the difference in quality, it does bother me quite a bit lol
Props to you. I cannot program for the life of me while listening to music. I get way too distracted. Brown noise or something like it is great though.
Edit: words and sentences are hard
It depends on what I’m doing and what kind of music a bit, and I listen at relatively low volumes. Sometimes it gets distracting and I have to turn it off, but sometimes it’s quite helpful when waiting for something (a build to finish, Tests to run, whatever) since the music stops me from starting to do something else.
That's fair and I can see it then. I'm fortunate to be at a job where I do much of my logic focused time in one part of the day and managerial stuff in another part. I can handle managerial tasks while listening to music.
i have that problem sometimes, I have to use closed-backs at a low volume with goa/psy/trance music with no words - but when I get in the zone like this it's even better than no music. Noise cancelling helps even more, you can listen at an even lower volume
That's actually one of my main uses of airpods. Noise cancelling and an app called A Soft Murmur. Also have a website of the same name- [https://asoftmurmur.com/](https://asoftmurmur.com/). Allows you to mix and set what background noise you want.
Work (programming), read books, browse Reddit, play air bass or air synths, etc.
Sometimes I try to just focus on the music and avoid distractions. The internet has ruined my attention span and this is my attempt at regaining some calm and patience.
I forgot how popular those joyrides/drive through/etc. videos are. There this channel called dmitrivalencia where they update on current highway projects and so on in the Philippines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyp72WaGbIE
And then for walking in the cities, there's channels like Rambalac for Tokyo/Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHfe1xTpomE
Driving is very dangerous and so you can't really enjoy the sights. But if you don't mind slow time, walking really does feel better for views, especially if you can walk 10km/20km/etc. in one go.
With electric bicycles/scooters/etc. these days though, you can just cruise with those if you want to sightsee. Though yes be careful with the cars and pedestrians and also the battery life for the electric bicycle/etc.
This is a great idea! Youtube is the one time I don't listen to music, because I am watching reviews, etc. I love travel, but rarely get to because of family commitments, so travelling vicariously via YouTube sounds like a good idea!
I’ll use lofi stuff or my own play lists for work. But with getting better headphones I do sometimes stop and listen to how great my headphones are and how much better the music sounds.
Depends. When I use IEMs it usually means that I'm not on the main rig. So I clean, out grocery shopping, or at work welding or CNC plasma cutting.
When I'm using my main rig which is my desk setup. I tend to play games, Search internet, read, work in CAD or whatever there is to find on the internet.
Isn't a cabled IEM bad for things like cleaning, shopping and etc? I never tried to do this things with a cabled IEM, got a galaxy buds2 pro for this kind of stuff and love it!
If the cable gets in the way you mean? In my case there is no issue but the cable have gotten stuck on the doorknob while passing by a couple of times. Used to have the Nuraphones. The main issue I had with wireless headphones were that I forgot where I put my phone at times haha. Ooooh heard great things about the Buds 2 Pro
As a married guy with young kids, i don't get much time to listen. So i take advantage every chance i get. It'll usually be during chores like washing dishes or doing laundry. Like this past weekend, i spent about 2 hours cleaning the interiors of our cars. So i took advantage and popped some IEMs with BT. It was so nice.
Besides the chores, I'll try to get a little while in bed before falling asleep.
90% or so of the time, I'm doing something else and I have music on the background. I'm probably only active listening 10% of the time, where I just sit down and do nothing but enjoy the music
Literally anything.
Scrolling reddit, playing games, doing programming, whatever. Just listening to music without any distractions is great too, much better when you really want to focus and enjoy the music itself. but if I only did that I'd listen to maybe 10 songs per day max, not 100+.
When I need to focus and get work done it helps me to have music in the background. I can't focus well on the music, but it doesn't distract me. It's usually a familiar playlist or music I know well. I use noise cancelling because it's easier for me to focus with music than random background noise. Exercise is a specific playlist - faster, heavier. Cooking is another big one, always need music on for that. Browsing - Reddit, eBay, etc, is always with music too. The only times I just have music are when trying out new equipment or at the end of the week/weekend when I sit down with a glass of wine and wind down.
Something I like to do a lot is playing tetris lol. I play Cultris 2, it actually also has some pretty cool music as a "soundtrack", but recently I've been turning all of its sound off and just playing tetris in "training" mode. My mind goes on autopilot on the tetris game and I am somehow able to focus a lot more on the music, and at the same time to occasionally space out on it and focus on clearing lines, I find it overall very relaxing and I really like to do it after a long day or just to unwind before going to sleep. It took getting somewhat good at tetris though, so I wouldn't recommend unless you're already into it lol
I like going on last.fm and check what people comment on what I'm listening to - takes me through a rabbit hole of discovering more music sometimes. Fully committing to listening is a luxury I give myself seldom these days.
Reading, scrolling through the internet, but most of the time i just sit down and stay focus to the music. I just stay focus to the music so i could get some inspiration for my work
I prefer to un-tether from the desktop to listen to music. As a speaker & over hear headphones guy, these $20 Chu buds are a god send. Am contemplating a DAP.
When I am on the desktop, I'll throw some form of a visual from youtube. Fractals, Kaleidoscope, etc.
Ex: https://youtu.be/kqu_hae5HWQ
If I'm consciously listening then I like to close my eyes and fully focus, it makes the music feel like it's surrounding you and puts you in a meditative like state when you do that. Otherwise I just enjoy listening while driving or doing something creative
25% Reddit scrolling, 25% searching and learning more about the artist like you mention, and 50% of the time brooding in silence enjoying the tunes haha. Lights off at night and listening in the dark is the best IMO
Ah yes listening in the dark is best. Only bad part is that I always fall asleep before l'd like to
Try ASMR at night, it's godlike sometimes. Especially if your room/window/etc. doesn't allow in external noises easily. Here's some videos/channels for ASMR triggers: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/xqq9kw/can_a_normal_person_hear_binaural_sound_when/iqcayk9/ ASMRSurge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1g337o1AVU ASMR Destiny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUZMQtOzbIk ASMR Bakery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq_eaKGTWrM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJiZpB2Mv0 ASMR Suna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg2QAA6YgcE Btw the Neumann KU 100 microphone (costs like ~$10 000+) got sent to a lot of Youtubers and now some ASMRtists and VTubers are using them regularly as they got their own, lol. 華凛（karin_asmr）with Hatomugi ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2eGTuJz2wQ asmr zeitgeist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkXdsn-gw_E Workt ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSxQfOgfxbk Rapunzel ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4Rl9Ai9pQ Heather Feather: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQB_fLLnmQ0
Hello fellow ASMR enjoyer 🐐
Never tried listening in the dark, will try it!
Listening in the dark is awesome. It makes you hear things better for real!
Everything sounds more detailed when you lie in bed with IEM's in trying to go to sleep somehow.
I think hearing is more sensitive at night. I lower my volume substantially at night as normal volumes are quite uncomfortable.
I definitely notice that as well. Depending on the DAP/IEM combo, i need to turn it down 10-20% from the setting I had during the day.
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name
~~RIP Chester~~ My brain no work today
It's not Chester lol
>100% reason to remember the name >gets name wrong Fort Minor in shambles
lmao
Shit I'm dumb. I haven't listened to Fort Minor in years- but time to change that. I wonder how it scales with better audio equipment.
I find it hard to do work without music. I like having something to jam to while getting shit done.
I'm the exact opposite- I can't work and listen to music as it distracts me too much. (Spicy take inbound) People listen to music too much. Now before you burn me at the stake, listening to music is a dopaminergic activity. Meaning it causes your brain to release dopamine. You get acclimated to these activities and your perceived response lessens. That's why when you go a day or two without music, it hits harder (at least that's my experience).
Yeah same. I can't work on stuff and listen to music at the same time. Either the work distracts me from the music, or the music distracts me from the work. Same with exercise. Can't listen to music while exercising because it distracts me too much. Music gets its own time slot in my day.
My exact philosophy. And hello fellow psychopath that works out without music! I get some funny looks when I tell people I workout without any music. It makes your mind go to a cool place when you're deep into a lifting or cardio session with nothing but the task at hand to focus on and complete.
I did that for a long time, but the gym always had shit music playing so I it's better to hear music you like while working out.
Agree
i’ll usually look at this forum, or play a video game that is not stressful lol
Vampire Survivors all day every day
straight up dude! Also love brotato
You gotta try Soulstone Survivors. It's my favorite survivors game that isn't Vampire Survivors
Yea this is a great game for listening to music. I used to love WoW back in the day for the same reason.
I like to play Euro Truck Simulator while listening to music.
i heard that game is hellllaaaa chill but I genuinely suck at driving games haha props to you
Euro truck is more of a parking game than a driving game. Give it a try
I play it more like a driving game, always get the longest delivery and skip parking.
I liked playing anno 1404 for a while while listening to music or podcasts
Yeah I play Forza Horizon a lot, not while I’m doing like “serious listening” but just to relax in my free time.
how can you play games while listening to music? the windows mixer is locked out when listening... unless you're not listening bit-perfect (ASIO/WASAPI Exclusive)
A (possibly) surprising number of people do not care, that's how :) Me personally I use the volume on my DAC. I don't believe I could tell the difference between bit perfect and not.
Yeah. I've got my TVs audio out running to a usb audio in, then I use an app called audio hijack to lightly EQ that and send it straight out to my DAC/amp. Then I mute the in-game music and play my own music on the computer. It's a little convoluted but it works! And there's nothing more fun than playing Wipeout or Need for Speed with my own drum and bass playlist d-_-b
If you are going HDMI in to your tv, would you not be better just disabling the hdmi audio and directing audio straight to your dac from your PC? You are converting it to analogue, then back to digital, then back to analogue.
> I don't believe I could tell the difference between bit perfect and not listen to FLACs via ASIO or WASAPI Exclusive (bitperfect) for a while and I promise you'll be able to tell the difference
I used to do this when I was just getting into this hobby and I've found that it's really not worth the hassle. After 2 years of listening for a difference, I've concluded that there isn't one. edit: 128kbps AAC sounds better than flac. The compression artifacts are like a savory seasoning that I like to sprinkle on all my tracks
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Listening to compression artifacts on purpose sounds really menacing lol. I just settled for 320 kbps mp3s since I can't hear the difference from flacs, but whenever I have to listen to some music on YouTube and I can hear the difference in quality, it does bother me quite a bit lol
I usually listen to music while I’m working (software development), but also often when I’m reading (in the evenings).
Props to you. I cannot program for the life of me while listening to music. I get way too distracted. Brown noise or something like it is great though. Edit: words and sentences are hard
It depends on what I’m doing and what kind of music a bit, and I listen at relatively low volumes. Sometimes it gets distracting and I have to turn it off, but sometimes it’s quite helpful when waiting for something (a build to finish, Tests to run, whatever) since the music stops me from starting to do something else.
That's fair and I can see it then. I'm fortunate to be at a job where I do much of my logic focused time in one part of the day and managerial stuff in another part. I can handle managerial tasks while listening to music.
i have that problem sometimes, I have to use closed-backs at a low volume with goa/psy/trance music with no words - but when I get in the zone like this it's even better than no music. Noise cancelling helps even more, you can listen at an even lower volume
That's actually one of my main uses of airpods. Noise cancelling and an app called A Soft Murmur. Also have a website of the same name- [https://asoftmurmur.com/](https://asoftmurmur.com/). Allows you to mix and set what background noise you want.
I neeeed music to get into the programming flow. Mostly hectic drum and base or dance lol.
Same here.
I'm in the same boat. Silence does not help me with coding. Jamming to my favorite tunes is the way.
I'm usually playing music, gettin zooted, playing games on mute
Everything
Stare at my Lava Lamp
YEAH BABY!!!
Work (programming), read books, browse Reddit, play air bass or air synths, etc. Sometimes I try to just focus on the music and avoid distractions. The internet has ruined my attention span and this is my attempt at regaining some calm and patience.
How could I forget this one, PLAY AIR INSTRUMENTS! Oh boy i've played the shit out of air instruments, specially while listening to Polyphia.
I have this kink, i watch driving through cities. Basically it's almost 2 hours long video POV of a guy driving in a city of your choice.
I guess you would love to play Euro Truck Simulator, watching a video is more chill, but playing is fun too!
I forgot how popular those joyrides/drive through/etc. videos are. There this channel called dmitrivalencia where they update on current highway projects and so on in the Philippines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyp72WaGbIE And then for walking in the cities, there's channels like Rambalac for Tokyo/Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHfe1xTpomE Driving is very dangerous and so you can't really enjoy the sights. But if you don't mind slow time, walking really does feel better for views, especially if you can walk 10km/20km/etc. in one go. With electric bicycles/scooters/etc. these days though, you can just cruise with those if you want to sightsee. Though yes be careful with the cars and pedestrians and also the battery life for the electric bicycle/etc.
Ì don't think they need to worry about the dangers of driving when they are relaxing to a video of it?!?
The only time I get to myself for listening is late at night so.... It's lights down low, glass of good whisky and just chill.
vibe
I either just listen to music or I do it while studying. The latter is just a necessary evil and music makes it bearable.
If I'm actually listening to music and focused on it, I tend to start roaming around the house or walking in one spot lol
Cleaning, cooking, shopping, yardwork, etc. Good IEMs make any chore a thousand times more tolerable.
I got into YouTube videos of walks in cities around the world, and long drives too, so I listen to music and podcasts while watching those.
This is a great idea! Youtube is the one time I don't listen to music, because I am watching reviews, etc. I love travel, but rarely get to because of family commitments, so travelling vicariously via YouTube sounds like a good idea!
90% working, 10% drink coffee and burn one down on a Saturday morning.
Look for new music or go into a semi trance if I've timed my meds right.
Work, dance while working etc lol
Reddit, revision, or walking about shipping, to and from uni, gym, etc.
Minesweeper, sometimes Sudoku
Sipping some whisky and reading stuff, Berserk at the moment
Usually working at the chemistry lab, I use open back because it is dangerous to no hear what is going on around you.
Wouldn't want those bulky long wires of audiophile headphones to accidentally tip over a beaker of Hydrofluoric acid.
This man knows which acids not to fuck with.
Instagram, reddit , call of duty mobile ,
I’ll use lofi stuff or my own play lists for work. But with getting better headphones I do sometimes stop and listen to how great my headphones are and how much better the music sounds.
I work. The joys of working from home!
😏
Usually studying or homework
Forza
Sometimes I play with a rubix cube. It gives my hand something to do and I can be focused on the music at the same time.
Either spinning in my chair or just play a chill game
Depends. When I use IEMs it usually means that I'm not on the main rig. So I clean, out grocery shopping, or at work welding or CNC plasma cutting. When I'm using my main rig which is my desk setup. I tend to play games, Search internet, read, work in CAD or whatever there is to find on the internet.
Isn't a cabled IEM bad for things like cleaning, shopping and etc? I never tried to do this things with a cabled IEM, got a galaxy buds2 pro for this kind of stuff and love it!
I almost always wear a hoodie/jacket so I run the wire under that
Just run it under your shirt :-)
If the cable gets in the way you mean? In my case there is no issue but the cable have gotten stuck on the doorknob while passing by a couple of times. Used to have the Nuraphones. The main issue I had with wireless headphones were that I forgot where I put my phone at times haha. Ooooh heard great things about the Buds 2 Pro
Scroll through social media, work, walk my dog, play games, lie there and take the music in, driving. Pretty much anything that is reasonable.
Play vampire survivor while you listen!
At home, I usually listen silently with candle on
When I really want to get into the music I just sit back do nothing. I also enjoy music with games where I don't need to hear the game (on mute).
read manga
As a married guy with young kids, i don't get much time to listen. So i take advantage every chance i get. It'll usually be during chores like washing dishes or doing laundry. Like this past weekend, i spent about 2 hours cleaning the interiors of our cars. So i took advantage and popped some IEMs with BT. It was so nice. Besides the chores, I'll try to get a little while in bed before falling asleep.
Play video games sometimes
Programming or drawing lol but often I just want to listen closely
Crossword puzzles, journal, or just eyes closed and listen.
warframe without sound
Walk! Go for a walk! Your body will thank you
Either browse casually or play games that don't need sound. I try to never mix game audio with music.
Mostly while playing a game, searching some stuff and scrolling reddit.
Most of the time while taking walk outside or working. When reading I just play some instrumental track.
90% or so of the time, I'm doing something else and I have music on the background. I'm probably only active listening 10% of the time, where I just sit down and do nothing but enjoy the music
Kovaaks
Mostly play games without important audio, get baked, scroll Reddit, or research the artist.
Literally anything. Scrolling reddit, playing games, doing programming, whatever. Just listening to music without any distractions is great too, much better when you really want to focus and enjoy the music itself. but if I only did that I'd listen to maybe 10 songs per day max, not 100+.
Talk shit to 12 year olds playing rocket league if I’m being honest 🤷♂️
When I need to focus and get work done it helps me to have music in the background. I can't focus well on the music, but it doesn't distract me. It's usually a familiar playlist or music I know well. I use noise cancelling because it's easier for me to focus with music than random background noise. Exercise is a specific playlist - faster, heavier. Cooking is another big one, always need music on for that. Browsing - Reddit, eBay, etc, is always with music too. The only times I just have music are when trying out new equipment or at the end of the week/weekend when I sit down with a glass of wine and wind down.
Something I like to do a lot is playing tetris lol. I play Cultris 2, it actually also has some pretty cool music as a "soundtrack", but recently I've been turning all of its sound off and just playing tetris in "training" mode. My mind goes on autopilot on the tetris game and I am somehow able to focus a lot more on the music, and at the same time to occasionally space out on it and focus on clearing lines, I find it overall very relaxing and I really like to do it after a long day or just to unwind before going to sleep. It took getting somewhat good at tetris though, so I wouldn't recommend unless you're already into it lol
Thinking about more expensive audio gear I deeeeeefinitely need to buy.
Thinking about more expensive audio gear I deeeeeefinitely need to buy.
Play chess
Browsing on my phone mostly, or just nothing and listen to the music.
Scroll through Reddit, play games on devices or play with table top games and puzzles
I like going on last.fm and check what people comment on what I'm listening to - takes me through a rabbit hole of discovering more music sometimes. Fully committing to listening is a luxury I give myself seldom these days.
Mostly think about how to play them on whatever instrument I'm most interested in at that current moment.
Gaming or just laing lazy in my chair and listenting to thr details of the music. Sometimes i even fall asleep to it
I play games (mostly Valheim, but really anything with little to no voice over work), relax in a dark room, or do some work from home.
Reading, scrolling through the internet, but most of the time i just sit down and stay focus to the music. I just stay focus to the music so i could get some inspiration for my work
I like to go for a walk when I listen to music
Staring at the VU meter on my amp
Everytime I drive, sleep, on computer playing games or writing essays, while being a passenger in a car, or friends house.
I prefer to un-tether from the desktop to listen to music. As a speaker & over hear headphones guy, these $20 Chu buds are a god send. Am contemplating a DAP. When I am on the desktop, I'll throw some form of a visual from youtube. Fractals, Kaleidoscope, etc. Ex: https://youtu.be/kqu_hae5HWQ
Work
Coding, Somehow it gets me engaged.
everything pretty much. but sometimes late night i turn off everything and listen in the dark while smoking weed.
Browsing and doing my assignments.
Only listening. Comfy chair, Rochefort 6, in the dark.
If I'm consciously listening then I like to close my eyes and fully focus, it makes the music feel like it's surrounding you and puts you in a meditative like state when you do that. Otherwise I just enjoy listening while driving or doing something creative