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| Mark Hemming Великобритания Local time: 02:15 словенский => английский + ...
I've wondered for a long time what my fellow translators listen to during those long hours slumped in front of a computer. Do you have a specific radio station you always tune in to? Have you created a special YouTube playlist for those low motivation days? Is there an album you reach for when 2am rings round and you still have 1000 words left for the morning? | | | Heinrich Pesch Финляндия Local time: 04:15 Член ProZ.com c 2003 финский => немецкий + ... The silence of the lambs | Nov 22, 2016 |
I sometimes hear neighbor's dogs barking, otherwise its quiet. I only listen to music, then I do nothing else. Between work sessions I play the piano, saxophone and violin, or at least I practice to play. | | | Vitals Литва Local time: 04:15 английский => литовский + ... Christian Instrumental music | Nov 22, 2016 |
Hi, Mark. I like calm inspirational music, if I use it for background during work time. My wife is a professional musician, she and some more high caliber musician friends and family sometimes record Christian instrumental music which I love very much. Piano, saxophone, bass guitar, lead guitar, clarinet, violin and more... You (or any other colleague) can send me an email via Proz.com, and I can send you a SoundCloud link to some live instrumental recordings that they... See more Hi, Mark. I like calm inspirational music, if I use it for background during work time. My wife is a professional musician, she and some more high caliber musician friends and family sometimes record Christian instrumental music which I love very much. Piano, saxophone, bass guitar, lead guitar, clarinet, violin and more... You (or any other colleague) can send me an email via Proz.com, and I can send you a SoundCloud link to some live instrumental recordings that they have. All the best, Vitaly ▲ Collapse | | | Tom in London Великобритания Local time: 02:15 Член ProZ.com c 2008 итальянский => английский
Mark Hemming wrote: I've wondered for a long time what my fellow translators listen to during those long hours slumped in front of a computer. Do you have a specific radio station you always tune in to? Have you created a special YouTube playlist for those low motivation days? Is there an album you reach for when 2am rings round and you still have 1000 words left for the morning? Silence. The wind, when it blows. Distant traffic. Children playing down in the street. I can't do anything when music is playing except stop everything and focus on the music. | |
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Ricki Farn Германия Local time: 03:15 английский => немецкий
and the cheep cheep of three little wild birds that made it clear they wanted to move into my backyard, so I ordered an accomodation for them online. I guess they were saying "you with the internet access, share your privilege!" | | |
I can't listen to music while working. I've tried but it distracts me. However, after a period of hard work I usually take some time to listen to this channel http://bit.ly/2fmvhZA It relaxes me, there is something in this piece of music, I don't know. | | | Mario Chavez (X) Local time: 21:15 английский => испанский + ... Instrumental: classical, jazz, chillout, avant-garde classical, tango | Nov 23, 2016 |
My musical tastes have expanded in the last few decades thanks to Pandora and the generous gift from a friend in the form of several hundred vinyl records. As I'm away from my records and record players, I have to live with iTunes and my online library of playlists, from James Bond soundtracks to some pop tracks (which I listen when I'm awake). Lately, I have been borrowing several dozen CDs with jazz and classical works from the university library as I'm attending Aveiro Universit... See more My musical tastes have expanded in the last few decades thanks to Pandora and the generous gift from a friend in the form of several hundred vinyl records. As I'm away from my records and record players, I have to live with iTunes and my online library of playlists, from James Bond soundtracks to some pop tracks (which I listen when I'm awake). Lately, I have been borrowing several dozen CDs with jazz and classical works from the university library as I'm attending Aveiro University (Portugal) this term. I was listening to some Afrocuban jazz last week, for example. Today, it was György Ligeti's pieces while I was prepping and executing a translation. I liken writing and translating to complex musical forms. Instrumental music (no voices) act like a rhythm, a heartbeat to my thinking while I translate. ▲ Collapse | | | Oksana Weiss Германия Local time: 03:15 Член ProZ.com c 2011 немецкий => английский + ...
I have noticed that in my case anything containing words leads to distraction, regardless of the language. At radiotunes.com there is quite a selection of instrumental channels, my favourites are Smooth Jazz and Solo Piano (when working long evening shifts). | |
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National Public Radio for news, talk, info and fun http://www.npr.org/ KCRW for music http://www.kcrw.com/ Both with apps on my ipad. Great apps, both for free. I never get complete silence, sadly, because I live in the city. Old building etc. My upstairs neighbor is a translator (yep) as well, and she hamm... See more National Public Radio for news, talk, info and fun http://www.npr.org/ KCRW for music http://www.kcrw.com/ Both with apps on my ipad. Great apps, both for free. I never get complete silence, sadly, because I live in the city. Old building etc. My upstairs neighbor is a translator (yep) as well, and she hammers away on her computer...sometimes...most of the time. Depending on the dead line I guess. So a bit of music helps to cover up 'her' noise;-) ▲ Collapse | | | Elías Sauza Мексика Local time: 19:15 Член ProZ.com c 2002 английский => испанский + ...
I listen to Jazz all day long. | | | Laura Kingdon Великобритания Local time: 02:15 Член ProZ.com c 2015 французский => английский + ... Music is too distracting | Nov 24, 2016 |
I try to keep things as quiet as possible. If I'm doing some fairly easy proofreading I might have a TV show on in the background, but in general any noise makes it too difficult to focus on what I'm doing. | | | Matthias Brombach Германия Local time: 03:15 Член ProZ.com c 2007 голландский => немецкий + ...
... from the vessels leaving / entering the locks of the Kiel Canal, accompanied sometimes by the sound of their propeller. | |
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jazz, kirtan, nature sounds. Anything works, provided it's instrumental and not too loud. | | | Tom in London Великобритания Local time: 02:15 Член ProZ.com c 2008 итальянский => английский | Faustine.Rou (X) Local time: 02:15 английский => французский rave, rave, rave...and minimal music | Nov 24, 2016 |
When I'm translating or proofreading, I tend to blast some psytrance, techno or jungle mix. Anything by Steve Reich is great too as it's very repetitive and not distracting. If I need to wake up in the morning, I'll sing along some happy hardcore or piano house tune while doing some admin. Unfortunately, I mainly do subtitling work, so I can't listen to music very often. Pouh | | | Страниц в теме: [1 2] > | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Translator playlists - what do you listen to? Anycount & Translation Office 3000 | Translation Office 3000
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