Music; Friend or Foe?

Just out of curiousity, does anyone listen to music while they play MNC? If so, which kind? I've always enjoyed having it just to help me get in the zone. I've heard some people saying that it was just too distracting and takes their concentration from the game. Any thoughts?

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I listen to this song in any game I play. I also enjoy listening to Pendulum every now and then during game.

I typically listen to slow or soft music to prevent raging...works wonders.

If I listen to anything it has to have no lyrics and be turned down very low, otherwise I find myself not paying attention to the game so much.. and I need all the focus I can get.

Screw dubstep,

This puts me in the zone everytime

If I'm playing with friends I'm usually always talking or communicating for the game. If I'm by myself I'll maybe play something from my iPod usually some dubstep, drum and bass, that kind of thing, something fast paced. Never headphones, I like to wake up my neighbors.

Well, for any trance fans here, try this when you play. It's quite great.

I prefer to listen to some Slim Shady mostly his music from 2003 and years before and some HOV

No music when I play. A lot of that is because I have to turn it up pretty loud to hear it over my headset, which in turn means that my party can usually hear it. Plus it distracts me.

No music for me. I'm almost always in a party chatting away. Plus - the music makes it so I can't hear the assassins coming as easily. Which makes it so I can't turn around and wreck em. TURN YOUR CLOAK OFF EARLIER YOU SILLY NO ARMOR WEARING ASSASSINS. Come on now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1-TrAvp_xs

This is some dope ****, gets me into the zone right away.

Wow, surprised that the majority of you do not listen to music while playing...I can't play without it. Just any kind of music will get me in the groove of things but without it I can't seem to function.

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I use turtle beaches and music keeps me from hearing assassins. If I do listen to music though, it's usually something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewc1hixzYPY

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I like instrumentals if i'm playing a game. Bonobo and Amon Tobin are a couple musicians i like to alot(for instrumentals). Load up pandora or last.fm, type in one of these names and just go about my day with some good ambient music.

If you don't like music without lyrics, then you won't like these guys.

Try out:

Bonobo - Black Sands, Kiara, Kong
Amon Tobin - Day Trip!
Sparklehorse Danger Mouse - Dark Night of the soul(album name and song).

Just some personal opinions. I like most music, and this stuff always puts me in a good mood and keeps me from raging(so i'll play the game longer)

You wear overpriced headphones that happen to be made by Voyetra Turtle Beach.

Hawke's Bay (Karachi), St. Lawrence Bay (Barbados), and South Frigate Bay (St. Kitts) are turtle beaches.

Amon Tobin's soundtrack for Chaos Theory is perfect for when you want to play assassin.

I usually listen to the dulcet tones of Barry Manilow whilst popping head shots. A little Coppacabana really gets my juices flowing.

Amon Tobin is just awesome. His soundtrack for Splinter Cell is awesome. Heh one reason i associate that music with being sneaky-ish. Love it.

I can never hear music i use astro's.