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13233809, i think your routine most closely matches mine
Posted by mista k5, Mon Feb-12-18 12:11 PM
>>1) What is your primary source of music? Do you use a
>>streaming app, multiple streaming apps? Still rocking a
>>personal library? Still doing CDs? Cassettes?
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>I used to stream a lot in like 2014, but then I stopped. I
>did discover a few artists from it, but it's usefulness kinda
>faded, because I tend to seek out new music anyway. I guess
>happening upon music on my own is one of those small joys in
>life... remembering how it happened and stuff. It's hard to
>explain. I'll still buy a physical CD if I think an artist is
>special.
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i used to use pandora back in like 08 but always went back to my personal library. unless im in the mood to find new music i prefer to listen to only songs i know i like.

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>>2) Do you usually listen to playlists? Are they based on an
>>artist/ several artists or more of a mood? Are they
>playlists
>>you made, where you individually picked out all the songs on
>>the playlist? Do you prefer to listen to music in blocks of
>>similar songs, gangsta rap hour, new jack swing, late 90's
>boy
>>bands, etc or shuffle and mix it up as much as possible?
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>Yes. I individually pick all the songs. My most listened to
>playlist is the one with current music I'm feeling with no
>genre or tempo restriction. Other than that, I have genre
>lists.
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do you refine the playlist a lot? meaning do you remove songs from it often or just keep adding new songs? how current is it?

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>>3) Do you listen to whole albums often? Mostly new or older?
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>Yeah. Anytime I find a song by a new artist that I like, I'll
>give their whole album a listen. I usually listen to new
>albums tho. After that, I take the songs I like most and add
>them to a playlist.
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same

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>>4) How do you discover new music?
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>By living I guess lol. Youtube, Amazon, Bandcamp, Soundcloud,
>TV shows, movies, Shazam, etc etc. There's music everywhere
>if you're listening.
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do you seek out the new music or you get a suggestion on youtube or where and check it out? i usually only go on soundcloud when i come across an article that such and such artists has a new song or a post on here

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>>5) What's your primary hardware set up for music? Phone and
>>earbuds/headphones? Car? Home stereo set up? Bluetooth
>>speakers? Internal phone speaker?
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>PC with some good speakers, car, and phone at work.
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