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Finding workout music with Pandora

Scott Birdby Scott Bird
February 21, 2006
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PandoraOver the past few days I’ve been re-discovering just how good it is to have the right music playing in a workout. Naturally, music affects people in different ways, but I tend to remember the exact song I was listening to when I set a new PR or some other significant event. Playing the same track on a subsequent attempt is often enough to bring success.

Recently I was reminded of the Pandora site, which is a creation stemming from the Music Genome Project. This project (which is still going) set about compiling a massive musical database filled with detailed information on a wide variety of music. Over 400 pieces of information were recorded for each song.

Pandora uses this extensive database to create a surprisingly accurate ‘if you like this, you’ll probably like this’ scenario. The more information (ie, bands you like) you give it, the better it gets. With each suggestion there is the option to indicate whether or not you like it; refining the output even further.

These suggestions are then streamed to you as a personalised radio station. This station can then be saved for future visits to the site. A brilliant way to identify appropriate music. The best part? It’s free.


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Comments

1

Another brilliant link, Scott! My trouble is precisely that I don’t know enough about music to find more of what I like. I need some more trash and industrial metal on my iPod, got plenty of Scandinavian death on there already.

Posted by: Kris | February 22, 2006 11:29 PM

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I’ve actually been rediscovering a lot of bands, simply by telling Pandora the type of stuff I like. The most recent of these is ‘Brides of Destruction’ - and I bought one of their CDs yesterday, so Pandora is definitely doing its job - which falls into the hard rock category. Possibly not quite thrashy enough for your taste (mine varies quite a bit), sort of an ’80s/’90s Motley Crue/Guns N’ Roses level.

Posted by: Scott | February 23, 2006 8:36 AM

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You might want to check out http://www.bestworkoutmusic.com for a large database of songs searchable by workout pace and genre.

Posted by: AD | March 3, 2006 10:31 PM

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Cheers. Will take a look.

I don’t suppose you’ve got a training log online anywhere?

Posted by: Scott | March 3, 2006 10:53 PM

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