What do you always listen to at work? Work BGM” service to help you get more done
Hello!
How do you “sound” at work, how do you feel?
Some people prefer silence, some prefer ambient sound, some prefer their favorite music…I think there are a lot of people. I am the type of person who likes anything, but the best sound for working is ambient sound. Although I often concentrate even in silence, I feel nervous when I work in a scene. When I listen to my favorite music, I sometimes get distracted by it, but I feel very energized instead. I feel more motivated to work when I listen to music that makes me excited…!
It started like this, today’s theme is music. While we all enjoy our favorite music, today I would like to introduce you to some other services for background music for work “environmental sounds and radio sounds”.
ambient sound
Let’s start with environmental sounds. Environmental sounds are sounds that we hear in our daily lives, such as “natural sounds. For example, the sound of people talking in the city. The sound of cars passing by. The sound of a bonfire, the sound of running water. These are called environmental sounds. There are several services that can reproduce these environmental sounds.
Noisli is simple looking and intuitive to operate and play environmental sounds. Pressing each of the icons (rain, trees, etc.) will play that sound. You can combine several environmental sounds and save them!
The sound of waves and leaves rubbing against each other being played back as a mix
Although available for a fee, basic environmental sounds can generally be heard for free.
Coffitivity can play several ambient sounds from cafes. With the paid version, you can listen to all of those listed. The faint sounds of people talking, which are not in Japanese, can also be heard just fine.
Japanese Radio
The next service is the radio. The human voice and music play just right and provide a nice listening experience. Many people may find that Japanese radio “fits in” with the familiar music and speaking voices in a pleasant way.
radiko is a well-known service. You can listen to radio podcasts on your smartphone or PC for free. Basically, you can listen to radios in your area, and you can also go back to past programs for a certain period of time. With a paid plan, you can listen to radios from all over Japan and extend the period of time for which you can listen backward.
Rajiru★Rajiru is a website that live streams NHK radio. It sometimes plays radio exercises, so you can take a break when you are working remotely.
Foreign Radio
There are many services where you can listen to radio, music, podcasts, etc. overseas. The advantage of this service is that there is a wide variety of content, and non-Japanese songs can be “played off the hook” in a sense, which is also an advantage as background music for work.
It offers a collection of music, news, and live sports from around the world. The free version has ads, but there are so many channels that you will never get tired of listening to them.
Here, too, you can listen to radios from around the world. The interesting thing about the UI is that you turn the globe to tune the radio. It is a bit impressive to know that there are so many radios in the world (actually, there are probably more than that). You can listen to radios in countries you may never visit in your lifetime, and if you listen to a language you are not familiar with at all, you will not be distracted by the content, which is another convenient point. You can even add the radio stations you like to your favorites.
This is a service where you can listen to American radio. There are many stations, live radio streaming, podcasts, and artist-specific radio and content.
Although there are only a few channels for Japanese music and other music, there are a great variety of channels for foreign music. Channels are divided into detailed categories by genre and by age, so you may be able to find music of your favorite genre that you are not yet familiar with.
This is a unique service where you select a country on the map and specify the era, and music from that era will start playing. The service is so interesting that you can choose from the 1900s to the present day! You can enjoy music from various places around the world, not only today, but also from a wide range of generations, so you will never get tired of listening to this service.
summary
Today I have introduced various “sound” services. When you want sound while working, I think one option is to choose from these services. Do you want to concentrate? Or do you want to relax and work on your project? Do you want to help your creative work? It may be a good idea to borrow the power of “sound” to suit your various situations.
Plus: What’s this song? I wondered.
I’m curious about songs I stumbled across on these radios, streaming services, or in cafes! But I don’t know the title…! But I don’t know the title…! In such cases, an app called “Shazam” comes in handy. Just start the app and tap “Recognize surrounding music” to automatically listen to the music and tell you the name of the artist and the name of the song. It is very convenient, so please try it!
