Music to Play Pool By

 
HawaiianEye said:
I got everybody BEAT on their beats, and I still can't beat anybody. :) :)

What I DO, is redub MY voice with positive instructions in mix with the music track that is playing. This project hasn't gone to far yet, since I simply haven't taken the time to finish it. It is a SIMPLE project but it takes time...depending upon how many instructions you want to put and how often you want to hear them. You can do this with the most BASIC of FREE music mixing software or you can spend as much money at the music studios do. The CHOICE is up to YOU.

The IDEA is sort of like a "subliminal" message. Something to remind you, while you are listening to YOUR favorite music.

You are hearing "YOURSELF" remind YOU to:

- Keep your eye on the ball
- Stay down
- Make sure you stay chalked
- Look at the shot from a different angle before you shoot
- Etc, etc, etc.

If you DON'T like your OWN voice doing it, you can have someone else read the instructions. You can space them out where you only hear one instruction per song, or however many you want to hear. I would SUGGEST your instructions are kept to the minimum number and then repeated through a "loop". You can loop them in random order or in a set order.

The idea is LIMITLESS. Up to YOU.

I was going to make a BASIC "demo" to show people at one time and then OFFER to do all the "mixing" for them should they let me know what music they wanted and what "instructions", but then it gets into a LEGAL deal if you are using copywrited music and making money on somebody else's music.

I never got into any legal research, because I don't know if it would be a money making deal. You would probably lose your ass on this deal because pool players don't even want to pay for water in the pool hall.

Bottom line is if "you can't handle YOURSELF telling YOU what to do" while you are shooting, who can you handle?

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Aloha.

P.S., In case somebody must ASK, I am playing this in my earbuds...NOT on the JUKEBOX.
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https://soundcloud.com/alex-lely/alex-lely-vibe-solaris-bonus

Will look to see how to get full track there
Other one is with subliminal suggestions
 
I love triphop and some abient stuff while shooting. Hiphop or even classic Rat Pack sound is great as well. I love heavy rock, but I dont like playing pool to it. Needs to be a bit mellow.

A recent favorite of mine while shooting has been Seth MacFarlane's CD, Music is Better then Words. Hard to believe this is the same guy who created and does most of the voices for Family Guy.

http://www.amazon.com/Music-Is-Bett...id=1389642565&sr=8-1&keywords=seth+macfarlane
 
Anything by Miley Cyrus its great practice to keep your head down while twerking around the table. lol I like listening to soft rock when I play
 
Strokin

FairladyZ said:
Ok, this is a strange one.....but it used to hold true when I skated amateur....certain music blaring at the parks would determine how well I performed at the skatepark that day....mood altering I don't know....but like skateboarding, the idea of 'mood altering' music faded away....I quit skating for good when I was 32, 8 years ago.

Anyway, I have an HTPC setup to play random tracks from my classic rock category (I have a massive MP3 collection, approaching 1TB of pure music), so there were 10's of thousands of songs for it to choose from.....so I'm just hitting balls around, music at a normal listening level, when this song comes on....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld1l4Ud7jp8

All of a sudden, for a few minutes, its like I never quit playing pool....I started making shots I should never be completing. Ran out 2x 9-ball racks back to back....first time since I started playing again....and I haven't been able to do it again....

Lets hear some songs you like to play to.....youtube links work great for this.
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Strokin. Clarence Carter. Check it out.
 
My preferred music to listen to while hitting balls on my re-calibrated rails blue logo 9' Pro Am in my remodeled garage is the blues... using my phone's mp3 player and bluetooth signal to drive my Bose SoundLink.

Love the blues.
 
 
Houstoer said:
damn dude; we think alot alike !!!!!
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I forgot to mention another Texas national treasure: Texas Johnny Brown. His "Cheatin' and Stealin'" is one of my all-time favorite songs.

Honorable mentions to Allman Brothers and Taj Mahal. Marshall Tucker Group when I'm in a Country mood.
 
As much as I enjoy Rush I can't play listening to it. The time signature changes kill my rhythm. What little I have anyway. Thanks Mr. Peart.
 
Dgerst said:
As much as I enjoy Rush I can't play listening to it. The time signature changes kill my rhythm. What little I have anyway. Thanks Mr. Peart.
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I can't listen to Geddy Lee's voice. Makes fingernails on a chalkboard sound like Mozart.
 
Jethro Tull - Aqualung was playing today....that was a good pool shootin' song! :D
 
Play some damn music! I'll shoot with anything on.

Or not on.. I can space out on my own, too.

Just rack 'em. That's all I care about. :thumbup:
 
If you are just bumping the balls around music is fine. I have watched a lot of matches where a player listened to music while playing.
You might be ok in rotation games but in 1 pocket I have seen some real dumb moves whilst bobbing the noggin to the music.
 
I have a lot of favorites but I can tell you with certainty, it isn't Gwar.

Some of the bangers used to come into our old hall and put that crap on.

I just wanted to unplug both them and the juke box.

I can definitely play with many distractions. Gwar isn't one of them.
 
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