My preference would be none, but sometimes there is extraneous noise that has to be disguised.
I tune into either BBC Radio 3 or Classic FM. The latter has ads, which can be more distracting than the noise i am trying to cover. For writing I like quiet contemplative music and am a sucker for a Bach work like The Goldberg Variations or the partitas etc. It doesn't have to be classical. I like jazz too. What to call it? Chamber jazz? As long as its quiet. Anything louder or more assertive and I cannot concentrate.
I tune into either BBC Radio 3 or Classic FM. The latter has ads, which can be more distracting than the noise i am trying to cover. For writing I like quiet contemplative music and am a sucker for a Bach work like The Goldberg Variations or the partitas etc. It doesn't have to be classical. I like jazz too. What to call it? Chamber jazz? As long as its quiet. Anything louder or more assertive and I cannot concentrate.