do you play with sound on?

I do, but I usually turn the loading screen, build mode music off

All sounds are on in my game. Sometimes, I love listening to the radio play Winter Holiday or Jazz music from the stereo while my Sims work from home or make videos.

But I've turned off the music which annoys me.

I play with sound on for the most part. Sometimes I might listen to an audio book or listen to a radio program when I play then I don' have the sound on for the sims.

I cannot play without sound, unless I'm building, I can't connect to the world, or my sims without hearing whats going on!

Yes! I really love the sound effects of the game, the only thing that makes me feel less happy (?) is the fact that I think TS3 music for the build and buy modes were more catchy, so I prefer it. But anyway, I really enjoy listening to my sims talking to each other in TS4.

I listen to the sound but my sims don’t have any music in the background, I find it distracting. If I am listening to music then that is the only thing I am doing, if I am playing a game then that is what I am doing. Not a multitasker really, prefers to give one thing all of my attention.

Usually I listen to a podcast or some music. I don’t find the sound all that compelling in the game.

if i'm actually in game then usually yeah, but if i'm building or in cas i mute it and listen to my own music

I switch between listening to the game's sound and having videos/movies on as background noise.