Loving the analog-but-pseudo-digitally-degraded aesthetic! I have a Neutral Labs Scrooge in the mail and can't wait to dig in, too.
I'm really impressed by how much melody you found space for, even though you were leaning into this experimental sound. My tracks are way more focused on drums and rhythms which makes it hard to then fit in much harmonic content.

Loving the analog-but-pseudo-digitally-degraded aesthetic! I have a Neutral Labs Scrooge in the mail and can't wait to dig in, too. I'm really impressed by how much melody you found space for, even though you were leaning into this experimental sound. My tracks are way more focused on drums and rhythms which makes it hard to then fit in much harmonic content.

Dude, this is such a cool concept, and executed in such a great way! I really enjoyed how you made it chiptuny, but very much your own version of it. Awesome work!

Also, thanks for the constructive feedback in my last tune! I tried incorporating your suggestion in this week's submission since I once again used piano samples. I don't think I was able to really hit the mark exactly, but it definitely gave rhe song unique character. Anyways, thx again!

Dude, this is such a cool concept, and executed in such a great way! I really enjoyed how you made it chiptuny, but very much your own version of it. Awesome work! Also, thanks for the constructive feedback in my last tune! I tried incorporating your suggestion in this week's submission since I once again used piano samples. I don't think I was able to really hit the mark exactly, but it definitely gave rhe song unique character. Anyways, thx again!

Yeah, this kit would definitely fit for this track! Let me know how you like it once you get it. I'm somewhat careful about such instruments. Many of those experimental products like Strega, Blast Beats, or Softpop 2, only have limited sweet spots and the other sounds you get tend to be less useful musically. At least for me, but YouTube demos of those products usually fail to convince me either. Scrooge included. So I'm genuinely curious if you end up liking it.

[quote=LeBernd]I have a Neutral Labs Scrooge in the mail and can't wait to dig in, too.[/quote] Yeah, this kit would definitely fit for this track! Let me know how you like it once you get it. I'm somewhat careful about such instruments. Many of those experimental products like Strega, Blast Beats, or Softpop 2, only have limited sweet spots and the other sounds you get tend to be less useful musically. At least for me, but YouTube demos of those products usually fail to convince me either. Scrooge included. So I'm genuinely curious if you end up liking it.

are you a Delta Epsilom Mu? very curious imagary & title...

the track is really fun - feels like forward motion

much needed in this time of suspense the US is sitting with...

are you a Delta Epsilom Mu? very curious imagary & title... the track is really fun - feels like forward motion much needed in this time of suspense the US is sitting with...

It's a sigma. The title comes from analog-digital converters. The imagery was part of an idea for the track that I didn't end up having time to pursue.

[quote=emily]are you a Delta Epsilom Mu? very curious imagary & title...[/quote] It's a sigma. The title comes from [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-sigma_modulation]analog-digital converters[/url]. The imagery was part of an idea for the track that I didn't end up having time to pursue.

...wat? I need to know more about that. I didn't know alternate encodings were possible for uploads here? I downloaded the file. 1,638 KB for a 4 minute stereo track, hella impressive. I'm listening a second time, and it does sound like maybe some info is missing, but I didn't notice during the first listen.

For the song itself, I dig it. Good progression, never gets boring.

I'm now on my fourth listen. I love this, favorited.

[quote=rplktr]The file is also encoded with an experimental codec that is very space-efficient. It's definitely lossy but it fits the genre. Let me know if you have trouble hearing it or it's not in stereo. [/quote] ...wat? I need to know more about that. I didn't know alternate encodings were possible for uploads here? I downloaded the file. 1,638 KB for a 4 minute stereo track, hella impressive. I'm listening a second time, and it does sound like maybe some info is missing, but I didn't notice during the first listen. For the song itself, I dig it. Good progression, never gets boring. I'm now on my fourth listen. I love this, favorited.

It's a special low-bitrate form of AAC called HE2. If you have Apple's Compressor app, you can convert ALAC files to that. It doesn't sound great on general music, but for highly digitally sounding well-separated electronic music it works well. Unless somebody here tells me they can't play it in their browser or something.

If it does work out, I plan to use it for a stupid idea soon, but let's not spoil the surprise.

[quote=judy]I didn't know alternate encodings were possible for uploads here?[/quote] It's a special low-bitrate form of AAC called HE2. If you have Apple's Compressor app, you can convert ALAC files to that. It doesn't sound great on general music, but for highly digitally sounding well-separated electronic music it works well. Unless somebody here tells me they can't play it in their browser or something. If it does work out, I plan to use it for a stupid idea soon, but let's not spoil the surprise.

I played in Firefox in Windows, Firefox on macOS, and VLC, and didn't have any issues in any of those places. I say go for it!

I played in Firefox in Windows, Firefox on macOS, and VLC, and didn't have any issues in any of those places. I say go for it!

Wow what an interesting and well-executed experiment! This track has excellent flow and layering.

Wow what an interesting and well-executed experiment! This track has excellent flow and layering.

really fun composition, production sounds great.

really fun composition, production sounds great.