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.

the sound / production works so well for this tune. i feel like i can hear your joy coming through.
nice work, rplktr!

the sound / production works so well for this tune. i feel like i can hear your joy coming through. nice work, rplktr!

Wonderful glitchy analog. If I hadn't read what you wrote I would have called it just that. Reminds me of what Reznor did with the drum break in The Great Destroyer - analog, glitchy destruction. But this is much more melodic. I also really enjoy the stereo space here a lot but on that note:

Either the codec or the bit crushing is doing something to the most extreme stereo sounds, the hard-panned left or right, that sounds unintentional and actually painful, almost like a moment of clipping or something. I had something like this happen with a lofi plugin that was doing something bit crushing and it only came out in mastering, and was intermittent, but wow it was painful. Not as extreme here by any means but if you're experimenting this might be something to check ie codec vs bit crusher. If the codec is bit reducing it could create the same effect, and might only manifest in those hard-panned notes. Otherwise a really successful experiment, really enjoyed the listen.

Wonderful glitchy analog. If I hadn't read what you wrote I would have called it just that. Reminds me of what Reznor did with the drum break in The Great Destroyer - analog, glitchy destruction. But this is much more melodic. I also really enjoy the stereo space here a lot but on that note: Either the codec or the bit crushing is doing something to the most extreme stereo sounds, the hard-panned left or right, that sounds unintentional and actually painful, almost like a moment of clipping or something. I had something like this happen with a lofi plugin that was doing something bit crushing and it only came out in mastering, and was intermittent, but wow it was painful. Not as extreme here by any means but if you're experimenting this might be something to check ie codec vs bit crusher. If the codec is bit reducing it could create the same effect, and might only manifest in those hard-panned notes. Otherwise a really successful experiment, really enjoyed the listen.

Interesting approach, many good sounds to dig into here, and propulsive!

Interesting approach, many good sounds to dig into here, and propulsive!

cool concept and successful results! i especially like the instruments in the high end of the frequency spectrum. lots of interesting interplay and sound design. favorited!

cool concept and successful results! i especially like the instruments in the high end of the frequency spectrum. lots of interesting interplay and sound design. favorited!

damn that's really nice! multi-moog what's not to love.

damn that's really nice! multi-moog what's not to love.

Fun track! Kept me interested all the way through. Some really nice sound design here and everything just fits together.

Fun track! Kept me interested all the way through. Some really nice sound design here and everything just fits together.

Crazy wild stuff that's all over the place. The left ear, and the right one as well.
- Raioh

Crazy wild stuff that's all over the place. The left ear, and the right one as well. - Raioh

I really like this. It sounds good and especially the little bird tweets. It sounds like it was fun to put together.

I really like this. It sounds good and especially the little bird tweets. It sounds like it was fun to put together.

Thanks for listening y'all! I can share now that this codec experiment was fueled by the idea to make the longest track on Weekly Beats. With a 16MB upload limit, you gotta be creative with your codec choices to break 20-ish minutes. So I made a few uploads, starting with ΔΣM, where I was testing whether AAC HE2 is up to the task. I'm happy to report that it indeed is and that "longest track" clock at over 37 minutes long. I worked for a long time on that one.

[quote=LeBernd]Loving the analog-but-pseudo-digitally-degraded aesthetic![/quote] [quote=jegasus]Dude, this is such a cool concept, and executed in such a great way![/quote] [quote=emily]the track is really fun - feels like forward motion[/quote] [quote=judy]didn't have any issues in any of those places. I say go for it![/quote] [quote=pineapple_dan]Wow what an interesting and well-executed experiment![/quote] [quote=PieBaron]really fun composition, production sounds great.[/quote] [quote=jwh]the sound / production works so well for this tune.[/quote] [quote=neon liminal]If the codec is bit reducing it could create the same effect, and might only manifest in those hard-panned notes.[/quote] [quote=miraclemiles]Interesting approach, many good sounds to dig into here, and propulsive! [/quote] [quote=nedsferatu]cool concept and successful results![/quote] [quote=chr15m]damn that's really nice! multi-moog what's not to love.[/quote] [quote=cortx]Some really nice sound design here and everything just fits together.[/quote] [quote=Devieus]Crazy wild stuff that's all over the place.[/quote] [quote=OleJazzer]I really like this. It sounds good and especially the little bird tweets.[/quote] Thanks for listening y'all! I can share now that this codec experiment was fueled by the idea to make [url=https://weeklybeats.com/rplktr/music/the-longest-track-on-weekly-beats]the longest track on Weekly Beats[/url]. With a 16MB upload limit, you gotta be creative with your codec choices to break 20-ish minutes. So I made a few uploads, starting with ΔΣM, where I was testing whether AAC HE2 is up to the task. I'm happy to report that it indeed is and that "longest track" clock at over 37 minutes long. I worked for a long time on that one.