Yep, like this a lot.  Acid tones are great and whatever that distorted tearing noise which starts at around 43 seconds is amazing.  It might be because I listen to a lot of industrial rock but I found how far back in the mix the guitars were a bit distracting.  I'm also curious about this codec.  Great track!

Also, that book series sounds a lot of fun, will be tracking it down.

Yep, like this a lot. Acid tones are great and whatever that distorted tearing noise which starts at around 43 seconds is amazing. It might be because I listen to a lot of industrial rock but I found how far back in the mix the guitars were a bit distracting. I'm also curious about this codec. Great track! Also, that book series sounds a lot of fun, will be tracking it down.

feeling it

feeling it

Awesome track, really nice blend of the acid sounds, guitar stabs and the more delicate sounds from Iridium.  The industrial soundscape and choir gave me memories of Front Line Assembly.

Awesome track, really nice blend of the acid sounds, guitar stabs and the more delicate sounds from Iridium. The industrial soundscape and choir gave me memories of Front Line Assembly.

Really cool how you managed to marry all of these distinctive sounds. It's really cohesive and gritty. Great job!

Really cool how you managed to marry all of these distinctive sounds. It's really cohesive and gritty. Great job!

I love the dirt & aggressive noise with that bright, clear lead ringing in the distance. The guitars & choral sounds are the perfect addition and it all unfolds perfectly.
I just saw the Murderbot series is getting a couple of compilation editions courtesy of Barnes & Noble. Might have to (finally) pull the trigger - I'm going to need all the escapism I can get.

I love the dirt & aggressive noise with that bright, clear lead ringing in the distance. The guitars & choral sounds are the perfect addition and it all unfolds perfectly. I just saw the Murderbot series is getting a couple of compilation editions courtesy of Barnes & Noble. Might have to (finally) pull the trigger - I'm going to need all the escapism I can get.

Fantastic rhythm and loved the glitch guitar and synths. Really great arrangement. No problems listening to it but it does sound a little muted? Almost like the whole track has been low passed and high passed so it's very mid-frequency, not sure of the codec did that or not.

Fantastic rhythm and loved the glitch guitar and synths. Really great arrangement. No problems listening to it but it does sound a little muted? Almost like the whole track has been low passed and high passed so it's very mid-frequency, not sure of the codec did that or not.

Cool track!

Cool track!

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Cyberpunk as fuck, which you'd think isn't the issue with the election what with their ass backwards ideas.
- Valx

Cyberpunk as fuck, which you'd think isn't the issue with the election what with their ass backwards ideas. - Valx

It's AAC HE2, which encodes in around 48kbps of variable constrained bitrate. It's super impressive, you could fit 40 minutes of music into a 16 MB file. It's stereo thanks to so-called "parametric stereo" where you spend most of the bitrate on mono signal and only 2-3 kbit/s on side info. It's definitely usable even if the audio is somewhat degraded, mostly in terms of stereo stability. Things jump around in the stereo spectrum. But it's fantastic in terms of frequency response. It doesn't sound muffled even if most of the bitrate is spent on signals up to 10kHz. Signals above are recreated by the codec in the browser during playback using so-called "spectral band replication". Works surprisingly well!

I did all that in pursuit of the idea to make the longest track on Weekly Beats. I uploaded that during Week 51. Spent so much time on this it's silly. But I think it was a fun project.

Yeah, well. We'll need more industrial metal from Jan 20.

Love that band so this is an appreciated compliment!

Thank you for listening and commenting!

It fizzles out a bit towards the end of the books, but I still find it an excellent series. It's not life-changing prose, but the fun factor is high the entire time.

Yeah, that's the high-efficiency codec. And thank you for this feedback! I adjusted the mix of the longest track in W51 to account for that and it sounds better.

Cheers!

Hold on!

Well said, Valx!

[quote=lament.config]I'm also curious about this codec.[/quote] It's AAC HE2, which encodes in around 48kbps of variable constrained bitrate. It's super impressive, you could fit 40 minutes of music into a 16 MB file. It's stereo thanks to so-called "parametric stereo" where you spend most of the bitrate on mono signal and only 2-3 kbit/s on side info. It's definitely usable even if the audio is somewhat degraded, mostly in terms of stereo stability. Things jump around in the stereo spectrum. But it's fantastic in terms of frequency response. It doesn't sound muffled even if most of the bitrate is spent on signals up to 10kHz. Signals above are recreated by the codec in the browser during playback using so-called "spectral band replication". Works surprisingly well! I did all that in pursuit of the idea to make [url=https://weeklybeats.com/rplktr/music/the-longest-track-on-weekly-beats]the longest track on Weekly Beats[/url]. I uploaded that during Week 51. Spent so much time on this it's silly. But I think it was a fun project. [quote=jwh]feeling it[/quote] Yeah, well. We'll need more industrial metal from Jan 20. [quote=Jason Nijjer]The industrial soundscape and choir gave me memories of Front Line Assembly.[/quote] Love that band so this is an appreciated compliment! [quote=LeBernd]Really cool how you managed to marry all of these distinctive sounds. It's really cohesive and gritty. Great job![/quote] Thank you for listening and commenting! [quote=MRDRCAT]I just saw the Murderbot series is getting a couple of compilation editions courtesy of Barnes & Noble. Might have to (finally) pull the trigger - I'm going to need all the escapism I can get.[/quote] It fizzles out a bit towards the end of the books, but I still find it an excellent series. It's not life-changing prose, but the fun factor is high the entire time. [quote=neon liminal]No problems listening to it but it does sound a little muted?[/quote] Yeah, that's the high-efficiency codec. And thank you for this feedback! I adjusted the mix of the longest track in W51 to account for that and it sounds better. [quote=george bowles]Cool track! [/quote] Cheers! [quote=emily][img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.gifer.com%2Forigin%2F1f%2F1fa1709e0e5082188cbe9caf56007621.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=73c76e6ba1053cde114ffbd9129e96635fff0ca502ef33f0756527317fb5dde1&ipo=images[/img][/quote] Hold on! [quote=Devieus]Cyberpunk as fuck, which you'd think isn't the issue with the election what with their ass backwards ideas. -Valx[/quote] Well said, Valx!