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Did you listen to the samples? They may not be to your taste (Katy Perry aficionados may be disappointed), but I certainly thought they had unexpected emotional

Did you listen to the samples? They may not be to your taste (Katy Perry aficionados may be disappointed), but I certainly thought they had unexpected emotional tones to them. Don't forget, this is a three year labor of engineering love for the author!

fhood 9y ago
Yeah but the finished samples were fairly heavily modified by the author, or at least that was my understanding.
- confounded 9y ago
  The first three "From the database" samples (if I've understood) are not.
  - fhood 9y ago
    I'll go back and listen to them a few more times then.
  - ad404b8a372f2b9 9y ago
    From what I understood the database was not generated by software at all, they just collected samples from a variety of sources.
    - jeeceebees 9y ago
      They also added compelling generated samples back into the database. A sort of evolution based on the original sounds thay decided to seed it with.
      - 3131s 9y ago
        That's pretty much the key with this sort of thing. I've done very similar experiments and as long as you choose good source material, even fixed-length samples cut at random and then sequenced rhythmically will sound good. The author's description of the music is slightly corny but I had a very similar awestruck and eerie feeling after the first time a python script I wrote generated some pretty passable electronic music.
KGIII 9y ago
It is a very subjective thing. I listened to all the samples, trying to find one that I could appreciate. I was unsuccessful. Before you scoff, I am a trained classical guitarist and play a variety of instruments. To be clear, nobody needs my permission to enjoy it. I found nothing that I enjoyed. I didn't find anything emotional about them. Other than the concept being interesting, I've not found anything else to appreciate.
- 3131s 9y ago
  That's because the tempo is static, and I don't think there's any "dither" so to speak on the placement of the notes (applying lag and lead, rubato, etc.). I enjoy what the author created a lot, because I like abstract electronica, but it is not so hard to apply algorithmic techniques that create a more lively sound.
newman8r 9y ago
yeah it's not like he's piping hamlet.txt to /dev/audio

fhood 9y ago

Yeah but the finished samples were fairly heavily modified by the author, or at least that was my understanding.

confounded 9y ago
The first three "From the database" samples (if I've understood) are not.
- fhood 9y ago
  I'll go back and listen to them a few more times then.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 9y ago
  From what I understood the database was not generated by software at all, they just collected samples from a variety of sources.
  - jeeceebees 9y ago
    They also added compelling generated samples back into the database. A sort of evolution based on the original sounds thay decided to seed it with.
    - 3131s 9y ago
      That's pretty much the key with this sort of thing. I've done very similar experiments and as long as you choose good source material, even fixed-length samples cut at random and then sequenced rhythmically will sound good. The author's description of the music is slightly corny but I had a very similar awestruck and eerie feeling after the first time a python script I wrote generated some pretty passable electronic music.

KGIII 9y ago

It is a very subjective thing. I listened to all the samples, trying to find one that I could appreciate. I was unsuccessful. Before you scoff, I am a trained classical guitarist and play a variety of instruments. To be clear, nobody needs my permission to enjoy it. I found nothing that I enjoyed. I didn't find anything emotional about them. Other than the concept being interesting, I've not found anything else to appreciate.

3131s 9y ago
That's because the tempo is static, and I don't think there's any "dither" so to speak on the placement of the notes (applying lag and lead, rubato, etc.). I enjoy what the author created a lot, because I like abstract electronica, but it is not so hard to apply algorithmic techniques that create a more lively sound.

newman8r 9y ago

yeah it's not like he's piping hamlet.txt to /dev/audio