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I have been making algorithmic music recently; it works surprisingly well in that you can listen to it for a long time without experiencing any feeling of repet
by bambax 5y ago
I have been making algorithmic music recently; it works surprisingly well in that you can listen to it for a long time without experiencing any feeling of repetition.
But platforms have limits on the length of a piece (I think for Spotify it's around 7 minutes?) which makes it difficult to distribute while emphasizing its specific strengths.
I hadn't thought about streaming, and especially YT streaming! Will look into it.
If anyone has pointers to get started with streaming, that would be great.
(Is it possible to stream from a simple device like a Pi that would be always on and be dedicated to the task? -- Edit: yes, it is; just found a tutorial.)
- ryankrage77 5y agoIf Spotify does have a length limit on songs, it's much higher than 7 minutes. Just looking through my recently played collection, I found a 14 minute track from the Mirror's Edge OST - https://open.spotify.com/track/5E3q9mLEXXaLNPc1AWf4lu?si=c2e6da241ffa4750 https://open.spotify.com/track/5E3q9mLEXXaLNPc1AWf4lu?si=c2e... Streaming to YouTube is also great for long-running projects, as they don't appear to have an upper limit on stream length (for example, NASA TV has been streaming since 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg) although I think YouTube won't save the stream if it's longer than 24 hours.
- officeplant 5y agoYeah given Sleep's Dopesmoker is on spotify and clocks in over 58 minutes I'm not sure where this 7 minute limit comes from.
- criddell 5y agoIf you search for "white noise 3 hour long" you will find a track from an artist named "White Noise Therapy" and it is, unsurprisingly, just over 180 minutes. It's also been streamed 30 million times which is impressive.
- bambax 5y agoWell maybe it depends on who you are? Or maybe on what you use to get to Spotify (I use DistroKid). Not sure.