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What? Why is Kia (a car company) releasing software (Windows/Mac) to create loop music featuring nature samples? I'm clearly missing something.

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next_xibalba 4y ago
Why not? Maybe it sucks. Maybe it's great. Whatever the case, it's cool that they're trying something weird.
seanp2k2 4y ago
Why does Tesla sell surfboards and The Boring Company flamethrowers? I’m guessing this R&D will show up in vehicles eventually as some sort of selectable custom soundscape.
- ocdtrekkie 4y ago
  I almost wonder if someone was making the background sound for a car commercial and ended up building this, and of course, that would make it Kia IP to release.
- all2 4y ago
  This sounds like the Portal Company selling shower curtains and... portal guns.
  - croddin 4y ago
    They do what they must because they can.
- BHSPitMonkey 4y ago
  Incidentally, Tesla cars come with a music production app called Trax [1] pre-installed, which is actually just a re-skinned fork of LMMS [2]. Perhaps Kia might port this to their in-car infotainment systems in a similar way? [1] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/16/the-hyphenate-makes-a-beat-with-teslas-trax-video/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/16/the-hyphenate-makes-a-b... [2] https://github.com/teslamotors/lmms/tree/Trax/0.1 https://github.com/teslamotors/lmms/tree/Trax/0.1
  - mardifoufs 4y ago
    Isn't this a reskin/fork of cabbageaudio too?
dopa42365 4y ago
Kia is Hyundai which produces a ton of things other than cars.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  Kia is not Hyundai. Hyundai is the single largest shareholder in Kia, however, holding just under 34%.
  - AYBABTME 4y ago
    And it just so happens that Kia cars are basically Hyundai cars under a different skin.
    - rootusrootus 4y ago
      More accurately, they collaborate on chassis and powertrain development and share the result. More so than many other manufacturers, true, but sharing component development isn't uncommon even between manufacturers without any ownership interest in each other.
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UberFly 4y ago
This is my exact thought. It'd be like Google releasing a steak knife set. I guess it's just marketing in the end.

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next_xibalba 4y ago

Why not? Maybe it sucks. Maybe it's great. Whatever the case, it's cool that they're trying something weird.

seanp2k2 4y ago

Why does Tesla sell surfboards and The Boring Company flamethrowers? I’m guessing this R&D will show up in vehicles eventually as some sort of selectable custom soundscape.

ocdtrekkie 4y ago
I almost wonder if someone was making the background sound for a car commercial and ended up building this, and of course, that would make it Kia IP to release.
all2 4y ago
This sounds like the Portal Company selling shower curtains and... portal guns.
- croddin 4y ago
  They do what they must because they can.
BHSPitMonkey 4y ago
Incidentally, Tesla cars come with a music production app called Trax [1] pre-installed, which is actually just a re-skinned fork of LMMS [2]. Perhaps Kia might port this to their in-car infotainment systems in a similar way? [1] https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/16/the-hyphenate-makes-a-beat-with-teslas-trax-video/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/16/the-hyphenate-makes-a-b... [2] https://github.com/teslamotors/lmms/tree/Trax/0.1 https://github.com/teslamotors/lmms/tree/Trax/0.1
- mardifoufs 4y ago
  Isn't this a reskin/fork of cabbageaudio too?

dopa42365 4y ago

Kia is Hyundai which produces a ton of things other than cars.

rootusrootus 4y ago
Kia is not Hyundai. Hyundai is the single largest shareholder in Kia, however, holding just under 34%.
- AYBABTME 4y ago
  And it just so happens that Kia cars are basically Hyundai cars under a different skin.
  - rootusrootus 4y ago
    More accurately, they collaborate on chassis and powertrain development and share the result. More so than many other manufacturers, true, but sharing component development isn't uncommon even between manufacturers without any ownership interest in each other.

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UberFly 4y ago

This is my exact thought. It'd be like Google releasing a steak knife set. I guess it's just marketing in the end.