Beatnik Squeezes Music Into Ten Times Less Space
This was released 10 years ago...kinda.
Since someone brought up MOD files, I figured I'd add this in since no one else has. Headspace (another Thomas Dolby company) released something called Beatnik Player (Related? I'd guess so!) sometime around '97 if I remember correctly. Here's a blurb on v2.0: http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/1999/Bea tnik-20.html
Basically it was a glorified MOD player. Essentially a MOD is a file which designates what sound loop plays when and at what frequency/musical note. So this was released ten years ago! 🙂 I'm sure they've updated the tech a bit, hence I added on that "...kinda."
Although really, we should just all be using Ogg Vorbis--and open audio format that isn't patent encumbered. Read that as, "My cell phone was less expensive...
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Basically it was a glorified MOD player. Essentially a MOD is a file which designates what sound loop plays when and at what frequency/musical note. So this was released ten years ago! 🙂 I'm sure they've updated the tech a bit, hence I added on that "...kinda."
Although really, we should just all be using Ogg Vorbis--and open audio format that isn't patent encumbered. Read that as, "My cell phone was less expensive...
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Yep it does sound very similar, but can you imagine the process of breaking up an existing song by hand so you can put it into MOD format? LOL
I think it would take A LOT longer than most people would consider using. So it seems the innovation here is the automation of this process.
Speaking of MODs, I don't know if anyone else was heavy into them way back when, but I still have my Mazzive Injection and Mazz's No 1 Instuments CDs LOL (Mazzive Injection was a CD full of great MODs by various people and No 1 Instruments was, well, instuments and sounds you could use to make MODs. Mazz's website was one of the best resources for MOD related stuff for years)
I think it would take A LOT longer than most people would consider using. So it seems the innovation here is the automation of this process.
Speaking of MODs, I don't know if anyone else was heavy into them way back when, but I still have my Mazzive Injection and Mazz's No 1 Instuments CDs LOL (Mazzive Injection was a CD full of great MODs by various people and No 1 Instruments was, well, instuments and sounds you could use to make MODs. Mazz's website was one of the best resources for MOD related stuff for years)
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