Infinite Gangnam Style

#1

Post by nickknw » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 5:47 PM UTC

Infinite Gangnam Style
static.echonest.com

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#2

Post by nickknw » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 5:48 PM UTC

I know it's a bit borderline, but thinking about how this was done was pretty interesting for me, and I thought others might appreciate it too.

I also like the helpful visualization below that shows which part of the song it is currently using.

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#3

Post by fus » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 6:45 PM UTC

I have a habit of listening to a single song over and over again. I am able to do so for about 3 hours. Using such randomizer technology, this time will be dramatically prolonged...

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#4

Post by plamere » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 6:51 PM UTC

Infinite Gangnam Style was built this weekend at Music Hack Day Reykjavik in Iceland. Check out the full list of hacks here:

http://wiki.musichackday.org/index.php?title=Reykjav%C3%ADk_...

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#5

Post by hornbaker » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 6:51 PM UTC

Done with bigger squares and optimized for a tablet, this would be a compelling UI for a live DJ performance.

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#6

Post by magerleagues » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 6:55 PM UTC

Love the Web Audio API! https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/audio/raw-file/tip/webaudio/specifica...

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#7

Post by plamere » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 6:56 PM UTC

hornbaker wrote: post #5

Done with bigger squares and optimized for a tablet, this would be a compelling UI for a live DJ performance.

hornbaker - for a live DJ performance check out this similar app - http://static.echonest.com/BeatDriver/

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#8

Post by mef » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 6:57 PM UTC

This is really awesome. They cut the entire song into one-beat segments of sound and video, and then categorized each beat by similarity to other beats in the song, and then after each beat there's a random chance that, instead of playing the next beat, the playback will transition to a different but similar-sounding beat from elsewhere in the song.

More info at the author's blogpost: http://musicmachinery.com/2012/10/28/infinite-gangnam-style/

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#9

Post by Sniffnoy » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 7:06 PM UTC

Hm... do they have a way to automatically do this to any song?

Re: Infinite Gangnam Style

#10

Post by fwr » Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 7:10 PM UTC

mef wrote: post #8

This is really awesome. They cut the entire song into one-beat segments of sound and video, and then categorized each beat by similarity to other beats in the song, and then after each beat there's a random chance that, instead of playing the next beat, the playback will transition to a different but similar-sounding beat from elsewhere in the song. More info at the author's blogpost: http://musicmachinery.com/2012/1…

This is fantastic. Steve Reich would be proud.