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FM Goa by Carlos (Youtube Stereo)
April 15th, 2008
A couple of days ago I heard watched the video Adlib Tracker II - FM Goa by stkthree03/Carlos. I asked for the module for the song, and got it. He also replied and said that Youtube doesn’t offer stereo sound, which is a common misconception. It is in fact very possible to get stereo on Youtube, but you need to convert the video to FLV before uploading it. So it came to this: I decided to upload this great tune in stereo.
Here are the technical details for those who are interested:
- Played back the module in ADT2PLAY using DOSBox, and captured the audio. I meant to play it on my OPL soundcard, but I had technical difficulties.
- Opened in Adobe Audition and did this:
- 20 Hz hipass to remove DC offsets
- Maximum stereo expansion for the lulz
- A quick EQ job to get a little more bass and treble
- Maximize and hard limit. Maybe a little too much, since the sound is “pumping”.
- Used WMM to export image+audio to video. (Maximum quality setting)
- Converted to flv in Any DVD Converter. For those who are interested I used these parameters, which apparently work well:
- Video Size: 320*240
- Video bitrate: 192
- Video framerate: 25
- Audio CODEC: MP3
- Audio Bitrate: 192
- Sample Rate: 44100 (Same as the original capture)
The audio bitrate is higher than recommended by other people experimenting with YT stereo, and maybe it worked just because the video was a still image.
Also a shout out to GammaGoblin reading my blog, and giving me a mention. So this post is for him, as the FM lover he is.
I also hope none of that is ever quoted
April 6th, 200823:19 < Direwolf> but nitrotrack is actually gay 23:19 < Direwolf> u know u 2 wants to play munchkin with me23:21 < CalmDownKidder> nuh uh 23:22 < CalmDownKidder> I find it hard enough getting laid as it is 23:22 < Direwolf> sex is borin :/ 23:22 < Direwolf> killing your friends is fun
23:22 < Direwolf> http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/game/ 23:23 < combatdave> dude just said sex is boring 23:23 < combatdave> gettim 23:23 < combatdave> nitrotracker is definitely not gay 23:24 < Direwolf> it is :/ thought it would be decent but it bites badly because its awkward to find sounds to use 23:24 < Direwolf> some lads actually like/respect women:P 23:26 < Direwolf> I also hope none of that is ever quoted
Javascript articles
April 5th, 2008I found this link in an old folder I saved: http://13thparallel.com/archive/
It’s an archive of some interesting Javascript articles. I especially like the aricle about Javascript and Mathematics which takes the first stumbling step towards a JS physics engine.
Peculiar Sounds from a Drop of Saltwater on Aluminum
March 31st, 2008
I just found this. I gotta try this myself. My theory of what this does is the following: The cupper and aluminum works as a battery, much like the lemon battery taught in physics class. However because of the Al2O3 surface on the aluminum, which is released in an opscillating manner, you get spikes of voltage. This is what creates the sound. Compare it to the bubbles you get when you put a piece of a base metal in acid. That is my theory, feel free to comment it, or prove it right or wrong.
Found by Veqtor.
Come here, Pluto
March 25th, 2008During a discussion about the recent reclassification of Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet:
14:38 <@nitro2k01> Let them have their fun if they want to
reclassify Pluto
14:38 < PDF_Format> allowing a circular deffinition to stand would
invite other ones
14:38 < PDF_Format> “matter is anything mattery”
14:38 <@Dauragon> Bahahaha
14:39 < PDF_Format> “what separates a rat from a mouse is that
rat/mouse barrier”
14:39 <@Dauragon> those textbooks would be GOLDEN
14:39 < PDF_Format> these are non deffinitions
14:39 < PDF_Format> ahaha
14:39 < PDF_Format> i’m gonna have to write one now
14:39 < PDF_Format> textbook for the post pluto world
14:39 <@Dauragon> haha
I am Nigerian King! Send me 200 DMG, nao!!!11one
March 22nd, 2008There’s no #8bc without my patented IRC quote of the day. This time we’re discussing a beggar from Ghana.
Refers to this page: http://gameboygenius.8bitcollective.com/wordpress/?page_id=54
03:00 < nordloef> nitro
03:01 < nordloef> please the name of my country is ghana.my
city is ashaiman and my code is 00233.my
school box is 642.and my state is
w/a.please kindly send me a gameboy by
next week.and let it pass through the post
office.
03:01 < _2tronik01> Hahaha!
03:01 < nordloef> please i come from ghana
03:01 < yujie_> haha
03:01 < nordloef> please kindly send me some of your item to
ghana
03:01 < nordloef> please i need some of your goods by
nextweek
03:02 < _2tronik01> nordloef: Don’t tell meyou wrote that
comment on my blog
03:02 < nordloef> haha
03:02 < nordloef> i wish
03:02 < _2tronik01> I think I checked the IP address though
03:02 < nordloef> was it from ghana?
03:02 < _2tronik01> AFAIR, yes
03:02 < CalmDownKidder> I am a prince of a Nigerian king, I
urgently need yourhelp! We have
approximately 6,000,000, DMG locked
up which we cannot use as my father
is dead and they will not let us
access his account!
03:03 < CalmDownKidder> Please send me 200 DMG and I will
reward you greatly
03:03 < _2tronik01> I approve
03:03 < yujie_>
03:03 < yujie_> 6,000,000 dmgs
03:03 * yujie_ salivates
Upcoming netlabel release!
March 22nd, 2008For my gig this night, I produced some new material. I actually thought most of it was so good that I have decided to release it as a free netlabel release on OXO Unlimited as soon as possible. Keep an eye on this blog (Eg by clicking my huge feed button ) so you don’t miss it.
Freaky military robot
March 21st, 2008
This beast is called the BigDog quadruped robot, and is a walking robot meant for military purposes.
Now, the incredible thing isn’t that it is a walking robot, walking robots have existed at least for a decade. The incredible thing is the extreme precision at which it handles balance. That is what makes it seem so alive.
But I admit, it feels kind of freaky with that noise (Which sounds like a cry) and the two “horns” (Which are probably accelerometers)
Ceztir - A Google Bug!
March 19th, 2008
For no good reason, I googled for Ceztir. And what I found was a bug in Google! It asked me whether I wanted to include omitted results from the 0 results already displayed. Wtf? Clicking the link didn’t show any additional results either. Has this happened to anyone else with this or other keywords?
Try it yourself - but beware that this blog post will probably ruin the whole thing when appearing in the results.
nitro2k01 @ Microdisko, Stockholm 18.03.08
March 19th, 2008
Prepare for some Gameboy goodness this friday. I’ll start playing at 9 PM, so be there early!
