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Re: [microsound] beautiful compression



oskari a.k.a. jeskola did a machine for buzz which simulates a nokia gsm
encoder.
not controllable at all, but often serves when you want to f*** up sound. i
advice against bothering with buzz so much tho. after a while you come to
nervebreaking points.

// george

----- Original Message -----
From: "Galen Elfert" <guelfert@xxxxxx>
To: <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: [microsound] beautiful compression

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know if there exists a plugin or similar piece of software
> which simulates the effects of lossy audio compression algorithms
> (poorly encoded mp3s, old real audio, etc.)?
> If so, I'd like to hear about it.
> If not, it occurs to me that such a piece of software would be a great
> project for the more DSP inclined. The effects of such compression are
> fast becoming familiar to the general computer using population,
> insinuating their way into the public subconscience, or  something like
> that, and what with the general popularity of the "aesthetics of
> failure" I think such a plugin could be hugely popular. Maybe the next
> big trendy vocal processor...
>
> Wait a minute. Did I just see something like that in an ad the other
> day?
>
> Well, here's expecting you're all way ahead of me,
>
> Galen Elfert
> ------------------------
> CalmSea
>
> P.S. Obviously one could create the effect by "simply" encoding the
> audio and recording/decoding that, but although that might have a
> certain cachet, it's much less tweakable and much more laborious.
>
>
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