This high-energy track explodes chaotically. It shifts tempo, starting at 110 BPM, peaking at 128, then dropping back to 110.
This was the first time trying a shifting-tempo mix. The production is intentionally rough, mixed by feeling, making it loud, unpredictable, and raw. Compressors struggle, creating weird sounds. It has a very melodic middle section with odd bass synths. The goal was to see what would happen if it was deliberately messed up and compressed and compressed and compressed.
Creative & Technical Details (expand)
- Production Software: Bitwig Studio, Audacity, mastered with LANDR Open-Low + SoundCloud Dolby Thunder (28pct) and Aurora (100pct) + LANDR Open-Low + SoundCloud Dolby Thunder at 22pct + LANDR Warm-High. All in all, mastering salad to make it sound damaged, overcompressed and destroyed. Madness, right?
- OS: Fedora Silverblue
- Cover Art: Created in GIMP (drew a lot of lines, changed HUE/Saturation, used Little Planet, used Illusion and Gaussian blur filters)
- Typography: Montserrat-Alt1 (Custom version of Montserrat, OFL-1.1 License)
Technical Analysis (Source Master)
Source: pohokolius_-_rhenium.flac
Format: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s32 (24 bit)
Tempo: 118.2 BPM
Dynamics:
Crest Factor: 9.9 dB
DC Offset: -inf
Loudness Stats:
Input Integrated: -13.9 LUFS
Input True Peak: -5.1 dBTP
Input LRA: 2.4 LU
Input Threshold: -24.1 LUFS
Target Offset: -0.7 LU
Analysis done using ffmpeg and aubio