Comments on: Remix: "Call Me Maybe Acapella 147 Times Exponentially Layered"

By: pasq242

pasq242 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:05:00 +0000

I prefer the Rickroll version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUGah9lBAgA

By: matt

matt — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:57:00 +0000

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:15:00 +0000

That’s kind of how it sounds, but I was also wondering if “exponentially” meant anything.

By: Wreckrob8

Wreckrob8 — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:52:00 +0000

The original is certainly one of the more obnoxious forms of noise pollution encountered in public at the moment.

By: Stephan J. Müller

Stephan J. Müller — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:35:00 +0000

Until 1:03 it seems to just be a new song every two bars. After that I think there is some grain synthesis going on, probably controlled. The distortion might be caused by the layers just being added and cut off if the amplitude gets too high.

I suspect that the composer simply didn’t understand the meaning of exponential and wanted to say that it adds to the same thing again and again. I’ve heard people using the term like that occasionally. I blame teachers.

By: meerkat

meerkat — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:16:00 +0000

BTW – Dan Deacon is quite the happy mutant, amazing in concert and a musical genius. If this video doesn’t entertain you, you are sad horrid person (or just have different tastes than me!) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXiXlF7olo

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:31:00 +0000

I’m not sure which makes my head hurt more, this version or the original.

By: wingo shackleford

wingo shackleford — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:26:00 +0000

I was wondering the same thing, but I think @twitter-22685788:disqus has it right. Sort of like a Row, Row, Row Your Boat round that starts sooner every time. When I first read that I thought it involved multiplying frequencies or something but it doesn’t sound like that at all.

By: Scott Fay

Scott Fay — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:09:00 +0000

First in with Steve Reich reference. 1966 b!tches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDo1YN_q3c

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:44:00 +0000

Needs more dubstep

By: Stiv

Stiv — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:54:00 +0000

I think it means the time between each layer decreases exponentially. So each layer gets added with a slightly shorter space between the next layer. That’s why the track degrades into a more or less constant noise/tone/sound. I fink.

By: tristan eldritch

tristan eldritch — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:32:00 +0000

”Next step: slow it down 1000 times.”

And combine with footage from occult 70s soft-core horror movie.

By: Randy Walters

Randy Walters — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:28:00 +0000

I’m an audio pro, and I have no idea what “147 times exponentially layered” means. Is there any explanation of what techniques are being used? Does this mean that each time a new layer is added, the existing layers are collectively halved in volume?

By: Trig Discipline

Trig Discipline — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:26:00 +0000

I was about to say “so this is like a lazy John Oswald piece” but then I listened to it and it’s actually pretty damn cool.

By: Thomas Terashima

Thomas Terashima — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Next step: slow it down 1000 times.