Viznut demonstrates bytebeat, experimental music generated by extremely short C programs. It is the first of a series of videos on the technique.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN calls it the video that started the one-line-code music trend and recommends exploring the demoscene author's channel.
“Viznut (a legendary Finnish democoder) did some experiments to see how short you could code something that still sounds at least interesting”
Viznut's experiments with very short programs that make interesting music
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You can also have procedural music. Viznut (a legendary Finnish democoder) did some experiments to see how short you could code something that still sounds at least interesting: this video I also wrote piece of JavaScript that can play these programs in case you want to try create your own: link
RecommendscreamyhorrorOct 2015
“The video that started it all”
The original video that started the one-line music trend
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The video that started it all: this video The follow-up post: "Some deep analysis of one-line music programs." link
RecommendsmsarnoffNov 2015
“Check out the rest of his channel.”
Experimental music from very short C programs by a demoscene author
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The video was posted by an awesome demoscene dude named viznut. Check out the rest of his channel. Experimental music from very short C programs: this video Robotic Liberation (VIC-20 demo): link
RecommendsrzzztJun 2023
“I've seen these floating around on YouTube, so you might have some luck searching there”
Example of music from tiny programs with a longer write-up
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I've seen these floating around on YouTube, so you might have some luck searching there (be aware of your volume settings when playing these!) - link - this video And a longer write-up on the background from the second video: - link - link - link
Cites itmalnourishJun 2014
“Because I think your comment has value I will quote it here”
Quoting a dead comment about Viznut's short-code music experiments
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bemmu Hopefully you see this, unfortunately your comment is dead. Because I think your comment has value I will quote it here, please let me know if you'd like it removed. "You can also have procedural music. Viznut (a legendary Finnish democoder) did some experiments to see how short you could code something that still sounds at least interesting: this video I also wrote piece of JavaScript that can play these programs in case you want to try create your own: link "
Cites itsitkackMar 2021
“Reminds me somewhat of”
Related example of extreme compactness in code
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Reminds me somewhat of "Bytebeat: Experimental music from very short C programs" this video in its compactness. Previously from link see also Ibniz, link
