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You're right. It's funny listening to this. They're playing the same song, but it's not even close to as good as the Daft version.

The daft version is loud and has a bite. This version just sounds lethargic and boring.

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You're not wrong, but it was needless to say. It's like going into a freshmen physics class and pointing out that a frictionless vacuum is hardly a valid simulation of reality. You're missing the point.

I think the author is more concerned with hacking and exploring than perfectly duplicating the existing track.

the daft version is clearly mixed (eq'd, compressed, etc.) and probably done so in a nice "easy" to use DAW. i doubt he could get that sound (without working long hours) when hardcoding everything.

The Daft Punk version is pretty much the raw direct sound you get from the synthesizer. Maybe a touch of reverb, a hint of EQ but nothing that changes the sound.

There's also analog filtering from one instrument to another, which has proven very hard to recreate.

Making ones dance music sound loud and biting rather than lethargic and boring requires deep wizardry which lisp alone cannot provide.

Whooosh!

The idea is not to perfectly replicate the existing production, but to showcase the use and possibilities of the systems used.

Then they have failed.

I don't think anybody in here agrees. It's a very good introduction into the platforms.

I disagree. The music made by this software has no depth or emotion. It's like a vocoder from the 80s. I could never get one to say my name right,now matter how I spelled it. And da funk just doesn't sound right without depth. It sounds flat. It sounds like it was made by a computer, not a human. Not flattering to the original piece of the software itself. Total failure.

I don't feel that way, it's close enough to my ears. And I take my ears are very well educated in that department.

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