[andrewvc]

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.

[dang]

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11447862 and marked it off-topic.

[aerovistae]

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.

[zenlikethat]

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

[jonwot]

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.

[dep_b]

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.

[striking]

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

[JonnieCache]

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

[coldtea]

Whooosh!

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

[jeremy7600]

Then they have failed.

[coldtea]

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

[jeremy7600]

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.

[agumonkey]

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.