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Mechanical Music / Mechanical Sound Design

The term "Mechanical Music" is used when, for example, a music track (usually electronic music) is characterized by elements of "mechanical sound design."

"Mechanical sound design" refers to the use of techniques such as time stretching, re-pitching, and looping (typically with very tight or extremely long loop times) in the sound design process.

IMPORTANT: The warping algorithms offered by Ableton Live are originally the main solution for achieving mechanical sound design in its true essence (beats mode, re-pitch).
Example: I take an electronic music track and stretch it to extreme levels (700-800-999 bpm) until I get interesting textures both audibly and creatively, using Ableton warping modes like beats or re-pitch. Then I can chop most interesting parts to obtain Mechanical Music / Mechanical Sound Design
by Drvmmer December 21, 2024
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improv musical

When you have really loud and vocal sex that it sound like an improvised musical.
Last night was so hot. We had an improv musical happening at the end.
by talkshowcheat December 6, 2017
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Musical Tyrant

A person who always insists on their music being played in the car or at a party often at the expense of others.
"Sorry I'm not listening to this shite put my iPod on NOW."

"Hey I was enjoying that you bloody Musical Tyrant!"

"HOW DARE YOU"
by Unknownuser217 August 16, 2012
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Music surfing

When a person is listening to music on apps or websites for later download.
" I was just music surfing on YouTube an hour ago cause I wanted to find some new songs to download later on.
by SweatySpaghetti April 15, 2020
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waifu music

An umbrella term for a style of music (typically of the Future Bass and Chill genre) that contains many sounds from anime (such as gasps), particularly in accompaniment with anime thumbnails (especially female), and an overall 'vibe' that screams out, "I am a tremendous weeaboo".

Note; This does not stop the songs themselves from being at times decent.
Jimmy likes to listen to waifu music, all the anime sounds add one hair to his neckbeard for each over sexualised noise.
by Kashootme October 7, 2017
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Hinchy music

Music produced by a welsh sausage of a producer.
Danielle loves the Welsh sausage from Hinchy music
by BOWLAT September 4, 2022
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The Behind the Music Presidency

Formula-narrative driven public-consciousness regarding the President's Progress, where epic heights are routinely imperiled with chasmic pitfalls, and where for every second speech the 'stakes could not be higher,' will 'define his/her presidency,' and invites the usual cliches by the typical pundits.
-- Phew!! I'm just glad that, for all the upheavals, that things are finally going great!!

-- But wait, are they?! Sure, if there's a great speech to be given, he's more intrepid than FDR (who rationed his fireside chats, so as not to be overexposed,) but this next challenge coming-up will DEFINE HIS PRESIDENCY!!

-- It's the Behind the Music Presidency...there's always the VP Oprah fallback position....
by sukadog March 20, 2011
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