Observed arrival · 2026-09-29
NeuralDisc: Music Measured in Floppy-Disk Space
An experimental open music format that uses neural audio compression to package shareable music editions in very small files.
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- Musicians, makers, and developers exploring compact music editions
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- The demo uses 17.09% of its stated FAT12 disk budget; physical-floppy playback has not yet been validated.
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The reference package includes an encoder, decoder, player and local authoring studio; the page names Python 3.11, CPU execution and model preparation as requirements. The demo bundles three tracks, credits and playback information in 249,064 bytes, using 17.09% of the stated FAT12 budget. The page says physical-floppy reading and portable hardware have not yet been validated.
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