Demoscene · Creative Coding · AI Music
From 64-byte intros to AI-generated chiptunes — MattCurrent explores the art of pushing machines beyond their limits.
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Master the vocabulary of AI music generation with this 2026 glossary. 50 terms explained clearly — from AudioCraft architecture to spectrogram diffusion, latent space and real-time synthesis.
AI has transformed music production in 2026. This guide covers the top tools — from Suno and Udio to open-source AudioCraft — and how demosceners integrate them into tracker workflows.
Creative coding in 2026 blends p5.js, GLSL shaders, and AI tools into emergent aesthetics. From Algorave performances to demoscene-inspired generative systems, code now co-authors its own art.
Sarah Chen runs Luminal Audio in Shoreditch and has spent 8 years at the intersection of AI and music composition. She explains exactly how she uses three different AI models in her creative process.
Mikko Virtanen has been coding demos since 1999. In this in-depth interview, he breaks down his hybrid approach to AI music generation and explains why the scene's creative core will always survive new technology.
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MattCurrent was born from the Finnish demoscene — Stream parties in Tampere, coders pushing Game Boy Advances and Amigas side by side. That spirit guides everything we write.
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