Introduction
A C program uses a random seed to generate sound; code is stored on Ethereum and server-produced MP4s are cached outputs. Stereo channels drive a virtual oscilloscope, with FM synthesis documented. An artist interview confirms a March 2021 release.
RESEARCH ACCOUNT
Synth Poems: reconstructible generative audiovisual works
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-03
Work and historical context
This entry for 0xDEAFBEEF is dated 2021-03, under the original title Synth Poems. Historical C code was not compiled; the phrase generative model does not automatically mean a trained neural network.
Section sources: Synth Poems Details — 0xDEAFBEEF · In Conversation with DEAFBEEF — July 23, 2026
Process and material
A C program uses a random seed to generate sound; code is stored on Ethereum and server-produced MP4s are cached outputs. Stereo channels drive a virtual oscilloscope, with FM synthesis documented. An artist interview confirms a March 2021 release.
Section sources: Synth Poems Details — 0xDEAFBEEF · In Conversation with DEAFBEEF — July 23, 2026
Viewing the work and its documentation
Hear and watch Synth Poems together: the two audio channels drive the axes of a virtual oscilloscope. The artist distinguishes cached MP4s from code that can be compiled again; viewing a video is not a reconstruction audit.
Section sources: Synth Poems Details — 0xDEAFBEEF · In Conversation with DEAFBEEF — July 23, 2026
Art-historical significance and comparison
Editorial interpretation: Source code, execution environment and rendered files can be studied separately, connecting blockchain generation to analogue synthesis and electronic imagery.
Section sources: Synth Poems Details — 0xDEAFBEEF
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Historical C code was not compiled; the phrase generative model does not automatically mean a trained neural network. The account and translation are AI-assisted, pending independent human review. Section references identify evidence without claiming independent verification of every historical statement.
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Source code, execution environment and rendered files can be studied separately, connecting blockchain generation to analogue synthesis and electronic imagery.
Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 2021-03 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2021-03
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Synth Poems
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Historical C code was not compiled; the phrase generative model does not automatically mean a trained neural network.
Provenance, translation & verification
Archive node #127 · Generative-art expansion: artists, works and execution
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