Bit Depth

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"The Vicious Cycle" is the twelfth track on Hypothetical. It's the story of an addict's journey through finally understanding how his addiction affects those that he loves.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

“Trauma” is the eleventh track on Hypothetical. I wrote it at ACM@UCO for a Songwriting and Demo Building class in 2017. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses war, PTSD, mental health, and other graphic o...

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

“Without Us” is the tenth track on Hypothetical. I wrote it when I was in high school and it’s about how school sucks. It also features backing vocals from seph(ra). Let’s dive into all the sound...

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

“Late” is the ninth track on Hypothetical. This song is an apology, in a variety of ways. I’m really proud of it, as a songwriter. This podcast explains how it was made.

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"Right Now" is the eighth track on Hypothetical. It's a rock song about being mad that goes as far back as 2014.

Mentioned on the podcast:

Cardinal Song:

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Alexa LaCroix:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"Replacement" is the seventh track on Hypothetical. It's about no longer being able to fulfill one's purpose. It's also the first song I ever wrote.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"Space Heat" is the sixth track on Hypothetical. It's a grunge track about a space heater.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

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Bit Depth:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"Ghost" is the fifth track on Hypothetical. It takes place in a haunted hotel.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠⁠

Bit Depth:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"Too Cold" is the fourth track on Hypothetical. It's about longing for a lover's warmth.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠⁠

Bit Depth:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every episode, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks.

"Koi" is the third track on Hypothetical. It's about being a fish.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/hypothetical⁠⁠

Bit Depth:

⁠⁠⁠https://santiagoramones.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. There's fourteen tracks, so we'll be doing this for over a year.

The second track is "Star Destroyer". Check out this deep dive into the sci-fi, pop-punk epic and its origins.

You can listen to Hypothetical here:

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Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones. I have an album called Hypothetical. Every month, you will hear me break down every element in the next track on the album until I've run out of tracks. There's fourteen tracks, so we'll be doing this for over a year.

The first track is Bit Depth. Check out this deep dive into the evolution of my podcast theme and how it became an intro song for my album.

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Benjamin Rosfeld is back and we mostly talk about artificial intelligence, but we also end up talking about music. Some things we touch on include ChatGPT, personhood and life, the nature of the algorithms we’re dealing with, free will, ethics surrounding artificial intelligence, video games, music theory and music education, signal to noise ratio in regards to musical interpretation, and more!

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Rowan Weathers and I discuss love: loving intentionally, passionately, actively, with friends and romantically. We also talked about the dating scene of today, participating in communities, friends, the gray areas of romance and friendship, therapy and what can come from it, and our own queer experiences, including pronouns, nonbinary, labeling (or lack thereof), how we change over time, and much more. Yes, the title is a reference...

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