VxMusic

Transmission Log

Insights into audio engineering, open source philosophy, and the roadmap ahead.

Philosophy

Why VxMusic Went 100% Open Source

Transparency isn't just a buzzword. It's the only way to guarantee privacy in an age of data surveillance.

March 28, 2025Read
Audio Engineering

Understanding Lossless Audio: FLAC vs ALAC

A deep dive into bitrates, sample rates, and why your bluetooth headphones might be lying to you.

March 15, 2025Read
Features

How Sync Works: The Magic Behind the Bridge

Technical breakdown of how VxMusic indexes YouTube Music playlists without compromising on UI performance.

March 10, 2025Read
Audio Engineering

The Science of Spatial Audio: Beyond Stereo

How HRTF and object-based audio are changing the way we perceive sound in a 3D space.

February 28, 2025Read
Technology

Why We Chose Kotlin Multiplatform over Flutter

A technical look at sharing 80% of code between Android, Desktop, and iOS native performance.

February 15, 2025Read
Philosophy

The State of Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Analyzing the ethics of walled gardens, file ownership, and the potential of Web3 music.

January 10, 2025Read
Engineering

Optimizing Android Audio Latency

How we bypassed the Java Garbage Collector to achieve sub-10ms round-trip audio latency on Pixel devices.

December 5, 2024Read
Culture

The Psychology of Playlists

From mixtapes to algorithmically generated daily mixes, why do we feel the need to curate?

November 20, 2024Read
Audio Engineering

Vinyl vs Digital: Is it really warmer?

The debate rages on. Analog purists swear by the warmth of vinyl. Digital natives claim FLAC is superior. Who is right?

November 12, 2024Read