June 16, 2026

Technical update on the upcoming live stream

"As previously announced, for the release of FENICE, which will indicatively be at the end of November 2026, we will hold a live stream from the Galactica to give anyone who wants to the chance to enter our world. Naturally, there are technical difficulties for something of this kind that need to be overcome; the first is making two different worlds coexist within Linux, which, thank God, was designed for granular control of every resource, but requires significant technical skills—at least for me, who am certainly not a programming genius. The fact is that the first experiment caused a total upheaval of the audio chain we use to record the tracks for FENICE; I won't hide the fact that, initially, this caused me immeasurable terror, because I saw the purity of the sound collapse in a disastrous way. But then, with patience and in-depth study, I managed to put everything back exactly as it was, and perhaps better.

So, for the moment, I abandoned the idea of using the broadcasting software on Linux and decided to use it on Windows instead. The result? Unproposable—an immense piece of crap, an indecent quality. So, I returned to the original idea of coexistence on Linux. With manuals at the ready and requests for assistance, after a week of incredible struggles—because, as I said, I am not a programming genius—I managed to create a configuration that doesn't disturb the DAW we use, the system audio, or the broadcasting configuration. Everything seems to be working with decent fluidity.

Of course, one shouldn't expect 4K video, but the audio, which I would say is what matters most, works optimally and sounds exactly as it does in the studio. Unfortunately, the video has limitations—not because of our setup, which is more than adequate, but because of the transmission bandwidth. The studio has an ADSL connection, and fiber is not expected in the immediate future, so I had to set the video transmission to an acceptable standard, despite having the possibility of HD video. The bandwidth limitation, however, doesn't sacrifice the atmosphere too much: the audio is perfect, the video is at 720p but it is fluid, and there are no pixelation effects due to the lights.

The transmission is stable and without latency or frame loss; for a private studio, it's a good result, and the ongoing tests are confirming this stability. We have standardized the webcams so we have the same video quality for every angle; sure, we aren't shooting a Hollywood film, but a small document of our work. I hope the time and money spent will be justified by a more than acceptable transmission when we decide on the date for the broadcasting.

In the meantime, recording, writing, and testing continue to find the best possible framing to make the participation of those who will be there as immersive as possible. We hope that this effort of ours will be appreciated by anyone who wants to participate. I remind you that after the performance of FENICE, the studio will remain online for a live chat with us. There is still a lot of time until this event, but as always, we are preparing in advance to treat you to this experience, which we believe you might like and enjoy."