News Archive - melcom

Friday, October 3, 2025

🚀 melcom's FFmpeg Audio Normalizer v2.2.2 Released!

Featuring Audio Previews and a Real-Time Process Log

I'm happy to announce a significant update to my FFmpeg Audio Normalizer. Version 2.2.2 introduces two powerful features designed to improve your workflow and provide much better feedback during the normalization process.

New Audio Preview: You can now use the new "Play" and "Stop" buttons to instantly listen to your selected audio file before processing. This helps ensure you've loaded the correct track without leaving the application.
Live Process Information: The process window has been completely overhauled. It now shows a real-time log of FFmpeg's output, so you can see exactly what's happening at every step. A scrollbar has also been added for convenience.

💾 Click here for the download and more info.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

🚀 New Home on GitHub Pages!

A Faster, Modern Experience

I'm excited to announce that the website has officially moved from Blogger to a new, modern platform hosted on GitHub Pages.

This move was a big project, but it brings some fantastic benefits. The new site is built with pure HTML and CSS, making it significantly faster, cleaner, and more reliable. It also gives me complete control to make updates and add new features more easily in the future.

All the music and content you're used to are still here, just in a much speedier package. Thanks for your support during this transition. I hope you enjoy the new experience!

Please note: I'll be actively working on the site today and over the next few days to iron out any kinks. If you happen to notice any temporary issues, please just wait a few minutes and refresh. Thank you for your patience!

Cheers,
melcom

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

🎵 New Track: Silk & Sax

Silk & Sax

I'm really happy to share my new track, "Silk & Sax." This one is very special to me because it marks my first-ever musical collaboration with my girlfriend, Florence Heart, who contributed her amazing saxophone skills.

🎶 Download 'Silk & Sax'

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

🚀 New Track: Fernweh 3: Echofall

New Track

I'm proud to announce the release of my new track, "Fernweh 3: Echofall," the final chapter in the Fernweh saga, a musical journey that began in 2018.

🎶 Download 'Fernweh 3: Echofall' on the 2025 music page

Friday, September 5, 2025

🖍️ New Tool Release: Highlighter with X – Tampermonkey Script

I’ve just added a brand-new utility to my collection: Highlighter with X – a compact Tampermonkey userscript that lets you highlight any text on any webpage.

You can find this tool in the top navigation bar under “My Creations” → “Highlighter with X” or simply 👉 Click here to download.

Friday, September 5, 2025

► Behind the Scenes: My First Test Track "Pixelvielfalt"

Pixelvielfalt

For the first time ever, I'm releasing one of my 'test' tracks as part of my creative process. However, these tracks are often full of flaws and not fully optimized.

🎶 Download 'Pixelvielfalt' on the 2025 music page

Saturday, August 30, 2025

► melcom's FFmpeg Audio Normalizer! v2.2.1

melcom's FFmpeg Audio Normalizer v2.2.1 (GUI Edition)

Version 2.2.1 of melcom's FFmpeg Audio Normalizer is now available. This update focuses on refined encoding settings for AAC and OGG Vorbis.

The tool normalizes the volume of audio files using FFmpeg and features a graphical user interface (GUI) for straightforward operation.

📥 Download melcom's FFmpeg Audio Normalizer v2.2.1

Monday, June 30, 2025

► melcom's chiptune archive now on scene.org

Almost 20 years ago, some demosceners and I got together with the idea to build a chiptune archive. We received incredible support from the community, especially from our IRC channel #coders.ger and the website back2roots.org. As more tracks were sent in, the archive grew, but it was discontinued shortly after I left the demoscene in 2004.

Only one snapshot of this archive from February 5, 2005, survived. It was backed up and eventually made its way to archive.org. Today, I'm thrilled to announce it has found a new, permanent home on scene.org!

melcom's ChipTune Archive (2005-02-05) contains:

Over 2,000 classic adlib modules
Over 4,200 classic chiptune modules
Over 1,700 classic ym modules

💾 Download: melcom's_chiptune_archive_(2005-02-05).zip

I recommend XMPlay for listening, but you will need various plugins to play all the modules. If you have trouble finding them, just write to me, and I'll help you out.

A huge thank you to menace for making this possible by hosting the archive on Scene.org. Thanks, man!

Regards,
melcom

Sunday, June 22, 2025

► Exciting Things in the Works!

Hey everyone 👋

It’s been a bit quiet lately, so here’s a quick update! I’m currently working on several exciting music projects 🎶

First, I'm part of a collaborative release set to drop later this year or early next. Alongside that, I’m also crafting a brand-new solo album called "Klangwelten" — something very close to my heart.

Most of my time is spent learning and working with FL Studio, while also creating custom instruments and samples in OpenMPT using VST plugins. It’s a slow but creative process that keeps me inspired and evolving.

Rest assured: the new material is shaping up to be some of my best yet! I shared early previews with a good friend from the demoscene, and the feedback was amazing. 🙏

Thanks for sticking with me and for all your support! ❤️

If you’d like more frequent updates, feel free to follow me on Bluesky.
Stay creative,
melcom