How to obtain POL?
In Web3 spaces changes occur in a fast pace. The Polygon network has changed the way to obtain POL faucet so the new way to obtain POL is as following:
How to vote in the RAVE Model Challenge
IRCAM has celebrated a webinar in which they show step-by-step a guide to taking part in the voting phase of the RAVE Model Challenge hosted by the DAFNE+ platform.
If you didn't take part in the webinar now you can also watch it here.
https://youtu.be/BBLPAEGDapM
The purpose of the RAVE Model Challenge is to support the authors of the best models and to collectively establish a repertoire of RAVE models, enabling everyone to benefit from the richness and variety of approaches in the field of timbre/music transfer.
This workshop will help users get to grips with the platform, and show them how to take part in the RAVE Model Challenge.
The RAVE Model Challenge winner is in your hands, vote!
The RAVE Model Challenge has closed its application period and is now open to votes. This is a unique competition that highlights creators who develop AI models to transform sounds and music in real time. So now, the community can vote for the Best RAVE Audio Model!
Why Vote?
Your vote helps reward the best models and contributes to building a shared library accessible to everyone. You can track the evolution of votes throughout the voting period, from February 11 to February 28, 2025.
What about the Rewards?
The three most popular models, ranked in descending order, will receive:
- €2000 + Premium membership to the Ircam Forum
- €1000 + Premium membership to the Ircam Forum
- €500 + Premium membership to the Ircam Forum If multiple entries receive the same number of winning votes, their prizes and the following ones will be shared among them.
For example: If two candidates tie for the highest score and a third has the next highest, the first two will share (2000+1000)/2 = €1500 each, and the third will receive the third prize of €500. If one candidate has the most votes (€2000 first prize) and three candidates tie for the second-highest votes, their prize will be (1000+500)/3 = €500 each.
How to Vote?
- Listen to the competing audio models
- Sign up for free on the DAFNE+ platform
- Vote for your favorite!
Join us and support innovative music creation!
For more information, join the webinar on Friday, February 14 at noon...
Winners will be announced at the IRCAM Forum workshops (March 26-28, 2025, Paris).
7th Plenary Meeting in Barcelona
DAFNE+ has celebrated its 7th Plenary Meeting this week in Barcelona. This is the last one before the final launch of the platform which is planned to take place at the end of February. During the assembly all partners have been exchanging views about the evolution of the project and the next steps to be taken in the final phase.
At this point of the project the focus is pointed to the final version of the platform and the user implication and trials of it. In the same sence we will need to try the sustainability of the project and the economic model that will be implemented.
Also, at this stage we will try to encourage the participation of more users into the platform and ensure their engagement. This will help us get some useful feedback on the platform.
To conlcude we had also exchanged views on how to prepare the final deliverables.
Joint webinar between Palimpsest and DAFNE+: road to preserve cultural heritage
This week DAFNE+ has celebrated a webinar to showcase the projects and explain how the Platform works. This was joint webinar coordinated with another EU project called Palimpsest.
PALIMPSEST envisages regenerating the lost “sustainability wisdom” underlying the production of heritage landscapes through the activation of co-creation processes involving creative actors, technical stakeholders and civic society. In the other hand, PALIMPSEST revolves around three pilots with strong cultural identities and relevant environmental problems.
Here is where DAFNE+ Project gets together with them, as one of the use cases, our project wants to promote cultural heritage.
During the webinar we exchanged the main objectives of each project and then DAFNE+ technical partner offered a guided demo of the use of the platform.
How to Avoid High Gas Fees When Minting NFTs
Minting Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) can be an exciting process, but also challenging. High gas fees can sometimes make it costly, especially on networks like Ethereum. That is mainly why in DAFNE+ Platform runs under Polygon. Nevertheless, gas fees are required to process blockchain transactions, and when network traffic is high, these fees can be very high. However, there are ways to minimize costs while still successfully minting your NFTs.
What Are Gas Fees and Why Do They Matter in Blockchain?
When you interact with blockchain networks like Ethereum, Polygon, or Solana, you’ve probably noticed something called gas fees. But what exactly are gas fees, and why do they play such a crucial role in blockchain transactions?
First of all, we should understand what gas fees are. Basically, they are the transaction fees required to execute operations on a blockchain network. These fees compensate the network’s validators (or miners) for the computational power they use to process and confirm transactions. Whether you're sending cryptocurrency, minting an NFT, swapping tokens, or using a decentralized app (dApp), you need to pay gas fees to ensure your transaction is recorded on the blockchain.
How do Gas Fees Work?
Gas fees are measured in small fractions of cryptocurrency and the total fee depends on several aspects such as network demand. This means that the more people use the blockchain, gas fees increase due to high competition for transaction space. During periods of congestion, fees can become very expensive.
Another key aspect is transaction complexity, so more complex transactions like NFT minting or smart contract interactions require higher fees since they consume more computational power. The last aspect to take into account will be the blockchain type. As you may already know there are different blockchains have different fee structures. For example, Ethereum (Proof of Work) has higher fees than Polygon or Solana, which use more efficient Proof of Stake mechanisms.
Gas fees are essential for keeping blockchains secure and functional, but with the right strategies, you can minimize costs and optimize transactions in the decentralized world.
RAVE Model Challenge by IRCAM
Ircam is celebrating a contest called RAVE Model Challenge for music creatives. The aim of this challenge is to support the authors of the best models and collectively establish a repertoire of RAVE models, enabling everyone to benefit from the richness and variety of approaches in the field of timbre/music transfer.
The challenge is organized through DAFNE+ platform, which promotes content sharing through the use of NFTs. Ircam has elaborated a step-by-step tutorial with which learn how to apply. Participation is completely free of charge, since it is based on the testnet network set up for research purposes only.
The period for application has been extended til next Monday 10th of February (Midday CET).
Next steps and dates are as follows:
- Public vote starts from the 11th of February 2025 (noon CET) to the 28th of February 2025 (noon CET).
- Award ceremony in March 2025
CRAFTINNOVA will host a workshop about DAFNE+
If you are curious about the intersection of traditional crafts and cutting-edge technology you should be vigilant of a very interesting event that is going to take place. This is Craftinnova conference where DAFNE+ Ambassador Jorge Muñoz Zanon, a Master in Design for Emergent Futures student at FAB LAB Barcelona, will host an exciting workshop about DAFNE+
This workshop will explore how emerging technologies like digital fabrication, blockchain, and decentralized organizations (DAOs) are transforming the crafts sector, empowering creators, and opening up new possibilities for sustainable and innovative practices.
Webinar: DAFNE+: a platform for archiving and promoting experimental music and sound production
Ircam, one of the partners of the DAFNE+ Project is going to celebarate a webinar in which they will explain the project but also they will show the attendants how to mint a content in DAFNE+ Platform. This workshop will take place on December, 11th, 2024 at 12:00 UTC+1 via zoom.
The aim of this webinar is not only show how to use the platform but also to introduce their contest RAVE, which is an artistic challenge.
The aim of this challenge is to support the authors of the best models and collectively establish a repertoire of RAVE models, enabling everyone to benefit from the richness and variety of approaches in the field of timbre/music transfer.
RAVE (Real-Time Audio Variational Auto-Encoder) is an algorithm designed to synthesize high-quality audio waveforms in real time using neural networks. It exploits a variational autoencoder (VAE) architecture, which compresses audio data into a compact latent representation, enabling efficient reconstruction of audio signals.