[REMASTERED] Portal's 'Still Alive' Played by a Fiber Laser in 4K!

During the long holiday weekend I was able to borrow the laser and re-tune and re-time it to make 'Still Alive' a little more pleasant on the ears.
'Still Alive' by Jonathan Coulton played by an Automated Laser Corporation 20 watt fiber laser on a steel plate.
Background tracks from Xusder: • GLaDOS - Still Alive (...

[@JohnAndersonIV]

This is glorious. As a musician, as well as one who admires technology this is SO gratifying. What were you able to do differently this time around to adjust the timing, versus your first video on this?

[@ChrisDePrisco]

Thanks! The timing was mostly just being more careful about where the rectangles were placed in relation to each other. The first time around I wasn't really trying to do an awesome job, I didn't think many people would see it anyway, lol. I did also do a few quick cuts in editing to fix some of the longer gaps between musical sections - I don't think the software "counts" long pauses very well since sometimes they would be too late and other times too early. I think there is a little bit of an element with Windows controlling it and not being a 'real-time' operating system. But mostly it was just being more particular about adjusting the timing. And if others are wondering, the tuning the first time around, was working in thousandths of an inch increments for the rectangles that make the notes. 0.010" would be too sharp and 0.011" would be too flat; there was no in between. Later on when I did the Megaman video, I found the software had a measurement system called "bits" (which I still don't know what that is) but it is a finer control than just one thousandth of an inch at a time.

[@Anohaxer]

I admire your work. This is true art. And after all this time you have come back. Even if it's just for a bit, just a remaster, I don't care. I'm happy now. thanks

[@pblm6772]

I'm gladOs this series is still alive.

[@waffles6280]

i get it

[@Treviisolion]

Chris DePrisco So the software probably has a minimum distance increment it works in that doesn't mesh well with inches. It then stores the amount of increments up from zero as a binary number, the smallest unit of is called a bit just as the smallest unit of our numbers are called digits. When you increase by thousandths of an inch it probably is just going to the nearest number it can actually store near it. So by working in bits you are working with the actual increments the machine works with. You can look up binary to understand more of what bits are.

[@scottsmith4204]

This is making me want to go play portal again.

[@iliadotexe]

*Do it*

[@MrVinca]

you gotta beat GLaDOS at least once a year!

[@calliemariesplatoon5559]

Scott Smith I'm playing portal

[@maxwelleckenrode4676]

Scott Smith I think I played it too many times

[@Aaxoz]

_I JUST REPLAYED BOTH, BUT NOW I WANNA AGAIN!_ *_SCREECHING_* T H E R E I S S C I E N C E T O B E D O N E !

[@douglasmacarthur8614]

This guy is definitely NOT a moron. This was amazing. You deserve some cake.

[@theweirdpotato3606]

Douglas MacArthur not the poisonous cake

[@lavenderhuman]

@@theweirdpotato3606 or the HOT cake

[@uchihazoldyck]

But, The Cake Is a lie

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

@@lavenderhuman Or the cake that's made out of combustible lemons, or the neurotoxins cake, or the cake that was made only for the Sentient Cloud...

[@Randomguy-ys8yz]

@@the_furry_inside_your_walls639 search what recipe for the cake cake core has. Dont eat the cake

[@nyomang]

yay another portal fiber laser im *GlaD* you make this video

[@empoo5084]

...no more puns pls

[@empoo5084]

just...no more puns

[@voicehead]

and i'm *GlaD* i'm not you.

[@empoo5084]

please end my suffering

[@evilplaguedoctor5158]

your suffering is *portal* ly a bad sign.

[@Spirit532]

The cheap Chinese lasers with a 20W emitter are fully capable of doing this - it will be just a little quieter, as it seems that the model you have has a higher pulse energy(going off the max pulse frequency of 20MHz listed).

[@ChrisDePrisco]

+Spirit This one uses a 5kHz pulse but it also has multiple waveforms, some sound much better than others. I'm just afraid the cheap lasers will be so quiet I won't get a good recording over the fan noise. I'd love to try though!

[@daneeko]

Damn, am I interrupting your nerdy conversation?

[@abandonedchannel8319]

Spirit SPIRIT I LOVE YOUR TF2 SERVERS!!!!!

[@gustavo_colombini]

I noticed this was made on my birthday. But anyways amazing work!!!

[@BroItsBTC]

... which happens to be a day ahead of mine...

[@spongeoutofwaterrehydrated9565]

Happy birthday!

[@spongeoutofwaterrehydrated9565]

@@BroItsBTC happy birthday!

[@HNedimlp]

This was a triumph! I'm making a note here: Huge success! It's hard to overstate My satisfaction. Aperture Science: We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead But there's no sense crying over every mistake You just keep on trying till you run out of cake And the Science gets done And you make a neat gun For the people who are still alive I'm not even angry I'm being so sincere right now Even though you broke my heart And killed me And tore me to pieces And threw every piece into a fire As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you! Now these points of data make a beautiful line. And we're out of beta We're releasing on time So I'm GLaD. I got burned Think of all the things we learned For the people who are still alive Go ahead and leave me I think I prefer to stay inside Maybe you'll find someone else to help you Maybe Black Mesa THAT WAS A JOKE HAHA. FAT CHANCE Anyway, this cake is great It's so delicious and moist Look at me still talking When there's Science to do When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I'm not you I've experiments to run There is research to be done On the people who are still alive Believe me I am still alive I'm doing Science and I'm still alive I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive While you're dying I'll be still alive And when you're dead I will be still alive STILL ALIVE

[@GooseWithAPassport]

GLaDOS is shook, she wants to give him cake but a llass... *The cake is a lie* :

[@penguinemoji9552]

Alas* I’m sorry I just can’t resist the urge. Honestly, good joke though!

[@GooseWithAPassport]

@@penguinemoji9552 Its fine! I've never had great SPaG. ;w;

[@PlainTarget]

Getting this recommended to me now... Nice.

[@RacBack_]

Mt childhood in one video thank you this makes the little 4 year old inside of me happy. :)

[@fishcakes2246]

The guys back, even if just for a bit

[@ZXL000]

Who know lasers could make drum sounds? But seriously, this is BRILLIANT!

[@spartan456]

Your first video and a lot of others out there similar to it are what inspired me to start manipulating technology to get things never intended to play music to play music. I think it's awesome that you went back and revisited this. It's a shame you haven't been able to really capitalize on it, but it is totally understandable. I doubt your company would be very happy if they knew you were faffing about with a no doubt expensive piece of equipment of theirs for some silly videos. If you like doing this sort of thing (just the general act of making things play music that are not instruments), getting electrical motors to do it is fairly easy actually and is super cheap. There's something really spectacular about it that just draws me to it.

[@rosethornfox801]

"yes tech support. my fiber laser in making portals and teleporting all around my house. is that normal?"

[@commander_eaa2862]

Just burn the house down with lemon juce

[@CricetoFunni]

“f o x y l o v e r”

[@JRBurlingame]

as someone who loves music, video games and made laser markers with telecentric fiber lasers in the past, i absolutely love this

[@WumpusFruit]

This next test involves deadly lasers and how test subjects react when locked in a room with deadly lasers.

[@brittlecourage9193]

This was a triumph. I'm making a note here huge success. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction. Chris DePrisco, We engrave what we must because we can. For the good of all of us. Except for the ones who have left. But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying until you run out of music. The work gets done and you make a neat song. For the people who are still here. I'm not even angry, I'm being so sincere right now. Even though you used me wrong and left me: and tore me out of the channel, and threw ever possibility into a fire. As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you! Now these points of bits make beautiful lines. But we're out of laser's. Videos still releasing on time. So I'm glad I got burned. Think of all things we learned. For the people who are still here. Go ahead and leave me, I think I prefer to stay inside. Maybe you'll find another one to help you? Maybe a used industrial laser? That was a joke haha, fat chance! Anyway, this music is great, it's so fantastic and great. Look at me still talking when there's work to do. When I look at your channel, it makes me glad I'm not you. I've Industry to run, there is work to be done. For the people who are still here and believe I am still here. I'm doing work and I'm still here. I feel fantastic and I'm still here. While your channels dying I'll be still here and when it's dead I will be still here, still here, still here. -Probably a laser.

[@veeteam1954]

*Noice*

[@Zecrid.]

I haven't listened to this song in years but I still remember the lyrics. Portal is one hell of a drug.

[@jasonmarcus6955]

This inspired me to play the song! Thanks for making these videos!

[@assassinmayo7626]

This is just what I needed. I have just beat Portal Still Alive and I really enjoyed the music and the gameplay. So, thanks for making this.😁

[@nobodyplays6270]

I'm holding back tears this video is so powerful

[@gkoble]

wow this is way better than the first time such a pleasure to hear :) thx for that moment

[@AiOinc1]

The most impressive part of this to me is that your laser is able to engrave onto very reflective metal. Especially for just 20 watts!

[@S_Cube]

GlaD you made this for us :)

[@FireFox64000000]

Please put this on Deezer so I can have it on my favorites list and it will randomly play and make my day. God bless.

[@rocco2033]

The first thing I wanna say is OH MY FRICKIN GOD THAT IS AMAZING! WELL DONE! And the second thing is the portal logo looks like the progress bar as it goes along lol.

[@tareqn.gaming1622]

Definitely one of the weirdest ways to play music, but it's still really good

[@DiamondOre24]

The old video would pop up in my recommended often and I would watch it every once and awhile. Funny now its being remade.

[@JMcAfreak]

And this landed in my recommended. I am once again pleased with the KZbin algorithm's strange ways.

[@crownomancy3220]

I can finally enjoy this video in 4k, its been a long time coming.

[@andreiy3177]

Did you know laser is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation"

[@QWERTY708100]

THANK YOU FOR REVIVING MY CHILDHOOD

[@DJUNGELSK0G]

The nostalgia :0

[@pokepok3265]

This man needs to open a public funding page for a personal laser and make this his career. 20k isn't that much for kickstarter. Enough simple publicity and you could do it.

[@jacksonbechtold9891]

The legend returns

[@a.person1805]

So THIS is what the thermal discouragement beam was originally used for!

[@tayojb]

this is one of the coolest things i have ever seen

[@PhaserFelix]

Alright, this was not what I suspected and I had to reread the title again just to understand what I was watching and it amazing.

[@jadeztheyoutuber]

Agreed I didn't expect that to be a actual Lazer , at first I thought it would be random lines, but that's when I realized.... It's the Apiture logo!!😄 That was the thing that ( took the cake)😉😄😆😂🤣

[@sam0fc325]

You should start a crowdfund to buy you a laser, because I for one would definitely donate.

[@somedude4087]

This brings a tear to my eye

[@tincan357]

The release of portal RTX makes this video even better

[@crzyxno]

Is it sad that I can recite this song word for word. This is truely art, a beautiful masterpiece

[@nunalunaberey_]

Crazy Xenomorph no, I can too. I sing it constantly.

[@PistonWorks]

I would love this as a ringtone

[@reinca025]

This is really cool!! You are genius!

[@Violet_Nova]

*beautiful*

[@tristenarctician6910]

If you hear closely enough you can hear speech to text still alive, this is a reference both are based on still slive

[@REDKILLER1251]

This is beautiful

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

"talk about how i briefly thought about getting a laser of my own" oh shit....

[@Jack12007]

THIS IS ART

[@frailty1288]

I find this mildly incredible

[@NexTheKig-Yar]

it was so awesome how you made the Aperture logo as well.

[@hunteraugsburger7170]

Beautiful

[@angelinaklenke2844]

**Goes back and plays all of Portal**

[@dimps28gaming43]

the only video where you can do 4K and dont care about lags with video

[@jzapien1377]

It’s 1:40 in the morning and I have school but I’m watching this but love your video any ways

[@briansmith8967]

Beautiful!

[@volcanic9120]

1.5 speed sounds awesome

[@boyos]

Portal please come back

[@gnightrow4020]

*Now all we need is a portal 3*

[@efeozkal4452]

it's so satisfying when you play it on 2x speed

[@BlueJayStreams]

this is amazing nice job man

[@ВолодимирГригоровський-е6щ]

I just got this recommendet, thank you KZbin

[@WSADKO]

Guys, this is the future, making music with LASERS! FUCK YEAH

[@wizardfrogman7613]

When I heard BZZZZZZZZZZZ I felt that 😔✌

[@eevvee]

Its hard to overstate my satisfaction

[@robbzooi]

literal goosebumps

[@shinysilvarrovonlaytax2862]

Played this at the same time with glados acapella and holy shit it actually is times perfect

[@julienmurray3125]

I would legit buy one of the plates used to play the song.

[@houssamassila6274]

kickstarter / patreon time . letz do diz!

[@drakecamorra1202]

For those that have Lyrics wishes to sing along without hearing another voice: This was a triumph I'm making a note here; "Huge success" It's hard to overstate My satisfaction Aperture Science: We do what we must Because we can For the good of all of us Except the ones who are dead But there's no sense crying Over every mistake You just keep on trying Till you run out of cake And the science gets done And you make a neat gun For the people who are Still alive I'm not even angry I'm being so sincere right now Even though you broke my heart, And killed me And tore me to pieces And threw every piece into a fire As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you Now, these points of data Make a beautiful line And we're out of beta We're releasing on time So I'm GLaD I got burned Think of all the things we learned- For the people who are Still alive Go ahead and leave me I think I'd prefer to stay inside Maybe you'll find someone else To help you? Maybe Black Mesa? That was a joke *Haha - Fat Chance* Anyway this cake is great It's so delicious and moist Look at me: still talking When there's science to do When I look out there, It makes me GLaD I'm not you I've experiments to run There is research to be done On the people who are Still alive And believe me I am Still alive I'm doing science and I'm Still alive I feel fantastic and I'm Still alive While you're dying I'll be Still alive And when you're dead I will be Still alive Still alive Thanks to the lyrics on google ^^

[@CanisMythson]

Am I the only one who wants to hear this and the Floppotron working together?

[@chefboiarby304]

[REMASTERED] Portal's 'Still Alive' Played by a THERMAL DISCOURAGEMENT BEAM in 4K!

[@cloakerboi9400]

Black Mesa wants to know your location!

[@kubakazimierczak6646]

This new Synthesia looks pretty good

[@somerandomartist3126]

who looked at light and said "I can make that", then who looked at candles and said "I can make that more focused", then who looked at flashlights and said "I can make that MORE focused", then who looked at lasers and said "I can make that MORE FOCUSED", and who looked at Lazer cutters and said "hmm, that would make a neat instrument". humans are weird.

[@crazybird199]

I really like this

[@alexv1154]

This next test involves the use of deadly lasers

[@aidan4529]

Isn’t the sound actually tiny explosions caused by the impact or something? I feel like I’ve seen this before.

[@mika2666]

The good ol days....

[@Assassinbunny]

The reassembling machine off duty be like.

[@RYFT0R]

i love this quite a lot :D

[@flamester41]

some notes are definitely cut short in those fat parts, but it's amazing! great job!

[@stampzplayz6767]

Oof the memories flow

[@АллаКоролькова-м7к]

I love how it sounds at 2x speed

[@toomdog]

KZbin Is on point with the three year old videos

[@WillDaBeastStudios]

This is so awesome! If you don't mind me asking, what program(s) did you use to do this?

[@fronfron4119]

Thats fucking epic dude... Good job

[@oofplus2242]

PORTAL IS STILL ALIIVVEEEEE

[@hellhog7368]

even though its being played by a laser i can still hear the lyrics from it

[@willbobaggig8191]

This was a triumph

[@monke4173]

Soooo good!!

[@Clop]

Glad you didn't film vertically.

[@Some_RandomGun]

This is the best music

[@cypherusuh]

it sounds much better compared to the old ones

[@serialgamer160]

that's f*cking genius

[@Erhannis]

Maybe rather than buy an industrial laser, you can find an available makerspace nearby that happens to have one? Or otherwise rent or borrow one somewhere. Matter of luck, I know.

[@wolf_line]

This so epic

[@theta_clips]

I was so *GLaD* that I saw this while eating my *Wheat* bread sandwich in my own *SPAAAACE* While reciting *Facts* and then I went to go on an *Adventure*

[@ethanmanman8867]

Start of song: 0:57 You're welcome.

[@Trooper_1015]

Idk why but I cried