📞 incoming call (1)

The Spaces opens with Calyx sharing he’s down with a manageable illness (sore throat, joint aches, fever), jokingly avoiding deep laughs to prevent coughing, and giving a tech update: the ISP still hasn’t fixed his network, but a VPN workaround let him appear remotely for the Bangkok “Beat by the Beach” concert and meet-and-greet with minimal rehearsal dropouts and none during the main event. He deep-dives on concert planning: each member chose one group song, a solo, and duo pairs guided by the host; Calyx handled line distribution aiming to spotlight everyone despite a rushed prep. He describes his creative process—“shape rotator” and “word cell” hybrid able to hear performances in his head—why he picked “Deal with the Devil” (lower range, room for scatting, saving “Home” for a future in-person showcase), and his stance on gambling aesthetics vs. real-life gambling. He riffs on gacha as a time sink, D&D homebrew with playing-card kingdoms, assigning suits to By the Beat members, trivia nostalgia, and vocal production (self-tuning, mixing/tuning nuances). He flags a new short cover, a future poll to expand one short into a full cover, ambitions for waterfall-style releases, Nijisanji Koshien participation under Saint Fabulous Gakuin, “Delicious in Dungeon” S2 news, Grandma PC’s anniversary, and plans to rest before streaming again.

Twitter Spaces Recap — Calyx: Health, Bangkok concert debrief, production craft, Koshien update, and release plans

Who spoke

• Calyx (By the Beat). The call is a solo monologue; other individuals are referenced but do not speak.

Health and current state

• Calyx is recovering from a mild but impactful illness after a long healthy streak. Symptoms: sore throat, joint soreness, low-grade fever, cough triggered by deep breaths or laughter. Energy is low; sleep has been fragmented into short cycles across 24+ hours.
• Caution during the call to avoid laughing/coughing; acknowledges that speaking while sick may prolong recovery.

Internet/tech status and remote participation

• Ongoing ISP issues at home; official repairs have been ineffective so far. As a temporary workaround, Calyx used a VPN and self-adjusted settings to stabilize connections.
• Remote performance for “Bangkok Beat by the Beach” (Thailand):
  • Rehearsals: 3 disconnections; Main stage: 0 disconnects; Meet & Greet: 0 disconnects (one drop only after the last guest finished).
  • Will continue to pressure the ISP while using the interim workaround for streaming.
• Anecdote: The “Grandma PC” (retired one year ago) is still physically in the room. A sibling mistakenly powered it on during remote troubleshooting, thinking it was the main rig.
• Family support: Father is actively escalating the ISP case; Calyx has documented metrics before/after the issue to demonstrate degradation.

Bangkok concert and Meet & Greet — planning, setlist logic, and reflections

• Event enjoyment: Calyx had a lot of fun with the concert and Meet & Greet, though prep was rushed in parts. Felt “floaty” (sick/tired) during the meet but energized by the crowd.
• Group setlist system:
  • Each member chose one group song.
  • Each member chose their own solo song.
  • Duets: event hosts proposed duo pairings; song choices were then decided within each duo.
• Group/duo picks and line distribution:
  • Calyx suggested “Cutie Panther” for a group number because they enjoy cute idol songs—especially in group format.
  • Duo with Zeal on “Denai Saiba” (title as heard in the call). The selection was agreed together in voice call after canvassing options.
  • Line distribution was handled by Calyx for all multi-singer songs except the duo Calyx wasn’t in. Calyx aimed to give everyone a moment to shine, but in hindsight would tweak a few sections if time allowed.
• How Calyx scripts lines: leverages strong auditory imagination (“shape-rotator” and “word/sound-cell” hybrid) to “hear” each member’s voice on lines before recording. Predictive assignment examples:
  • Freo on agile, ornamented lines.
  • Sable on soft, cute timbre moments.
  • Zeal on big chorus hits. This predictive matching is described as especially rewarding when the live result matches the mental model.
• Solo choice: “Deal With the Devil” (Kakegurui)
  • Why not their original “Home”: Calyx wants to debut “Home” in a different environment with dance/physical performance; also wanted parity because not all members have solo originals.
  • Why “Deal With the Devil”: it has a dramatic instrumental break ideal for scatting/improv; allowed vocal jazzing in the last chorus; chosen a lower octave for warmth and safety (community has asked to hear Calyx’s low range more). Prioritized musicality and security over high-impact high range.
  • Media stance: Calyx loves Kakegurui’s aesthetics and seiyuu performances, but does not condone real-life gambling; has a personal rule never to enter casinos due to risk appetite.

Media talk: anime and films

• Kakegurui: loves OP/ED music, the playing-card visual motif, and specific voice-acted “sa” delivery lines. Would like to perform another Kakegurui opening in a future concert or karaoke if an instrumental is available.
• Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi): Season 2 announced for October 2027. Calyx is deliberately avoiding the manga to experience reveals via animation/voice acting.
• Movies: watches few films lately; admires Kathy Bates (particularly in “Misery”). Light jokes about not having seen Toy Story 4 yet.

Games and gacha

• Avoids gacha now mainly due to time commitment: Calyx plays narrative games like interactive novels, reading every line, quests, logs, in-game books, and external wiki lore entries.
• Past deep dive: Genshin Impact, with exhaustive reading of storylines, side quests, artifacts, weapons lore. Curious about Snezhnaya; fantasizes about retiring someday to play backlog gacha (or living full-time in FFXIV’s Eorzea).

Playing-card suits, persona mapping, and D&D homebrew

• Suit alignment for By the Beat (associations and rationale):
  • Freo = Diamonds (sharp, angular, clarity; echoes Freo’s diamond theming/logo).
  • Sable = Hearts (sweet, affectionate, emotionally forward).
  • Calyx vs. Zeal = undecided between Spades and Clubs. Calyx personally vibes with black suits; leans Clubs but could be Spades. Hesitant to claim Spades due to its “protagonist/first suit” energy feeling self-centered.
• D&D worldbuilding dream: Calyx has written multiple homebrew concepts but never played a serious campaign. Most developed setting: an “Alice Through the Looking Glass”-inspired world with four kingdoms based on playing-card suits, historically preceded by Black/Red dynasties and, earlier still, tarot suits (Swords, Wands, Pentacles, Cups).
  • Spades aesthetic: Ishgard-like (FFXIV)—snow, stone architecture, perpetual hardship.
  • Clubs aesthetic: coastal port, grassy plains, flowers, lively.
  • White vs. Red Queen era treated as historic backdrop; White Kingdom’s sword-and-shield vs. Red Kingdom’s claymores.
  • Long-term life goal: host in-person campaigns with a dedicated table, fog machine, projector, minis, and controllable BGM; would like to play before DMing.

Nerd identity, memory, and trivia

• Lewis Carroll logic puzzles: revisited a syllogism while sleepy; used to love riddles/logic.
• Once memorized the periodic table via multiple songs (e.g., a fast piano rendition reminiscent of Tom Lehrer’s “Elements”) and the Animaniacs-style “Nations of the World.” Memory muscles atrophied from lack of use; jokes that trivia has been displaced by memes.
• Vocabulary tangent: clarified “delegate” vs. “relegate.”
• Fashion evolution: Middle school gamer tees (e.g., “I paused my game to be here,” periodic table shirts) → High school self-imposed dress code (collared shirts and ties Mon–Thu; polos on “casual Friday”) → later modeling → now enjoys “grandpa” core.

Music production craft — tuning, mixing, workflow

• Tuning vs. mixing:
  • Calyx prefers to self-tune for a natural, minimally corrected sound and finds it hard to delegate (control/trust issue). Communicating desired nuance can take more effort than doing it personally.
  • Tuning effort depends more on vocal style/register than singer “quality”: vibrato is harder to tune than straight tone; lower registers are trickier than higher ones due to artifact risk.
  • Example: On “Kanton Boogie” (as cited), Maria’s very high, straight-tone parts were quick to align, while Zeal’s lower parts needed more careful treatment to avoid artifacts.
  • Genre dictates approach: electronic tracks allow very flat, synthetic harmonies; acoustic/traditional instrumentation demands realism.
• Typical tuning time for shorts: ~30 minutes for simple mains/harmony; ~1 hour if many backing stacks. Faster for Calyx’s own voice due to familiarity.
• Honest range limits: For one particularly high short (“Butcher Vanity,” as referenced), a note had to be tuned up a semitone because it couldn’t be hit live on that day. A full version would likely be strenuous unless transposed (but then verses risk being too low).

Releases, new shorts, and pipeline

• Recent/ongoing:
  • New By the Beat short on the group channel focusing on volume dynamics across the performance arc.
  • An upcoming “Joker”-themed drop announced in real time during the call: “Daddy sugge Joker” on July 7, 18:00 JST (05:00 EDT). Calyx noted the notification arrived mid-call.
  • Hairstyle note: Calyx anticipated fans would like the styling in the short.
  • Tuning: Usually self-done.
• Solo cover plans:
  • Wants to release more full covers and more shorts. Exploring either a self-producible simple visual format for consistency or leaning more on collaborators for video/visual edits.
  • Intends to build a “waterfall” pipeline similar to the group channel (multiple projects in-flight for consistent output), but admits difficulty multitasking and focusing on more than one project at a time.
  • Milestone poll idea: at a future event (birthday, 300k, etc.), run a poll to expand one solo short into a full cover. Poll pool will include every solo short from both main and group channels; duets excluded. If fans want the extended intro/outro bits (e.g., the juicy “Iris out” intro take Calyx recorded but never released), voting that short could surface it.
  • Current favorites among Calyx’s solos: “Iris out” and “One Last Kiss” (close call). Also enjoyed “Mirror” and “Overdose.” Rapping remains a growth area; plans to keep practicing.

Niji Sanji Koshien (baseball) update

• 2024 season has begun: teams drafted. Calyx is on “Saint Fabulous Gakuin.” The coach is described as an EN senpai; the transcript’s audio text is fuzzy on the name. Calyx is excited to support the coach, praising her work ethic and leadership.
• Calyx participated last year as well; curious what personality their new baseball avatar will take on this time.

Concert archive and closing

• Bangkok concert archive remains available for a limited time; fans who missed it can still catch up.
• Calyx plans to rest, recover, and resume streaming when well. Expresses gratitude, encourages listeners to eat well and rest, and signs off for another nap.