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Post by ChrisK on May 13, 2008 15:13:10 GMT -5
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Post by cynical1 on May 13, 2008 16:02:27 GMT -5
...wow...this sounds like the equivalent of a drum machine for guitarists...
Well, Roland got the drummers and bass player first. Now Microsoft is getting the rest of them...
Sad commentary, but this is just one more sign that talent is not a necessary commodity in music anymore...
...feeling Luddite urges again....
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Post by D2o on May 13, 2008 16:09:07 GMT -5
...wow...this sounds like the equivalent of a drum machine for guitarists... Well, Roland got the drummers and bass player first. Now Microsoft is getting the rest of them... Sad commentary, but this is just one more sign that talent is not a necessary commodity in music anymore... ...feeling Luddite urges again.... Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Now, now, come on, cyn. Remember your username, and remember that, as cool as that software is, the singing still wasn't good. I think there is still a bit of room for musicians ... otherwise "Connor" from the video wouldn't have made that break-up song  |
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Post by ChrisK on May 13, 2008 16:31:54 GMT -5
Except that it's automatic.
I don't think that the drum machines spawned the drum part just by "listening".
Now, I have to get back to working on my app that automatically generates the vocals (yeah, the lyrics too) just from my playing.
Oh, wait, my playing already generates random vocals..................well, outbursts.
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Post by lpf3 on May 13, 2008 21:01:51 GMT -5
DD- Compared to who(m) ? If you heard me sing I know you'd really like to hear me play guitar . ( instead )  Cyn- It's not so bad .... that kinda stuff may find it's way into "popular" commercial music ( can you imagine rap with a happy switch ? ;D )but talent & creativity are alive & well on indie labels ;also plenty of unsigned acts puttin' out first rate stuff . I think there's still plenty of " heart " to be found .......... probably always will . ChrisK- Yeah ," outbusts " ; sounds like it's a good thing you can play too , 'eh ;D -lpf3 |
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Post by cynical1 on May 13, 2008 22:05:35 GMT -5
Except that it's automatic. I don't think that the drum machines spawned the drum part just by "listening". My God, imagine if Yoko got a hold of this...how would the software accompany two cats screwing in a garbage can? |
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Post by sumgai on May 14, 2008 2:51:47 GMT -5
Except that it's automatic.
I don't think that the drum machines spawned the drum part just by "listening".
My God, imagine if Yoko got a hold of this...how would the software accompany two cats screwing in a garbage can?With a BSOD?   ;D |
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Post by D2o on May 14, 2008 13:45:26 GMT -5
With a BSOD? ;D By the way, one of the most notable BSODs happened right here in ol' T.O. It was left as you see it for days! |
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Post by ChrisK on May 14, 2008 19:14:52 GMT -5
Well, I do get a lot of requests...................
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Post by clr on May 15, 2008 15:27:34 GMT -5
(Bluescreen of death)
Besides, no combination of 11010110111011 will ever replace soul.
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Post by kuzi16 on May 16, 2008 7:32:48 GMT -5
i wonder if you sang the lyrics and melody of a VERY well known song if it would kick back the actual song and chord progression.
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Post by sumgai on May 16, 2008 11:20:58 GMT -5
kuzi,
As I understand it, the RIAA Goon Squad (aka their weaselslawyers) has forced Microsoft to insert a bunch of DWM (Digital Wrongs Management) crap that will log in to the RIAA's home server before it'll actually do any work (just like any other "phone-home" software). This way, they get your private identification information, so they know who to sue when you sing "a VERY well known song". They'll leave it to you to defend yourself later on, like "But Your Honor, it's Happy Birthday..... isn't that in the public domain?"
sumgai
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Post by ashcatlt on May 17, 2008 1:18:38 GMT -5
^ that's not funny! Well anyway, I've got nothing to worry about. Once I get my hands on it, nobody recognizes the song! (most don't listen long enough)
I can remember sitting around 10 years ago thinking about how one day I'd be able to walk into a virtual studio, and hire an "impulse response" of Steve Albini to produce a song written by William Burroughs, sung by Johnny Cash with backing vocals by Hope Sandoval. Robert Smith and Jimi Hendrix would play guitar. Peter Hook plays melodic bass and Jah Wobble holds down the dubby low end. Maybe Anton Fier or Martin Atkins on drums.
Not quite there yet, but getting closer every day. I personally can't wait. I don't think it's necessarily going to be the end of appreciation for genuine talent. The recording industry has already accomplished that. Perhaps if everyone can create the music they want to hear it will finally spell the end of Big Music. Maybe it'll end up making some room for those who have fallen by the wayside thanks to being too fat or too deep or too strange to warrant a multi-million dollar marketing campaign.
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Post by andy on May 17, 2008 5:31:24 GMT -5
Perhaps if everyone can create the music they want to hear it will finally spell the end of Big Music. Maybe it'll end up making some room for those who have fallen by the wayside thanks to being too fat or too deep or too strange to warrant a multi-million dollar marketing campaign. Too right! Much as I love music itself I can't help but feel players everywhere might just enjoy it a lot more if there wasn't a constant sense that we ought to be more successful with what we're doing. OK, so I'm probably still stuck in the middle of this one here, being in a couple of original bands and trying to rake in whatever cash I can from functions/covers things, but music has become so much of a product (or commodity, sticking with the thread!) that it's hard to remember that it comes from the hearts and souls of ordinary people, and that the only measure of the quality of music is the enjoyment it brings, in whatever respect. |
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Post by mlrpa on May 24, 2008 15:40:49 GMT -5
Might be worth the price of the software to see what it does to a rapper.
(Oh god. I watched the video, and now I can't get that stupid bass/chord rhythm out of my head. Please kill me.)
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Post by andy on May 27, 2008 5:10:30 GMT -5
Geez! Last time I chipped in I was just responding to ashcatlts comment on here. Now I've watched that video I know for sure- a talented actor or musician can make something with whatever materials thay have around. A bad actor and musician is going to be embarassingly bad with whatever materials they have around!
Re my last comment, I think that an emphasis on enjoyment of music is a good thing. But pro songwriters (and actors, for that matter) can rest easy!
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