Microsoft: the end of music

[marfal66]

Microsoft got something new: Songsmith. You sing in the microphone while songsmith creates a backing track that matches your melody, rythem etc under the conditions you set (kind of beats). Just sing, and you get the most wonderful music along with it.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E&feature=channel_page[/ame]
I'd think this is a parody, but it seems it isn't.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/business/25digi.html?_r=1&ref=business

 

[Swabs]

Well it's not "the end of music" at all. That's like saying default settings on a computer = "omgz teh end of customization". Calm down.

 

[Ensi]

OH HELL NAW

 

[marfal66]

Well it's not "the end of music" at all. That's like saying default settings on a computer = "omgz teh end of customization". Calm down.

It was just for the drama. I know this is just toy.

 

[Flappy]

I'm definetely going to throw some death growls at that.

 

[Dunununuuu-NUNUNU]

I guess I now know why the national songcontest (mgp - don't remember what it is in england) sucked so much this year...

 

[Swabs]

I guess I now know why the national songcontest (mgp - don't remember what it is in england) sucked so much this year...

What?

 

[Sanguinaria666]

I want that program for my pc... it's funny XD

 

[grey knight]

Might be fun to try some deathmetal and or other metal stuff.

 

[Nerve]

I guess I now know why the national songcontest (mgp - don't remember what it is in england) sucked so much this year...

Eurovision ?

 

[marfal66]

I've honestly never seen an eurovision that didn't suck:/
could be me ofcourse

 

[Flappy]

Lordi was pretty fun, and Terasbetoni.

 

[marfal66]

THEY ALL SUCK I TELL YOU

 

[CliffBurton]

This looks awesome, I'm totally trying it

P.S. Agreed with swabs.
Apparently shitty commercial jingles from the 50s will be the end of music.

 

[TheSleepingDrummer]

I -HATE- that girls voice; I want her dead.

 

[vikk]

IMO myspace has fasten a lot the end of music. Tons of kids that don't even have a song, put out a myspace page, take artisy pics, get 89347583274 friends, and only after the'll consider writting a music, put 1-3 songs, and thinking is something original, innovative, and that it totally rocks, wen it's in fact PURE AIDS!

 

[Leandro]

Actually, that's the BEGINNING of music. Today, most music is mass-produced, this will force people into making songs that 'do not sound like songsmith'

 

[marfal66]

Same with youtube, but i don't care about kids writing bad songs. computers shouldn't write music

 

[marfal66]

Actually, that's the BEGINNING of music. Today, most music is mass-produced, this will force people into making songs that 'do not sound like songsmith'

you got a point there

 

[Nerve]

Same with youtube, but i don't care about kids writing bad songs. computers shouldn't write music

They already do. Knew that ?