I have no idea how I never heard of this until now.
Microsoft Songsmith is an application that automatically makes music. You sing into the mic, and it procedurally generates a melody to match, all by itself.
That's cool and all, but here's what's awesome: People are taking the vocal tracks from popular songs and running that through the software, creating some amazing (or amazingly hilarious) creations in the process!
Here are a whole bunch of the best ones I've heard so far:
Eye of the Tiger as a ballad:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
How about Ozzy Osbourne as a Polka! Vocals start at about 0:40:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
I heard it thtough the grapevine:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
I think this is my favorite one: 'Take On Me' works hilariously well as a Big Band song! It's a little muddled until the first refrain, then it's awesome.:
YouTube - Take On Me - A-Ha vs Songsmith
And a crapton more awesome ones:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Roxanne" by The Police
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Hotel California" by The Eagles
Yes they suck musically, but the technology and entertainment value make up for it.
Microsoft Songsmith is an application that automatically makes music. You sing into the mic, and it procedurally generates a melody to match, all by itself.
That's cool and all, but here's what's awesome: People are taking the vocal tracks from popular songs and running that through the software, creating some amazing (or amazingly hilarious) creations in the process!
Here are a whole bunch of the best ones I've heard so far:
Eye of the Tiger as a ballad:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
How about Ozzy Osbourne as a Polka! Vocals start at about 0:40:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
I heard it thtough the grapevine:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
I think this is my favorite one: 'Take On Me' works hilariously well as a Big Band song! It's a little muddled until the first refrain, then it's awesome.:
YouTube - Take On Me - A-Ha vs Songsmith
And a crapton more awesome ones:
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Roxanne" by The Police
YouTube - Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "Hotel California" by The Eagles
Yes they suck musically, but the technology and entertainment value make up for it.
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