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Can't wait until this technology is implemented... this will make things really interesting.

The RIAAs Worst Nightmare

very nice, so the "how do I get ableton to play trance for me?"
isn't too far away.

lets see... able to accompany a live musician? sounds like a couple arpeggio's and scale plugs if you ask me

this will make things really interesting

...or really not depending on how it's used and what it does. it seems it tries to recognise the tune and play along - i'm guessing it won't work for free jazz (for example). from the viewpoint of creating new music it doesn't seem interesting at all, but for learning stuff ie. practising to play a particular tune with a band or developing knowledge it certainly has it's uses.

"Similar technology has already shown up in the commercial music market, such as the infamous AutoTune software that gives Maroon 5 perfect pitch on CD even though the lead singer couldn't hit a note correctly if his life depended on it"



pitch correctors....jerks...but very cool. just imagine how cool your live show would be w/robots playing!

thekillingtree wrote: pitch correctors....jerks...but very cool. just imagine how cool your live show would be w/robots playing!

sorry dood, kraftwerk and the blue man group already exist.

That site in the link up there wrote:Recently, however, a significant advancement has taken place in the field of computer music with the development of software that can not only transcribe polyphonic music in real time...

Transcribe polyphonic music?!? How? Where? I have to be able to do this...

It doesn't sound that different from playing "c" on a keyboard from the 80s and the keyboard playing the chord of C with an arpeggio. The only difference would be the computer detecting what note was being sung and doing the calculations quickly.

The RIAA's worst nightmare: computers that understand music

RIAA's wet dream you mean!

Bye bye artists, bye bye session musicians, all they need now is a computer to write decent lyrics and it'll be profit profit profit all the way!!

the most interested read in those articles are the ones when they start talking about possible mashups and other creative things.

yum, i want one.

The mash-up/live remix possibilities seem endless... e.g. while DJing, have some guitar over that boring 10 minute house track.

I want some!

RIAA's wet dream you mean!

Bye bye artists, bye bye session musicians, all they need now is a computer to write decent lyrics and it'll be profit profit profit all the way!! [/quote]

Not if nobody buys the stuff! Besides, we make our own music (else we wouldn't be here, eh?!)

Here's my opinion of the chislin' RIAA bastiges: http://www.teejnet.com/tih%202.htm#xapriaa

elektrovert wrote:RIAA's wet dream you mean! Bye bye artists, bye bye session musicians, all they need now is a computer to write decent lyrics and it'll be profit profit profit all the way!!

And as for the tech that's already here and already implemented across the four majors check out these guys:

http://www.polyphonichmi.com/

'The patented software uses a series of complex artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze up to 70 different sonic characteristics in a musical composition, and is then able to sort any collection of digital music based on any combination of similar characteristics. The characteristics analyzed are those which produce the strongest reaction in terms of human perception, such as melody, tempo, rhythm and range, and how these change over time. This approach enables the creation of “constellations” of music with similar characteristics, even from different genres and styles, enabling fast yet highly individualized music discovery, based on a “music taste test”. This is a key driver for further growth in online music sales.'

Clearscreen wrote:i'm guessing it won't work for free jazz

well theres a reason to hurry up development

Nod wrote:

elektrovert wrote:RIAA's wet dream you mean! Bye bye artists, bye bye session musicians, all they need now is a computer to write decent lyrics and it'll be profit profit profit all the way!!

And as for the tech that's already here and already implemented across the four majors check out these guys:

http://www.polyphonichmi.com/

'The patented software uses a series of complex artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze up to 70 different sonic characteristics in a musical composition, and is then able to sort any collection of digital music based on any combination of similar characteristics. The characteristics analyzed are those which produce the strongest reaction in terms of human perception, such as melody, tempo, rhythm and range, and how these change over time. This approach enables the creation of “constellations” of music with similar characteristics, even from different genres and styles, enabling fast yet highly individualized music discovery, based on a “music taste test”. This is a key driver for further growth in online music sales.'

i spoke to these guys a few years ago.

at the time you could submit your own music and get int analyzed for a fee.