So I've heard of this new Microsoft Program, Songsmith.

I have mixed feeling about it, as I have not tried it, and I have decided that it is to music what wii is to videogames, and will either destroy music as we know it, or help it is some incomprehensibly innovative way.

Here's a video of the bitch in action


Pretty much the deal is, you sign to a drumbeat, and the program reads the notes and sets chord progressions to them, a la casiotone. You can change the tone with minors and blah blah blah. Basically, it's a songwriter's dream, because anytime you have a melody in your head, this thing will do the work for you. I'm not sure if it only operates in bars or something, or if maybe you can add in key changes and stuff.

What I am afraid of though, is that this is going to bridge the gap between the people too lazy to learn, and the talented musicians that actually deserve recognition. I do believe that today's mainstream musicians are not as talented as they were in the past, and I think this will take that to a new level. Imagine Britney Spears 2012 that doesn't even know a scale!

On the other hand, this is a fun program for people with time to waste, and probably a pretty big opportunity for comedians, and a gateway for people who are having trouble writing music.

There is a 6 hour free demo out there, but you'll have to find it yourself!

aahahahahahahahaha



i saw the actual commercial on youtube a couple of days ago and went through real songs put through songsmith nonstop. comedy gold.

here is the commercial:

holy shhhhhhhit now i wanna see a songsmith commercial with psyburn

the oasis one is the best. metallica was pretty good too

Nah the thing itself is pretty low quality, but the technology will almost surely be used again, upgraded. I can see full guitars and instruments in maybe a year or two.


Like I said though I haven't tried it either so I'm not about to say it's shit without at least playing with it.

complete garbage. Not only does it sound like shit, but everyone who uses this will have music that sounds exactly the same as all the other users

Have you ever listened to the radio?

What I am afraid of though, is that this is going to bridge the gap between the people too lazy to learn, and the talented musicians that actually deserve recognition. I do believe that today's mainstream musicians are not as talented as they were in the past, and I think this will take that to a new level. Imagine Britney Spears 2012 that doesn't even know a scale!

all irony aside, pop music isn't even close to this shitty. the net actually already has a lot of midi-sounding music with voices over it, and those are generally much better than this "music".

Have you ever listened to the radio?

have you ever listened to the radio?

there's a six hour free trial and it's not really fun to play with. i tried to take one of those songs fatty sang a while back and put them through it but it didn't turn out.

Forgive me for apparently not explaining myself well enough. I don't think Songsmith is something to be taken seriously, but rather the idea itself. When they upgrade it from the shitty casiotone sound and add in filters and beats specifications, and people can make ACTUAL MUSIC, then yea.


Otherwise this is just a fun little wiiware or something, I don't know why there is such hate.


PS. Biggles that is pretty awesome because I was thinking of Soulja boy when I made this topic.