Jan 09
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Songsmith's Greatest Hits
Born from the bowels of the Microsoft Research Labs, Songsmith was deemed not to be a product by the head-honchos there. And for good reason. The software creates a backing track after listening to the microphone of your singing. The problem is the music sounds as though it’s coming out of a Casio keyboard from 20 years ago.. An interesting idea, I think everyone agrees, but the execution & actual output from the program sucks.
But then, how they ever thought they would sell the product with this advert is anybodies guess. Made using the creator’s own money, it demonstrates the software and how well it works – don’t worry if you don’t make it to the end – it’s a bit of an abomination.
AAAGGHHHH!!! Well there is good news from this evil creation – For one thing this particular video has gone viral (for all the wrong reasons of course) but most importantly, people have taken it into their hearts to isolate the singing from well known songs and pass it through Songsmith – and the results are hilarious!
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as performed by Songsmith. The program has really captured the essence of this song I think… Er.. OK I’ll be quiet now.
Absolute GENIUS! I couldn’t believe how amazing this sounds! It’s like, Oasis meets Snap!!
I just know Survivor are going to love this rendition of their classic "Eye of the Tiger" from the Rocky films. Songsmith has really outdone itself this time!
What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here. Indeed – lyrics that are relevant in more ways than you realised Mr Yorke. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Radiohead’s Creep – Songsmith stylee.
And finally I give you Billy Idol’s White Wedding, with Songsmith playing the backing in a "bluegrass" style. It truly is a marvel to behold!
Now you know what to search for, make your way over to YouTube and it shouldn’t take you long to find some amazing remixes. Of course, you can also download the demo of Microsoft’s Songsmith and see what auditory delights you can set loose on the world!