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The best Microsoft Songsmith mash-ups, from an age before generative AI
Wait – maybe that’s the worst mash-ups. They’re so bad they’re good, though. Microsoft Research Songsmith, a 2009 automatic accompaniment software that worked with monophonic vocal input, was best known for its viral, cringeworthy promo video. But long before generative AI came on the scene, Songsmith also gave us these. Queen – I’m sorry. Rewind/flashback time…
Read moreLes Paul Google Doodle Gives Us… Google Homepage, The Song, by Tim Exile
Electronic musician, vocalist, and inventor Tim Exile is back; while the Google Doodle today of an interactive Les Paul inspired lots of people to invest some time fiddling and hacking, in Tim’s case, it inspired a whole song. And, to my knowledge, it’s the first time the homepage of Google got its own ode. Bet […]
Google Translate Beatboxing, Mashed Up with YouTube Memes
Well, it’s official – the fact that you can beatbox with Google Translate has gone completely viral. I’ve even heard it crossing over into mainstream media (like the BBC mainstream). This also says to me that the Web could be fertile ground for creating musical toys that distract people from work. (Hmmm… okay, that may […]
Move Over, Trailers: Addictive TV Remixes Max Payne, Cole Porter, Kristin Scott-Thomas
Peter Kirn - November 10, 2008
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Emergency Broadcast Network: 90s Video Artists, with Projection Vehicles and Missiles
Peter Kirn - April 23, 2007
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Visualist Nerds Rejoice! Battlestar Galactica Video & Music Released for Remix and Mashup Action
Jaymis Loveday - March 8, 2007
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Visualist Nerds Rejoice! Battlestar Galactica Video & Music Released for Remix and Mashup Action
Jaymis Loveday - March 8, 2007
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