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Microsoft's MySong decides that computers make better artists than people
Just imagine the masterpieces that'll come out of this! The guy singing like he's in a metal band with a jazz piano underneath. The sultry female lounge singer who has jazz piano under all her songs. The rapper who raps over jazz piano for some reason. It's sure to skyrocket all of these things right to the tops of the charts where they belong, because hey, nothing says "creative expression" like being too lazy to learn your art and having a computer guesstimate it for you. Nice work, Microsoft.
istartedsomething, via Geekologie
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By Jen at 7:49 AM ON 03/11/08
Oh, yes, what the world needed was more "artists"... Don't we get enough pop-dance tunes by "singers" who can only sing with computer assistance?
By Hanalulu at 11:34 AM ON 03/11/08
LOL
By Maya at 12:37 PM ON 03/14/08
Well, computers make better artists than lots of people--can you imagine how much more painful that whole "song for my girlfriend" would have been if the guy tried to write the chords himself? I think that people are always going to be able to distinguish between art, entertainment, and the computerized versions of both--because really, despite society's best attempts to obliterate this ability, it's a gut feeling more than anything else.