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Microsoft gets you singing with Songsmith (first video demo)
Scobleizer — ... Microsoft released a very cool app tonight called Songsmith. You sing to it. It builds music. I could write a lot more in text and you’d never get it, so instead, let’s discover it together in this first video demo, done in a hotel room at CES with the Songsmith team just a few minutes ago. ...

Mr. Microphone 2.0: Microsoft Songsmith Puts Even the Worst Lyrics to Music
ReadWriteWeb — ... Like to sing in the shower or in the car? Want to subject others to your incoherent warblings as if they were a real song? Microsoft Songsmith may be for you. And if you're a professional lyricist, musician, or someone with real musical talent? Songsmith may be incredibly helpful for you, too. ...

Microsoft Research discovers its inner Songsmith
Betanews — ... on this project. They're amateur musicians who "both have fun working on new songs," according to Morris, and they hope the software will give others a taste of the creative process. It's also hoped that human songwriters will find Songsmith to be a helpful 'electronic scratchpad' for playing around with ideas and forms. (Fear not; your PC has no designs on Open Mike Night at the coffeeshop.) Try it for yourself, but we won't be held responsible for the neighbors' complaints. A trial version of the software is downloadable . A full-fledged version is available for $29.95. ...

Microsoft Research released Songsmith
D' Technology Weblog — ... Songsmith is now available via the Microsoft Store as a digital download. A trial version is also available for  ...

Microsoft intros Windows 7 beta, Songsmith app at CES
AppleInsider — ... . According to its  website , "Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer's voice.  Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC's microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you."  A bizarre demonstration video depicts a stumped jingle writer and his daughter discovering Songsmith together, who then pass the program on to someone else who sings Songsmith a love song.  The video is complete with "follow the bouncing ball" lyrics on the bottom of the screen. Other announcements included partnerships with Verizon Wireless to add Microsoft Live ...

alt.CES Songsmith
MAKE Magazine — Microsoft Research Songsmith... Sing in to it, and it makes music... Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you. Then share your songs with your friends and family, post your songs online, or create your own music videos. You really need to watch the video, it's surreal... Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Music | Digg ...

New from Microsoft: Aye-yi-yi-Tunes
GMSV — ... holds true, this could be the most frightening development in amateur entertainment since karaoke. Microsoft Research has just released an app called Songsmith (free to try, $29.95 to buy) that will politely ignore any lack of talent and ...

alt.CES - Wrap-up
MAKE Magazine — This year, for the annual gadget Bacchanal known as CES (the Consumer Electronics Show), we did something a little different -- we took a MAKEcation! From the sidelines, we covered a few things that weren't being covered, and some things through a uniquely MAKE lens. Here's our wrap-up. If you saw tech, at the actual show, or via online coverage, that you got particularly jazzed about, head to comments and share some of your enthusiasm. alt.CES - DIY full auto book scanner This is just what I was hoping someone had built! Totally awesome. Now it just needs to add OCR and text-to-speech to ...

Get Microsoft Songsmith installed on Windows 7 beta
Download Squad — ... Over the past few days, many of you have downloaded the Windows 7 beta from Microsoft. Another app that was talked about (that you may have missed amongst the Win7 hoopla) is Songsmith, a slick music creation from Microsoft Research It's designed to ...

Worst Microsoft Video Promo Ever, Take 2. Just Cover Up The Mac With Stickers.
TechCrunch — ... Earlier this month, Microsoft Research released Songsmith, a song-making app that works only on Windows. To promote the app it released what might very well be the ...

Singalongamicrosoft Songsmith
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — I'm still trying to purge the memory of seeing the amateur* demo video for Microsoft Research's Songsmith software, so I'm not going to link to it -- masochists can find it for themselves, or try one of the mashups/parodies. But it turns out that YouTube's azz100c is having fun with the program. Songsmith is a bit like karaoke ...

Idol fail and Songsmith make for great mashups
Download Squad — Filed under: Audio, Fun, Internet, Microsoft Have you played with Microsoft Songsmith yet? If not, here's what it does: sing into mic and Songsmith magically creates an accompaniment. Does it work? Well, yes. Mostly. And when it doesn't, the blame can't be placed entirely on Songsmith. Take the ...

Songsmith Sings Microsoft's Hope
Microsoft Watch — ... , one caught my attention: "Here's another prime example of our 'diworsification' strategy: Microsoft Songsmith . What the hell are we doing? What possible audience are we trying to reach? Tone-deaf idiots interested in background instrumentals? I don't understand." I do understand. It's seemingly little projects like Songsmith or ...

So Bad It Hurts: Classic Hits By Microsoft Songsmith
TechCrunch — When we first came across Microsoft Songsmith, it was the promo video that made us cringe. But the song-making software is inspiring a whole new genre on YouTube where people alter famous music videos and concert footage by stripping out the original instruments and replace them with tinny keyboards or folk banjos, and keep the vocals. The results are a twisted breed of classic hits that are fascinating in the same way that terrible automobile accidents are. Once you start watching, it is hard to look away. These songs as sung through Songsmith have become a popular meme. Music from the Beatles to “Nirvana to ...

Economic Failure Medley, by Microsoft Songsmith
Mashable! — Microsoft’s Songsmith software, which “generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice” has become infamous for the creation of painful versions of classic tracks like Roxanne. Now there emerges a more creative use of the tool: turning stock charts into music by assigning notes to points on a graph (above). With the tagline “Crisis sounds so cool”, the compositions by Johannes Kreidler are an amusing commentary on the state of the economy…if a little painful on the ear. How are you using Songsmith, and have you ...

Financial data as music... Excel as art...
MAKE Magazine — Looking for a way to cheer up? Combat some work frustrations? Tune in to the melodic charm of stock charts... Here are some melodies derived from stock charts, arranged with Songsmith by Johannes Kreidler, a downturn never sounded so good. You can download this app and make some yourself too! But wait, there's more! AC/DC "Rock N Roll Train" - music video in an Excel spreadsheet Like PowerPoint, once everyone has something it's abused, used and eventually art comes of it. Excel drawings. ...

Microsoft Recite
Geek In Disguise — Video: Microsoft Recite   Hmm, we’re starting to make a habit of these funky little tech preview – Microsoft Tag, Seadragon for iPhone, Songsmith (ahem) and now Recite. A few of my friends have recently become addicted to the Getting Things Done techniques and this  looks like a nice addition that I may take advantage of. I need something to get all these thoughts out of my head :) Think of it as an advanced voice recorder that sorts and stores your recordings using voice ...