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Decoding the Algorithm for Pop Music
fb4f writes "Over at Modplug, they have an article describing a mathematical algorithm to predict if a given song will become a hit or not. Paraphrasing the article, a Spanish company called Polyphonic HMI has made a business out of analyzing song submissions and predicting their "hitability". Here's their description of the algorithm and here's their FAQ. They claim to have predicted the commercial success of Norah Jones through this method. Here's my question (which is not fully answered in their FAQ): if they (music company executives) are currently using the algorithm to screen submissions for their "hitability", can we (people who listen to music) use the same algorithm to reject recycled tunes and encourage originality? I for one, still like the fresh talent and community feel of the tracking scene."
...goes t3h frost pist!
IS SUCKINESS!
Hmmmm... So they check to see how gay the song sounds.... and then use that data to see if it will be a hit.
Come off it, most of the music there is 90s-style electronica ripoffs. You can hardly call some guy sitting in his bedroom on a PC with half-assed music software 'original' or 'quality'. Get real!
Means you fucked up, niggro.
Fred Durst is a commie gaywank!
It's Britney Spears' real name, amusingly enough.
Norah Jones is the real name of "Britney Spears", as referenced here and here. Funny eh?