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Yamaha Releases Singing Synthesis Software

Posted by simoniker on from the milli-vanilli-back-in-business dept.

loopdloop writes "The world's first singing synthesis software, Vocaloid, was released by Yamaha this month at the Los Angeles NAMM show. Simply type in the lyrics and notate the vocal expressions to create a completely computer-generated singer. There are also audio demos of the product available." Update: 01/26 21:14 GMT by S : An earlier NYT-authored preview of this software has also been covered on Slashdot.

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  1. In other news... by c0dedude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, this must make the RIAA's day. An artist who needs absolutly no pay and who really is property...

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  2. Only a first step by why-is-it · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The world's first singing synthesis software, Vocaloid, was released by Yamaha this month at the Los Angeles NAMM show.

    Feh! They might be able to program something that sings better than Britney, but until they integrate it with something like this, Ms Spears' talents will continue to be in demand...

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  3. Re:One for the road... by gmaestro · · Score: 5, Funny
    You clearly don't understand. This is the last piece in the puzzle of completely eliminating musicians. We have had a drum machine to replace you for a while, electronic instruments and MIDI.

    Now we can finally get rid of these whiny musicians, always complaining about "I need to feed my family" and "I'm a professional and should be paid like one." Now all of those unskilled morons can be sent to fill up the thousands of food preparation and customer service jobs that our public school system can't seem to find enough people for.

    Sorry about the offtopic (tongue firmly in cheek) rant. You're right. this does sound like a fun toy.