Monday, May 18, 2009

Songsmith by Microsoft

A few months ago Microsoft released a new piece of software called Songsmith. You can check it out here and download a free trial. I have downloaded it but haven't really used it yet. The basic idea of the software is that you can put down a beat and then sing over it however you want. The software with it's "amazing" programming can make a music track to go along with your vocal track. The music can be in many different styles too. There is a video on the site as to how it works.
Now many people have downloaded the software and have been taking the vocals out of popular songs and playing the vocals to Songsmith. So your favorite classics are more than covers. It's the original band in the original tempo and style but now with a new musical style put behind it. It's the next evolution of covers. I have assembled some of my favorite Songsmith covers and put them in a Youtube playlist here.
Once I really get into the software I may post some of my impressions of it here and possibly some creations, although that's highly unlikely. No one wants to hear me sing except in Rock Band.