We won’t be listening to music in a decade according to Vinod Khosla
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
Not so bad, at least the group stages of cricket world cup will still be going on by then, so I'll have something to listen to.
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- KVRAF
- 11950 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Someplace else
I just want a plugin that changes my voice from mine, to Lennon or McCartney's, Jagger's, Gilmour's, etc.
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- addled muppet weed
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ftfyBombadil wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:08 pm I just want a plugin that changes my voice from mine, to Lennon or bill shepherds, Jagger's, Gilmour's, etc.
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- addled muppet weed
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- KVRAF
- 11950 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Someplace else
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- KVRAF
- 4333 posts since 20 Feb, 2004
Wasn't that an episode of Dr. Who? (The Doctor loses the thumb drive that stores the universe and it gets flushed down the Tardis' toilet)
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- addled muppet weed
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id have to assume sylvester mccoy?JerGoertz wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:33 pmWasn't that an episode of Dr. Who? (The Doctor loses the thumb drive that stores the universe and it gets flushed down the Tardis' toilet)
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
I don’t doubt that advances in AI and machine learning with have a profound impact on the creative arts. However, it is also evident that humans like to make things with their hands. The easier it becomes to think of a song and have it instantly materialize, the more we’ll see a reaction against that and a return to crafting in the traditional ways.
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
Have you looked in between the sofa cushions?
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.
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- KVRAF
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- KVRAF
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It would be a nightmare to find it again - I heard the TARDIS' toilet is bigger on the inside than the outside...JerGoertz wrote:(The Doctor loses the thumb drive that stores the universe and it gets flushed down the Tardis' toilet
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- KVRAF
- 3792 posts since 5 Mar, 2004 from Gold Coast Australia
I think the guy has a point. He is seeing it from the perspective of a money-making enterprise and let's face it, most modern music is created to hit targets that have little to nothing to do with the expression and discussion of the human condition so it might as well be made by a formula machine for the average music "fan" who honestly prefers their listening to be nothing more than 3.5 min lifestyle affirmation memes.yellowmix wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:35 pm From https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/12/we-wo ... od-khosla/
“I actually think 10 years from now, you won’t be listening to music,” is a thing venture capitalist Vinod Khosla said onstage today during a fireside chat at Creative Destruction Lab’s second annual Super Session event.
Instead, he believes we’ll be listening to custom song equivalents that are automatically designed specifically for each individual, and tailored to their brain, their listening preferences and their particular needs.
Khosla noted that AI-created music is already making big strides — and it’s true that it’s come a long way in the past couple of years, as noted recently by journalist Stuart Dredge writing on Medium.
As Dredge points out, one recent trend is the rise of mood or activity-based playlists on Spotify and channels on YouTube. There are plenty of these types of things where the artist, album and song name are not at all important, or even really surfaced. Not to mention that there’s a big financial incentive for an entity like Spotify to prefer machine-made alternatives, as it could help alleviate or eliminate the licensing costs that severely limit their ability to make margin on their primary business of serving up music to customers.
AI-generated chart toppers and general mood music is one thing, but a custom soundtrack specific to every individual is another. It definitely sidesteps the question of what happens to the communal aspect of music when everyone’s music-replacing auditory experience is unique to the person. Guess we’ll find out in 10 years.
Real art has to make people think or feel something (other than narcotized). ABBA "Dancing Queen" does that but I don't know much of anything past Robbie Williams (in his heyday) who delivers anything remotely like.
Most of the stuff people present to say they are listening to or making, great music is, in fact, A.I. Drivel already. Take for example the last Judas Priest record "Firepower": while Priest aren't exactly known for Dylanesque depths, this record is an exercise in showing up, hitting the cliche, then going home. The record before, "Redeemer Of Souls" is far more humanly engaging, even if at moments the songwriting is childish.
A clever investor is probably going to do better backing this guy based on current trends. I hope those trends change but I have been hoping that since the mid-90's (except for those fun moments in 1998 with Spice Girls, Aqua etc)
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