Comments on: Microsoft Songsmith Makes Everybody A Composer

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:32:49 +0000

I saw this a little while ago. The ad was obviously designed to have a high cheese factor, but the bottom line is that the output of the program is absolute CRAP. It sounds like background MIDI music from a late ’80s/early ’90s PC game. I don’t doubt that at least a few people will buy it, but I will feel truly sorry for them. “Limiting” just does not describe the scope of this application; “useless” is more like it.

Decent idea, absolutely terrible execution.

By: Mmike M

Mmike M — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:14:38 +0000

http://music.metafilter.com/2943/Runnin-With-The-Songsmith

We knew the world would not be the same…
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the lines from the hindu scripture, the bhagavad gita
Vishnu was trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty
And to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
“now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”

By: Me

Me — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:15:23 +0000

HAHAHAHAHA magic!
Its a cool concept and IT WILL SELL to the kind of demographic they aim for, but musicians are pissing pants now and sending this post to everyone as a joke.. Again very funny video

By: tfz

tfz — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:57:54 +0000

I’m tired of you forum trolls bashing every new product. Yall just need to go to 2:15 and turn down the hate and turn up the happy

By: Yann Donnelly

Yann Donnelly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:10:10 +0000

They just don’t get it. Easy to use but severely limiting to users may work with operating systems, but not with music. I mean, an “intelligent scratchpad”? Have they never heard of Live?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:05:42 +0000

nice idea but practicaly lame…

By: synthhead

synthhead — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:21:24 +0000

Jeff

I was too busy trying to figure out how to stuff pencils into my ears.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:49:11 +0000

Am I the only one who wanted to go jump off a bridge while the singing was going on. This is an absolute joke of a product and an even bigger joke of a company in Microsoft – they just don’t get it, do they?

By: pow

pow — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:16:49 +0000

I love how microsoft has gone so far as to use macintosh computers in their commercials, albeit with vista installed.

By: Mateo

Mateo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:26:04 +0000

@seb:I was just wondering if the program had some autotune type technology, it could certainly use it given their target market….

By: Mateo

Mateo — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:17:08 +0000

I kept thinking this was either a joke or some hair brained concept, but this is actually a shipping product….

@simon: yeah, no amount of stickers can hide that. I especially liked how clunky the other guys pc laptop is in comparison.

By: Seb

Seb — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:08:11 +0000

can you also hear the autotune on her voice?

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:39:06 +0000

That is totally ridiculous! okay well it is a nice idea… but the ad totally put me off. The girl/dad is even using a macbook pro! how does that work?!