virtual musicians

khu.sh Chief Executive Officer Prerna Gupta and Chief Technology Officer Parag Chordia demonstrate LaDiDa, their “reverse karaoke” application for the iPhone, by having it create the accompaniment for a Bollywood duet.

This video captures excerpts from the world’s first live performance of a Beethoven symphony by a digital orchestra (The Fauxharmonic Orchestra).

This performance was part of an ongoing concert series presenting all nine Beethoven symphonies through 2011.

You can get details and more performance examples at The Fauxharmonic Orchestra site.

Do you think you could recognize The Fauxharmonic Orchestra on a recording?

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Remember how universally reviled Microsoft Songsmith was?

iPhone developer khu.sh has taken the idea behind Microsoft Songsmith, reverse karaoke auto-accompaniment, and packaged it as the iPhone app LaDiDa.

Can khu.sh succeed where Microsoft failed?

It’s not clear from the video or the information on the khu.sh site how flexible LaDiDa is, in terms of styles and ability to customize the arrangements. If LaDiDa gets this right, though, it could be a cool tool for making rough drafts of songs.

We may need a few more demos from CEO Prerna Gupta to know for sure!

What do you think of LaDiDa? Is there a future for “reverse karaoke” apps?

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