Bach, Computer Sings About the Devil

[Joost985]

Voice SUX

[Maaarteh]

GLaDOS

[NimbleTurtle13]

This is a phenomenal piece... such incredible depth. No one compares to Bach.

[dxf323]

Whats the name of the software of the synth voice ???

[smalin]

@dxf323 VocalWriter (from KAE Labs).

[orangeandaxe]

You couldn't find a human singer to do the job? (FOREVER ALONE lol)

[johannesytb]

Dieser Computer ist nicht in der Lage ein ordentliches 'ch', 'er' und 'w' zu singen. Was wohl daran liegt, das Englisch von degenerierten, lispelnden Inselaffen abstammt.

[Dolphidood]

@supiluliumas15 well not when you start getting paranoid.

[Dolphidood]

I can imagine some fat staff at burger king suddenly closing his till, getting up on top of the counter and singing this to everyone.

[krscanin1]

i' ve been doing a little research of mine, please answer. mozart was a freemason, paganini admittet to had sold his soul, liszt too. i'm not sure about vivaldi. did bach sold his soul for succes? and i would also know if beethowen? so if u know the answer, answer me. this vid made me wonder...

[theEmperorsTarot]

@krscanin1 Vivaldi and Bach were both men of god, and wouldnt not have sold their souls, I dont think beethoven did either

[krscanin1]

@theEmperorsTarot hmmm, maybe... i know, the devil influenced many musicians, and I try to avoid such musicians...

[merlinforever]

la hmm ahhhh.. haah

[pilotlim]

it sounds so much like autotune.

[hirokikuriyama]

those voices are the same ones in a clockwork orange

[TheSingingCello]

Beautiful voice melody, well piece in general, but this is interesting to really see Bach's idea in a different light. (asides from the strange computer rendition)

[minasgekos]

very, very interesting

[stevey226]

'Stephen Hawkings auditions for his school choir'

[Kruztovsky]

In some moments it sounds like autotune LOL

[TheBaroquecomposer]

How do you get the program to sing the words?

[azz75sl]

this song makes me happy but want to kill myself......

[Drakentinix]

@Kurtyoungblood LMAO!!!!!

[starbreez3]

lmao i love the american accent

[88649981]

This is what hell must be like xD

[istrib]

This is the end of Andreas Scholl ;)

[NeedForMadnessSVK]

Why this reminds me the clockwork orange?:/

[wcbroccoli]

The computer sings German with an strong American accent.

[smalin]

@wcbroccoli Strange, since the computer was made in China ...

[SouthernersSax]

@wcbroccoli Zing!

[DarkMusicalWolf]

waching this then looking at the comments makes it seem like the comments are moving for a bit

[shariotoflove]

@Kurtyoungblood HAHAHA WIN!

[Teenplayer84]

The computer vocals...some how makes me happy...

[smalin]

@Teenplayer84 Computers can be happy too.

[kisftw]

What is this program?

[smalin]

@kisftw Music Animation Machine.

[kisftw]

@smalin Wow, thanks for the ungodly quick response. Kind of eerie.

[Greniel11]

this has "autotune" written all over

[bouzignac]

BRAVO...



[Gisler5]

Smalin, your unique, because unlike most famous people on youtube, you actually talk to your viewers and subscribers, and answer questions like the one below. 5* for EVERY VIDEO!! :) XD

[smalin]

@Gisler5, Am I famous?  Wow.

[super6plx]

@smalin I would say you're pretty famous, everyone who listens to music on youtube has seen at least one of your thumbnails, they're so enticing to watch too! :3

[Andrew4Handel]

I love it!!

[Pixnlix]

haha omg sounds like autotune!

[yylladurein]

i usually dont sign in but i thought this was worth it. just stop man . not all styles need to be corrupted with this electronic nonsense. big fan of the industrial scene , love the raves but christ man theres a limit. please leave real artists out of your tomfoolery.

respectfully the yylladurein

[MultiFailBot]

@yylladurein ... um... "electronic nonsense"? smalin is showing a new form of notation... what are you raving about?

[Outsider2585]

I love you works, man...Great!!!

Thanks for share this musics with us.

Carry on...

[brian1685]

I just love this ritornello :)

[szhan1022]

good song

but the american electronic singers are no match for japanese vocaloids lol

too bad they only sing in japanese...

[Outsider2585]

What is the software's name that you use to make the voice, dude?

[smalin]

VocalWriter

[Dhesyca]

@smalin Have you heard of Vocaloid? If so, what's your personal opinion on it as a program?

[smalin]

@Dhesyca I've heard of it but not used it. I think I've heard some output from it, and I think I remember thinking that it was better than the software I used here.

[Dhesyca]

@smalin It is very good software, and even the earlier versions sound much closer to real voices than the program you use. I would recommend looking into it when (IF) you have time. If you're looking for a male voice, look up Kaito. The main downside to these voices are that they tend to be very high. Anyway, I love your work; I'm checking out all sorts of different composers' styles on your channel. THANK YOU!

[123Calvario]

This video and some others do not have the FAQ. Just saying.

[Gisler5]

awsome!

[dxf323]

that synth voice sounds sooooo good with bach

[Terrdemarzielle]

@dxf323 It would sound better as a professional (human) Bach singer...

[LazyBastard69]

hört sich saulustig an. die computerstimme und der das fake deutsch XD

[ksj818]

Another proof (graphic one for this occasion) how skilful Bach's voice leading is. As Robert Schumann wrote: "every single note in Bach's music is written for the eternity"

Thanks for posting this.

[energycore345]

the MAM makes it easier to sing along :D

[Gisler5]

i love it!

[Monstexitus]

omg

that sounds more like an american trying to speak german...

i really needed to concentrate on the vocals to understand it... and i am german..

[smalin]

Yes, you are absolutely right. It is an American speech synthesizer trying to speak German! I had to figure out what English spelling was closest to the German, for example "fawm toy-full," or "hot zee glike daw fawn geh mockt."

[dxf323]

what sound software do u use?

[KremeDeMentia]

Bach breaks the human voice on the altar of perfectionism. May Bach have mercy on us all....

[stah1core]

brawo ten pan (Stefan:)

!

[SIROCOguitar]

BACH's amazing harmony shines through beatifuly in this computer simulation! WOW ...OMG... absolutely fantastic!

[peteralaric]

I NEED THIS SOFTWARE!!! i checked out VocalWriter and unfortunately they say it's only for PowerPC-based Macs.  :?( mine's an Intel, so i guess until they release an update there's not much i can do.

great job on this video! i love the concept. it's simultaneously hypnotic and educational. :?P

[smalin]

I'm surprised to hear this. You might want to email them and ask to confirm that it won't work on your machine.

[peteralaric]

oh yeah! i got it to work by installing "Rosetta" (PowerPC emulator for Intel chipset). i'm new to Mac, so i didn't know about this. thanks! :D

i did e-mail them a few nights ago but haven't gotten a response yet. it seems like this software is nothing short of revolutionary and i really hope this company flourishes as a result.

maximum respect to you, sir!! :?)

[Alex618mir]

Its good but the voice just make me laugh

[Marvinlikespiano]

I am german and its impossible to understand something without the text! :-D

But wonderful music! :)

[smalin]

(see the FAQ for the text, in both English and Deutsch).

[japanthinglover]

sounds like a vocaloid

[Greenmigs31]

lollol sounds like looney tunes

[GoatDaddyVersion2]

look at those pixels go!

[symir547]

GLaDOS computer from Portal singing

[brianG0HRF]

........ Very clever, thank you for sharing it with us.

[ACVB2006]

Soooo interesting!

[Thiren111]

Super mario :P

[Dekanatskantor]

oh ja, man ersetze den Mensch durch Maschienen. Mich wundert es doch, dass dies so viel Zusprache findet. Aber gut, wieder ein Plus für den Fortschritt der passiven Fernsehgesellschaft.

Letztlich bring es ja nichts sich über soetwas aufzuregen. Der Mensch ist und bleibt ein dummes Tier... usw. etc. pp

[chofide]

greuslich

[wolfgangseligo]

cool :)

[smalin]

Then don't.

[scared4evr12]

look up Grayson, Rocky Road Ripple...that one is amazing!

[warmaxxx]

i like the green side dun like the background that much..

[Rafterman123]

Clockwork Orange 2

[1000jamesk]

I was exactly thinking that! But I got a little bit crazy after I saw the movie so... I'm afraid of watching something similar again :D

[80085word69]

need mp3 noaw

[verifor]

Heheh this is cool!

[FriendlyCroock]

this is very funny

[ElhombreDuff84]

Jaja I love it!!

[teleostomi]

Great rendition I enjoyed it.

[kepler101]

there is a video of glenn gould playing this piece. id recommend listening to it

[hectorianus]

Encuentro parecido entre un vocoder y daft punk. Bueno.

[ElhombreDuff84]

funny i like it!!!

[DofSproductions]

Didn't know Microsoft bob can sing.

[teleostomi]

Is it really Bob that's singing? Not Sam?

[Zeobit]

To me, as german is my mother tongue, it's great fun to hear, that the computer generated voice is sounding exactly like a human, who speaks german with an extremely strong english accent :-)

[Pu55ybl45t3r]

hahah :P

[jeffamarie]

if you watch these videos the whole time, then look at the comments, they seem to move past each other, back and forth. lol

[Shaster20]

Voice is really weird!

[Programmer780]

ROFLOL

[parasitex5]

LOL!!!!

[Programmer780]

I simply cannot stop listening to this!

[hnaef83]

Neither can I, and it still runs through my head even when I'm not listening to it. I need to find a good recording. The problem is that there are so many cantatas that it's hard to know where to start with buying recordings. If records had been invented in Bach's day we'd have an authoritative set of recordings, and we wouldn't have this embarras du choix.

[smalin]

I like the Scholl recording.

[Kurtyoungblood]

Sounds like a male.

[Programmer780]

It really does

[smalin]

I'm sure it's what Bach meant.

[Kurtyoungblood]

:) Great video, by the way.

[dancerchick1000]

i heard pokemon in there somewhere... O_o

[5RetardedSquirrels]

Wouldn't be surprised...

[mikepenny01]

Thank you for introducing me to this cantata! Now one of my favorites!

[Kurtyoungblood]

1:51 ! That was hilarious!

[EmceeLorder]

Your robotic interpretations of Bach are great. Good hobby.

[belgianmobster17]

and there wil be cake

its so delicious and moist

[Pu55ybl45t3r]

that was a joke, ha ha

[clockworkreactor]

sounds like nazi propaganda XD but seriously this is awesome! is there an Mp3 download?

[banik20080]

It sounds like Nazi propaganda?? Because it's in German? Or is there some other reason?

[NekoTenshin]

Mario?

[Amadeuss84]

Joder que coloraturas mas horribles suena mazo mal jajajajaja

[lotsofnumbers1357341]

You should totally do some Slipknot ^^

[wordsonpages]

hahahaha. yes...

[seijurouhiko]

i liked

[misanthrope8]

no. the voice doesn't work.

[edmega332]

PLEASE DO THE VOCAL INTRO TO

"DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY" by SYMPHONY X

[chenierchenier]

smalin your really one of the better musician of the world. i am musician me too

[jsmith2470]

Very nice piece, but sad to say, I hate the vocodery singing, no offense.

And the computer gets a lot of the pronounciations wrong.

But good otherwise.

[akuyume7]

Have you heard Yamaha's Vocaloid2. While not perfect, its definitely one of the best vocoders I've heard.

[smalin]

No, I haven't heard the Vocaloid2; I'll check it out; thanks for the tip!

[Zerroch]

I always enjoy listening to this. :)

[Gbevil1521]

Wow, simply amazing.. Bach will always be te best composer for me.

[FREEASTHESTARS]

creepy and scary but awesome

[C33Four]

This makes it a lot easier to 'briefly' notice counterpoint when you get to see and hear the notes with these colors and such. Great work!

[Funkypotat0]

Around 1:19, it sounds like the synth is saying "get da phone."

Apparently Bach was sick of picking up the phone from all his adoring fans! =)

[puck981]

Dude... I can't BELIEVE you chose this movement! This is the piece I work out to every day on the eliptical, and I like this almost as much as the Andreas Scholl. Really cool sound on the melismata. I really MUST use this software. myspace dot com / homayounibrandon

[C33Four]

Would you know where I can listen to a real version of this piece? I can't seem to find it on Youtube, so I don't know where to look :P

[puck981]

Try iTunes. I recommend the Andreas Scholl recording, but the Yoshikazu Mera is also good. It's "Wer sunde tut der ist vom Teufel" from the Cantate No. 54 (BWV 54) by J. S. Bach.

[shazzer1976]

This is one of the weirdest things i have ever heard. I cannot figure out if I hate it or quite like it! There is something that makes me want to keep listening and then are things that irritate the life out of me!

[nejatarn]

Hence, it has a certain devilish quality, does it not?

[punkochan]

thats hypnotic

[rotopope]

That's so creepy.

[baldassaregaluppi]

I love his pronounciation... especially "aufgebracht"... your videos are awesome. Frog round is probably my favorite. Do more with the synth vocals and add some Beethoven!

[Alphonsus0di0Ligouri]

It looks a lot like the medieval musical notation called Punctua.

[BlindDogFulton]

This is so creepy. It's like Steven Hawking singing to a synthesizer.

[MassiveDVD]

Have you heard of the "uncanny valley?" It's a hypothesis that describes the emotional response to robots imitating human traits. Check it out on wikipedia if you like. Anyway, I like the emotional flatness of the voice. It has a foreign, otherwordly quality to it. It might be interesting to exploit that quality rather than trying to fix it.

Anyway, I dig your work a lot. I'd be interested in taking a piece and messing with it in Adobe AfterEffects sometime.

[waves00]

Hi, I like your animation. In the German lyrics in the description box here, the typo "thut" should be changed to "tut," the er/sie form of "tan."

[smalin]

>the German lyrics in the description box here, the typo "thut" should be changed to "tut,"

That spelling is from the score I'm using; I thought that it was the way it was spelled during Bach's lifetime; is that not true?

[3cplantin]

The lyrics are OK, just older. "Thut" is indeed an older spelling for "tut" (infinitive = "tun" = "to do"). It'd be pronounced the same, either way.

Whenever I hear this version, smalin, I can't help but also hear the Froggie Round!

Thanks for this and all your others, too!

[eurypheus]

ho ho ho

Thank you for this reply. I'm interested in more from your PCMUSIC.

Thomas

[smalin]

Have you seen "frog round" yet? It's a better use of the computer singers.

[escaelis]

Yes. The frog round is amazing. I didn't actually realize that it was synthetic really - I just thought you took one voice and changed pitches!

[smalin]

I agree; this is expressionless; if you play the string parts through a score program and play the vocal part with a singing synthesizer, this is the result. The singing synth only knows German, so I had to fake the German with English. I'd like to use a real recording of the piece, but I don't have permission to.  So, for now, this is as good as I can do. With piano music (try Claire de lune), I can do a more expressive job.

[eurypheus]

OK,in 1970 there was walter carlos: switched on Bach

the welltempered synthesizer. intresting. The original sound is joyful modulated, but listen to the german words carefully. There is something to edit. But of course very nice. nice music for las vegas in a pinball wizard. And there is no drive grouve, mean swing. Thomas Bremser

[niyyuu]

It's Wendy Carlos, not Walter.

[eurypheus]

Are you shure? I thought Wendy was a Walter before...

O.K Sorry!

[eurypheus]

Wendy Carlos (* 14. November 1939 als Walter Carlos in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) ist eine US-amerikanische Komponistin und Elektronikmusikerin.

[cylver]

She had an operation, and doesn't like to talk about it. Seriously.

[GGdialogus]

Great ! It sounds like a Kubrick's movy !

[Petaflom]

Where did you find a program that could synth lyrics? I know they have many synth talkers out there, and I know that they (obviously) have variable pitches, but what synth did you find that allows you to control both?

[smalin]

It's called Vocal Writer. If you go to the "production notes" section of my website (musanim dot com) and look under Frog Round (which is also posted here, BTW), you'll find a link to the company that makes it.

[mercoid]

Powerful stuff! A joy to listen to and an interesting visual. Love it.

[psclil]

very very very cool !

[OrpheoCT]

Great thx n_n (lol@title)

[nejatarn]

Nice.  Thanks for that.

[christian6657]

very nice