If that convinces you of its value-as Morris and Basu feel certain it will-a full-fledged version can be purchased for $29.95 in the United States or €29 in the European Union.The researchers both are accomplished musicians. That’s the core functionality of the application, to give you a taste of songwriting.”And, aspiring vocalists and songwriters, a is available, good for six hours of experimentation. It’s not going to sound like you spent a million dollars in a fancy Los Angeles studio, but it’s going to sound musical.“The goal is to give somebody who doesn’t know anything about chords or music theory a way to make something that is authentically musical, more than good enough to make a cute birthday card for Mom or a Valentine’s Day love song. “Backing music has been generated to accompany your voice. Songsmith enables Sumit Basu (left) and Dan Morris to pursue their musical visions.“Songsmith allows somebody who has limited or no musical experience to sing into a microphone and get back a piece of music right away,” says Morris, 30, a researcher in the Computational User Experiences group, also based in Redmond. “Nobody else does that in the way that we do.”Of course, it’s not quite that simple. But now, thanks to a couple of music-minded researchers from Microsoft Research, that’s all about to change.You, too, can become a Songsmith.™ is a new product from Microsoft Research, courtesy of and, that can take your surreptitious singing and add a tailored instrumental accompaniment, thereby giving even musical novices a chance to experience the joys of sonic creativity.That the product also proves useful for more accomplished musicians is simply a grace note.“We take your singing and from that generate the chords that go along with it,” explains Basu, 34, a researcher in the group at. After all, it’s even more likely that’s we’re not the new Usher. It’s part of human nature.For most of us, though, it’s a part we keep tightly concealed. Guys, too they’re just channeling Justin or Bono or T.I. By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft ResearchWhen you look in the mirror, do you see Leona Lewis? Do your shower walls reverberate each morning with “Womanizer”? Are you convinced that you just might be the next Taylor Swift?Let’s face it: We all fantasize occasionally that we could sing our way into the spotlight.
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