Friday, August 31, 2012
Blog 2: vocaloid
Vocaloid: daughter of evil
What is music? We've been exploring this question since class started. I chose the song above because it is a perfect consideration when asking what is music. It is a vocaloid, a singer created electronically. The person singing is not real. The music and the "girl" are both made completely by a computer made just for this purpose. Her name is rin kagamine, kagamine rin in the original japanese order. She was my chose because she has the highest voice, and the one most likely to annoy someone. The song isn't smooth. If a person wanted to say vocaloids were not music, this song would probably be their first choice to point out. There are other songs by her, by other vocaloids, and in this series, if you are interested in checking them out for more insight into the type of music involved. The main question is: is this music?
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I think this lends itself to the question of whether things that aren't human can create music. I know we were discussing in class about someone thought that a nightingale was musical. That they had their own song. Maybe this computer generated vocals and music is similar in that sense even though it was crafted by some technician using a computer.
ReplyDeletePersonally, my favorite song made from the Vocaloid program is "Kokoro" by Kagamine Rin, with "Servant of Evil" by Kagamine Len being a close 2nd. Both songs are real tear-jerkers if you know the english translation ;_;
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