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    Using Synth V for Songwriting #2: Painting Better Melodies

    Unfortunately, there are two parts to this: getting the line to scan, and getting the line to say the right thing. Getting the line to scan is usually a matter of making sure the strong syllable (usually the first) lands on the strong beat. So for example, if you put "somewhere" on a weak beat...
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    Sonarworks SoundID VoiceAI - First attempt!

    I've had a couple of occasions where I've loaded vocals into SynthV to see how well the worked. Sometimes it's sounded pretty good. But... It's usually pretty awful at guessing the actual words. But unlike ReSing or Vocoflex you can actually change words that it gets wrong. Just be prepared to...
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    Ron Sexsmith on why he has a "no co-writing" rule for all his albums

    I'm a hobbyist, so my motivation is different than a professional. Sometimes, a song is just a puzzle to be solved, and other times, it's a very personal story that I want communicate. Since I'm trying to reach an audience, I'll translate ideas into something that can fit into a song. I'll...
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    Songs by Month

    There's a listing of January songs here: https://360degreesound.com/10-great-january-songs/
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    Hope everyone's busy writing songs!

    As a hobbyist, it can be easy to get distracted by Real Life and not do any writing for a couple months. In truth, the holidays were spent checking out all the sales, trying to convince myself that I didn't really need to buy yet another library because I wasn't likely to ever use them, no...
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    Do You Think There Should be Rules for How Much AI Should be Allowed in Songs on This Forum

    The people who use AI to do all the work are likely to self-select themselves out of the forum, anyway. Because if you use Suno (or some similar tool) to do all the work, what's there to discuss? But as Mike suggested, if there is something to discuss, let's not preclude that.
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    Can a human-created song that uses Synthesizer V as a vocalist be pitched as "AI-free?"

    The question comes down to what "AI free" means to the person reading the label, not to you. An average person would think that a vocal "AI free" would mean that it was not generated by a computer. To an average person, a computer generated voice is a computer generated voice. Using...
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    A holiday tune and cautionary songwriting tale

    Great recovery, and fun song! As long as no one hears "Ho Santa" in the wrong context. 🙃
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    Songs by Month

    I always liked George Winston's "December" album. I used to play that a lot on cold winter days. Well, as "cold" and "winter" as Northern California gets. 😎
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    How does one access Presonus Universal Control mixer view?

    Yeah, I saw that. I just figured that maybe something in the various screenshots might hold something useful. Best of luck to him and you! 🤞
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    How does one access Presonus Universal Control mixer view?

    Sorry, the Windows version I have doesn't look like that. And honestly, I'm not even sure what it's a driver for, or why it's installed on my machine. :confused: Clicking the "..." icon in the upper right corner only shows me options that are already visible on his UI: Clicking the...
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    Sonarworks SoundID VoiceAI - First attempt!

    I can't tell, but Example C sounds like it's got some artifacts in the high frequency content. Other than that, they all sound usable, which is the point, right? I wonder if the voices were trained at a particular rate, such as 120 bpm. I wouldn't think that would make much difference, as...
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    Sonarworks SoundID VoiceAI - First attempt!

    Much better, thanks! I had a funeral the next day - I was last minute replacement, because I'm the guy they call as a last resort. Thanks goodness for modern medicine! 🤧 If you've got a clip (or several) you'd like me to try out, just upload them and I'll post the results. I should probably...
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    Sonarworks SoundID VoiceAI - First attempt!

    I've spent two days installing ReSing - super-slow download, with multiple failures. It's late and I'm sick, so I can't spend much time with this tonight, and I've only tested it on a couple voices because that's all I've got loaded so far. It's slow - probably about realtime. It has problems...
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    Christmas (2025)

    The lyrics to "Get Back" and "Yellow Submarine" reflect that, where the meaning is intentionally unclear or just plain nonsense: Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman But she was another man All the girls around her say she's got it coming But she gets it while she can It's fine if you...
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