Honestly, I find myself conflicted by this. It's not because of AI. I think it's more that the act of resurrecting the dead does a disservice to something fundamental: when we die, we die, and...
Honestly, I find myself conflicted by this. It's not because of AI. I think it's more that the act of resurrecting the dead does a disservice to something fundamental: when we die, we die, and clinging to memory is ultimately futile. There is a beauty in having lived, but there is also beauty in letting go.
There is a difference between erecting memorials and fetishizing memories, I feel.
In the article they state this is simply a new process whereby they can separate Lennon's voice from the rest of the audio in order to create a new, proper mix. Nothing about recreating someone's...
In the article they state this is simply a new process whereby they can separate Lennon's voice from the rest of the audio in order to create a new, proper mix. Nothing about recreating someone's voice from scratch...obviously that would be morally questionable and creatively bankrupt.
I think the possibilities here are really exciting. It'll be interesting to see all the remasters that start to come out because of this kind of tech.
If I understand correctly, they used AI to take existing vocals by John Lennon from an old recording and add it to another mix. I imagine AI had to recreate sections of frequencies that where lost...
If I understand correctly, they used AI to take existing vocals by John Lennon from an old recording and add it to another mix.
I imagine AI had to recreate sections of frequencies that where lost or never recorded in the first place, but that's something I already did using Audition in 2014 (to a much lesser extent).
That is not the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions AI "resurrection". The process may be revolutionary, but the result is not. It's weird but not really novel. I'm okay with this, and I assume whoever's profiting from this already got the copyright. There's not much to comment here from a legal or artistic standpoint.
One interesting consequence of this tech would be to reduce the need for expensive equipment, so amateur musicians could make their already good not so good smartphone recordings sound more pristine and professional.
I'm not crazy about the idea of using technology to continue making money off of dead people. That being said, if he'd like to use the technology (or his own writing skills and voice) to give us a...
I'm not crazy about the idea of using technology to continue making money off of dead people. That being said, if he'd like to use the technology (or his own writing skills and voice) to give us a full version of "Golden Slumbers" I'd be okay with that.
I feel the opposite. It's far more worthwhile using technology to help finish the unfinished work of a long lost friend rather than using it to churn more from the same thing you already like -...
I feel the opposite. It's far more worthwhile using technology to help finish the unfinished work of a long lost friend rather than using it to churn more from the same thing you already like - Golden Slumbers has its full version, Paul drew a line under it and put it on the album.
If Yoko and Sean Lennon are ok with this, then I don't have a big problem with it. The AI aspect is just another variation on audio processing tools that have existed for a while. The real problem...
If Yoko and Sean Lennon are ok with this, then I don't have a big problem with it. The AI aspect is just another variation on audio processing tools that have existed for a while. The real problem when the Beatles attempted this in the '90s on the Anthology albums was that the songs themselves were kind of lame.
I think it’s interesting technically. But I’d rather just listen to the original recording even if it is incomplete and lower quality. For music in this genre anyway. I really like, for example,...
I think it’s interesting technically. But I’d rather just listen to the original recording even if it is incomplete and lower quality. For music in this genre anyway. I really like, for example, all the old (and not-so-old), incomplete and lofi Bob Dylan bootleg recordings and miscellanea that are out there, and I wouldn’t personally be interested in those being AI’d and polished up/finished off.
Honestly, I find myself conflicted by this. It's not because of AI. I think it's more that the act of resurrecting the dead does a disservice to something fundamental: when we die, we die, and clinging to memory is ultimately futile. There is a beauty in having lived, but there is also beauty in letting go.
There is a difference between erecting memorials and fetishizing memories, I feel.
In the article they state this is simply a new process whereby they can separate Lennon's voice from the rest of the audio in order to create a new, proper mix. Nothing about recreating someone's voice from scratch...obviously that would be morally questionable and creatively bankrupt.
I think the possibilities here are really exciting. It'll be interesting to see all the remasters that start to come out because of this kind of tech.
If I understand correctly, they used AI to take existing vocals by John Lennon from an old recording and add it to another mix.
I imagine AI had to recreate sections of frequencies that where lost or never recorded in the first place, but that's something I already did using Audition in 2014 (to a much lesser extent).
That is not the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions AI "resurrection". The process may be revolutionary, but the result is not. It's weird but not really novel. I'm okay with this, and I assume whoever's profiting from this already got the copyright. There's not much to comment here from a legal or artistic standpoint.
One interesting consequence of this tech would be to reduce the need for expensive equipment, so amateur musicians could make their
already goodnot so good smartphone recordings sound more pristine and professional.I'm not crazy about the idea of using technology to continue making money off of dead people. That being said, if he'd like to use the technology (or his own writing skills and voice) to give us a full version of "Golden Slumbers" I'd be okay with that.
I feel the opposite. It's far more worthwhile using technology to help finish the unfinished work of a long lost friend rather than using it to churn more from the same thing you already like - Golden Slumbers has its full version, Paul drew a line under it and put it on the album.
If Yoko and Sean Lennon are ok with this, then I don't have a big problem with it. The AI aspect is just another variation on audio processing tools that have existed for a while. The real problem when the Beatles attempted this in the '90s on the Anthology albums was that the songs themselves were kind of lame.
I think it’s interesting technically. But I’d rather just listen to the original recording even if it is incomplete and lower quality. For music in this genre anyway. I really like, for example, all the old (and not-so-old), incomplete and lofi Bob Dylan bootleg recordings and miscellanea that are out there, and I wouldn’t personally be interested in those being AI’d and polished up/finished off.