I was thinking the other day about why humans universally hate certain CGI movie characters, and it’s because they freak us out. They are not quite human. Then I was also thinking about how complicated it is to get the exact right coordination of air pressure, placement, relaxation, flow, etc. to make truly good music with the voice. What if you could somehow capture and code all the stuff that Pavorotti does, and hook yourself up to some MIDI Voice Controller software that would drive your voice for you and make you sound like him. Why not? They have MIDI Controllers for keyboards and MIDI guitars and stuff. But then I got to thinking what it would feel like, and what it would look like. I think it would be pretty freaky. Not to mention you’d probably have to shave your head so that the electrodes on the scalp could make a good connection. By the time I’d finished the comic, I pretty much concluded that it was a BAD IDEA!
Since you mentioned this one, I can't help but wonder if there's such thing as MIDI fart controller. You know, to make it sounds a little "in tune". But I couldn't imagine where will those electrodes go.
Given where you would have to put the electrode for MIDI control of the sound at the source, I think it would be better to pipe the natural fart into an autotune post processor if you want to fart along with some track. But if you really practice a lot you won't need it. You can be the next Le Pétomane.</.
I thought that is how half the artists today make a living. Instead they take a crap version of them singing and turn it into a top hit. Then they lip synch the concert.
Don't even get me STARTED on autotune! It started as a way to fix small occasional discrepancies in tuning but then they realized that they can process any heinous piece of crap into perfect tune if you don't mind sounding like a robot. Why do people buy that crap?
There wouldn't be any ring-tones sold if it wasn't for auto-tunes.
Nicely rendered black and white drawing, C! 🙂
I like C.A.T's idea for a MIDI fart controller. You could get some really sweet tunes going on down there. Your comic looks like she is about to have shock treatment at a mental facility
Well how would you feel if you had electrodes hooked up to your brain and your vocal cords etc. and it was making you sing someone else's licks? I drew her like I imagined it would feel.
We could all sound like Darth Vader! I think I need to work on that…