Apart from that drawback it sounds really amazing. Being able to send a text just be speaking it and similar voice driven tasks will be great. But what will it mean for music? Well I was wondering if perhaps developers would be able to add voice commands to music apps? Maybe starting with simple stuff like, 'open a patch or file', then, 'new file', 'start sequencer' etc. But why stop there? Why not more complex voice commands like 'create a 4/4 beat', 'mixdown this track', or maybe as far as 'create a hit song that will mean I can give up my day job'?
Okay, perhaps the last one is a little ambitious. But on a more serious note there has to be scope for this technology to be used in a creative way. I'm just looking forward to what people dream up for it.
I'm sure people would love Clippy if it was an Apple creation.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, should we start betting on how Apple will claim they have invented voice commands? Or revolutionized it? :D
People always claim that Apple always claims it revolutionized this or that. That joke gets old.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, I'm not excited about this at all. I may use it from time to time but by no means is this a "holy sh*t" feature and yes, I've heard about how it's my grandfather's voice command.
Well, it doesn't take much imagination to see how this could be useful for live instrument apps, while hands are busy playing.
ReplyDeleteOops..and yes, I've heard about how it's *not* my grandfather's voice command.
ReplyDeleteI would think that since it would be able to identify words and tone pitch as distinct identifable parts and units on the fly that it could be very userful.
ReplyDeleteOf course it may not be running at the same time the app is. For example you could ask to send a text and the message and then the software would execute the task after not running concurent to the actural use of an app.
Howeaver if it can be run in the background I see a lot of use for it expecially in inproving games. Imagine being able to change weapons or turn on shields or have simulated conversation in game.
I could imagine that if it does identify pitch and tone you could use it as a guitar to midi type thing or keep the tones and assign the quantified information about the tone as background captured information in sync to the audio.
ReplyDeleteYou could then go guitar to midi or be able to take guitar (audio) and control it in the same ways a midi.
"People always claim that Apple always claims it revolutionized this or that. That joke gets old."
ReplyDeleteIts because Apple LOVES that joke.
They just can't stop using it in all their keynotes.
Seriously have you ever seen their keynotes? They're hilarious.
In addition to doing a auto tune midi Melodine type thing I suppose it could also take live playing and identify the sections verse chorus etc. and make them into unit blocks making adding drum patterns additional tracks easier due to the markers.
ReplyDelete"Well, it doesn't take much imagination to see how this could be useful for live instrument apps, while hands are busy playing."
ReplyDeleteOOoooh I can't wait to hear someone scream "START ORGAN!!!" over a beat :D
That's marketing for you, welcome to Western Civilization on planet Earth, Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, have you seen the commercial with the teeth whitening chick who goes to Las Vegas and immediately starts getting hit on by hunky guys? It's hilarious.
Wouldn't it be great to have a app that would listen to you playing live and put in the band accompniment behind you folling you playing and changes in real time as opposed to pre programing it all. Just giving it the verse, chorus and bridge and have it listen and play along. It would be great for those moments when you want to play something a bit longer or grooove.
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ReplyDeleteYes its true.
But thank god not every advertising firms is like that teeth whitening company or Apple.
I remember playing with a basic version of voice control in osx 10.2, you could do things like save file, open file etc and it had a cheesy joke function 'tell me a joke' they were mainly crap but I thought it was a nice touch. You could program it to open certain programs and a few other things, only problem for me was that it rarely recognised my regional accent.
ReplyDeleteIf this can get passed my accent I could imagine a few useful features for music apps, I wonder if it will come with a hal voice that talks back.
they did a lot in alternaive interaction,
ReplyDeletei mean which other 500$ device does read websites to you in your language?
Maybe @yonac will try something with this tech. He did a good job with air vox.....next up is vox vox :)
ReplyDeletehey i pad read me boingboing, cool
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