Interesting.

This looks like a more specialized version of BiaB that's focused primarily on plucked string instruments. Plucked string sound are likely easy to extract and they pitch shift well. As they mention, Melodyne's DNA has been able to do that for years. That's not the case for a lot of instruments - in particular, the human voice.

So once Tonalic has analyzed a riff from a guitar, it can pitch shift it another set of notes pretty easily. That means you don't need the lick repeated in every key for it to sound good. And not only can the pitches be shifted, but the entire timing can be modified. And you don't need as much recorded material.

Also, riffs are pretty malleable. So unlike instrument solos - like those in BiaB - Tonalic focuses on material that can be much more generic.

I suspect that Tonalic could work with solo instruments like BiaB, but it makes sense for them to focus on this type of material first, and perhaps exclusively.

-- David Cuny

My virtual singer development blog
Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

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