Creating Songs with Google's Blob Opera

Creating Songs with Google's Blob Opera

 (screenshot/Google Arts and Culture) 

What is Blob Opera? 

     Blob Opera is an experimental browser game by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts and Culture. In this game, you conduct four heavenly voiced gelatinous globules, mixing and matching sounds as you see fit. In order to create an engaging and open experience, the team developed a machine learning model trained on the four voices, to simulate the authentic opera sound. 

What is Machine Learning? 
     Machine learning is a way for computers to gain intelligence through artificial experience. Computers are fed sample data and build algorithms, in order to make predictions and decisions without explicitly needing to be programmed. The machine learning model developed for Blob Opera, sampled 16 hours of recorded voice time from opera singers; Christian Joel (Tenor), Frederick Tong (Bass), Joanna Gamble (Mezzo‑Soprano) and Olivia Doutney (Soprano).  This sampled data is what the machine learning model for Blob Opera, utilized to understand what opera singing should sounds like. As a result, you'll notice the blobs harmonize with each other in real time. Pretty Cool! 

How does it work? 
     Conducting is simple. Drag the blobs up and down to change pitch. Or forwards and backwards for different vowel sounds.  

Demonstration 

Blobs Opera covers Coldplay's "Viva La Vida". 
     Blob Opera's AI capabilities, enable it to work in tandem with Digital Audio Workstations (also known as DAW's). The process is a little tricky, but can be achieved fairly easy. Learn how to connect Blob Opera to Midi here. 
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