sound is he Machine The most precious of all singers. For maria aranal This is too much. The versatile Catalan artist and musician continues to plunge into the ocean of artistic opportunities offered by artificial intelligence (IA) with a new project that uses it technology Separating the voice from the body and thus creating impossible sounds never heard before.
what if you throat Was it twice as long? What if you could shape yours vocal cords On your wish? Although this scenario is unrealistic in the tangible world Aye That limit has been broken. The ‘Impossible Larynx’ is a digital replica of the artist’s vocal apparatus that allows him to experiment with physical limitations and modify its parameters to expand its possibilities, producing sounds that go beyond human Are. “From the point of view of Science There is no point in creating impossible bodies, but they allow me to shape voices without a body,” explains Arenal in conversation with EL Periodico. “The voice can be more of a musical instrument than ever before.”
This pioneering prototype has been developed by Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), the largest center of super computing From Southern Europe. Processes the audio in real time and, through machine learningTurns Arenal’s larynx – his virtual double – into a vocal synthesizer, a new musical instrument “with as many uses as creativity Allows you.” In total, he says, he has designed “about 400” models Marias,
Thanks to AI, the voice can become more of a musical instrument than ever before
arts and science
‘Impossible Larynx’ is the result of nearly a year of experimentation made possible thanks to a grant S+T+Arts AirA European project for artists who want to make connections with science. “BSC wanted to investigate voice and Maria wanted to explore avenues of AI,” explains Sol Bucalao, an engineer at BSC. data visualization tools of National Supercomputing CenterThe ‘match’ was immediate. “Playing at that intersection creates mutual respect between disciplines and from there generate good ideas for the future,” says Fran Iglesias, manager of the Fundación Epica la Fura dels Baus. “Artists are the driving force Research & Development,
Fran Iglesias (Epica Fura dels Baus Foundation), Maria Arnal (singer) and Sol Bucaro (BSC). /Ferran Nadeau
fear and creativity
emergence of Generative AI Causing many fears among the artistic community. love the stars bad bunny one of the two drake Reported use of synthetic audio programs that mimic their voices without consent for creation viral songsArnal understands that concern, but he has chosen to learn more about AI in order to develop it as a new tool. “New technologies require new creativity” he comments.
That path of technological exploration began in 2021, when he collaborated with American experimental artist holly herndon To produce their own special edition of ‘Cante de la Sibylla’, an electronic reinterpretation with artificial voices of the Gregorian chant of the Middle Ages. The song was included in his last album with the musician marcel bagges‘Shout’. Herndon showed him how you could sing live with an alien voice, the possibility of transcending the human body which attracted Catalan. “I didn’t know you could do that,” she thought. Last year, Arenal created an immersive musical installation that allowed participants to interact in real time with an AI trained with their voices to create a united choir. This was the beginning of his alliance with BSC.
New technologies require new creativity
Music and social impact
This collaboration will be included on Arnal’s new album, his debut.new path“Without buggers on my part. “I want to integrate all that research on AI and voice into the imagination of my songs,” he explains. Those who want to immerse themselves in his new creation can check it out on October 26. Will be able to do this and 27 in Badalona Air S+T+Art Fest ,Project within The Gate Festival, an event organized by Fundación Epica in collaboration with seven European partners such as BSC, Stuttgart High Performance Computing Center or Sony Computer Science Laboratory. His fans will have to wait for this album. “Things will happen next year,” he speculates in a mysterious tone.
This collaboration also aims to open doors to social impact initiatives. Thus, the light model between ERNAL and BSC Can create artificial voices for youth cerebral palsyThe interpreter imagines, “With this technology we can help them speak, to get the sound they want.” BSC works with people who are already doing it gender change Hormonal treatment changes their voice. He adds, “It can be useful to save the sound you left behind and retrieve it to create songs.”
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