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#1
The Bar / Re: What are you listening to?
Last post by icystorm - Apr 20, 2026, 08:20 PM
Emily Jane White's song Metamorphosis has a futuristic, dark, and unique vibe that I enjoyed. Its steady snare rhythm gives it a bit of a military-march feel. 8)

Metamorphosis
#2
The Bar / Re: Making Videos
Last post by tynamite - Apr 20, 2026, 08:17 PM
I recommend using videopad
#3
The Bar / Re: What are you remembering?
Last post by icystorm - Apr 20, 2026, 08:14 PM
I always enjoyed watching the very sophisticated, elegant, and talented actress Kasey Rogers. She played Louise Tate, the charming and beautiful wife of Larry Tate, on the comedy Bewitched from 1966 to 1972. The images below show Kasey from around the time of her role on the show.

#4
AI Songwriting tools / Re: Audimee - transform your v...
Last post by tynamite - Apr 20, 2026, 08:13 PM
OpenAI is being sued by Scarlett Johannessen by using an AI voice which is eerily similar to her voice. Audimee is avoiding lawsuits by basing voices on commoners instead of celebrities.

I heard a song today with an AI generated voice which sounded like a tweaked version of Elderbrook. Coincidentally, the production style of the song (thankfully not AI generated) sounded like Camelphat.

A problem with AI generated voices, which is seen as a lesser problem than AI generated lyrics, is the problem of "image rights" which is often legally also called "moral rights".

If a person deems that their "likeness" has been used in a message, medium, format or false endorsement they didn't consent to, there is a whole load of R&C legal ramifications as well as D&C marketing and branding ramifications, which can cause reputational damage, if not directly then by association.

There are too many lawsuits to mention!
 
R&C = risk and compliance
D&C = dilution and conflation
#5
The Bar / Re: What are you listening to?
Last post by icystorm - Apr 20, 2026, 08:07 PM
Emily Jane White's song Nightmares on Repeat has a haunting, dark, ethereal, and distinctive sound that I enjoyed.

Nightmares on Repeat
#6
Do these AI Detector websites use your inputs as training data for Generative AI companies?

What happened to people using their brain to detect AI generated or AI assisted work? ChatGPT academic plagiarism is widespread nowadays, so how do you suppose university lecturers detect that? Shall they input their students coursework into Quillbot? Is Quillbot a severe data protection threat?
#7
The Bar / Re: To rhyme or not to rhyme?
Last post by tynamite - Apr 20, 2026, 07:57 PM
It depends on the mood and type of the song. If we use this as a gauge....

  • Chirpy
  • Serene
  • Subdued
  • Ghastly

Obviously the more energetically upbeat (or happy) the song is, the more likely it is to rhyme.

In hindsight, I think I only write three types of songs

  • Hairbrush
  • Journalistic (diary)
  • Crooning

The higher up the list, the more likely it is to rhyme.

I've never written a ballad. Maybe one day!
#8
The Bar / Re: What are you working on?
Last post by tynamite - Apr 20, 2026, 07:50 PM
I'm currently working on
  • Writing and producing my 2nd album
  • Writing my third novel
  • Screenwriting a sitcom and political satire
  • Learning to draw then animate videos
  • A handful of lessons for writing fiction

#9
The Bar / Re: What are you listening to?
Last post by icystorm - Apr 18, 2026, 06:59 PM
In an effort to discover new music, I found Marissa Nadler. She is somewhat similar in style to Emma Ruth Rundle, whom I really like. Marissa performed her song For My Crimes live in the KEXP studio in Seattle. I like her style and this song, and I intend to hear more of her music.

For My Crimes (Live on KEXP)
#10
I look out the window and everything seems fine, in its place: the sky, the peeking moon, the birds in the park, the light traffic, people already dressed in their summer clothes, but... Nothing is what it seems, is it?

I struggled a lot with this song, my mind was distracted, scattered, my ears heard words shouting news, like the ice cream vendor in the park, and the song fell asleep in a strange lethargy, and finally, I became myself again and finished it....!!!



I am afraid of tomorrow
because what ever it brings
I'll have to resist

and today
I am so tired
 
People
going through and fro
on the other side of my silence,
calms me down
and give me hope
 
while the storm,
wrapped in clouds,
sings impossible songs
tapping with its drops
over the roofs of the world
 
I finally open my window
to feel the rain on my face
like earth drinking that water
falling wild from the dark blue
 
It's cold
I am alive
tomorrow it can arrive
a miracle in my life