MonotoneTimWas looking for a midi for a project, but I couldn't find the one I needed. Came across a website that promised to convert MP3s to midis, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Aside from the fact that the result sounded like a piano factory exploding, I also could have sworn I heard sung lyrics in it, even though the only midi track was a piano. Not sure how the converter works, but I guess the way vocals are recreated via piano is similar enough to the real song for our brains to mentally fill in the words where there aren't any. Maybe? Pianos usually don't talk.
Let me know how well you hear the lyrics, if at all, and what other songs you tried!
Auditory Illusions: Hearing Lyrics Where There Are NoneMonotoneTim2015-03-05 | Was looking for a midi for a project, but I couldn't find the one I needed. Came across a website that promised to convert MP3s to midis, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Aside from the fact that the result sounded like a piano factory exploding, I also could have sworn I heard sung lyrics in it, even though the only midi track was a piano. Not sure how the converter works, but I guess the way vocals are recreated via piano is similar enough to the real song for our brains to mentally fill in the words where there aren't any. Maybe? Pianos usually don't talk.
Let me know how well you hear the lyrics, if at all, and what other songs you tried!
The midis I made from the video: mediafire.com/?cds9m6ss88ew38hThe Beach Boys - SMiLE (Excitations Mix)MonotoneTim2022-09-28 | I've been endlessly fascinated by The Beach Boys' SMiLE album in all of its many official and unofficial forms. Having listened to hours of session material from the box set and various bootlegs, I decided to make my own fan mix based on how I think it should go together and what parts should be included. And yes, I even worked in Brian falling into a piano (because I’m not a coward).
I’m happy to share with you SMiLE: Excitations Mix. All tracks are presented in ~glorious stereo~ and the majority have been remade from the vocal and instrumental sessions with a number of extra overdubs thrown in for good measure. Nearly every track has a fresh edit, from different session takes to newly constructed sections. It roughly follows the established track order, but I tried to make it sound as cohesive as possible while maintaining as much as the “Brian Wilson in the studio with his stoner friends” vibe as I could. It wouldn’t really be SMiLE without it.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed making it, and that it gives you excitations. And Good Vibrations (Good Vibrations, Good Vibrations).
(Yes, I pieced it together in a version of Audacity from 2015, no, I wouldn’t recommend doing that.)Afternoon Knuckles (Unknown from M.E./Afternoon Lunch mix)MonotoneTim2017-06-10 | I gotta search for the Master Emerald but Sonic keeps trying to hang out with me.MonotoneTim Live StreamMonotoneTim2017-03-26 | ...We All Built This CityMonotoneTim2017-01-28 | Was a bit of a team effort.
Found roughly forty different renditions or lazy covers of Starship's "We Built This City" and stuck them all together. Has it improved the "worst song ever"?The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TidusMonotoneTim2016-09-24 | Play Tidus like an Ocarina, or laugh as you swing your sword. Now works for child and adult Link. Download: mediafire.com/?kcpwy3m9427uddgTidus Fantasy X Playthrough (YouTube Cut)MonotoneTim2016-09-14 | In which Tidus laughs. -- Watch live at twitch.tv/monotonetimSgt. Pepsis Thirsty Hearts Club Brand [Official Full Album Release]MonotoneTim2016-08-30 | Fourteen icy cold tracks to celebrate your white hot love for your favorite blue soft drink.
It's Pepsi. Pepsi is blue.
-Track List- 0:00 Pepsi Queen 3:50 Land of Pepsi 7:11 Chug Chug Chug 9:29 PepsiCo Killed the CocaCola 13:42 Kiss Our Aspartame 17:51 Land of Consumption 22:33 You're a Pepsi Cola 26:24 Pepsi's in the Fridge 30:19 Taste Me 34:40 Drinking a Pepsi 38:29 It's Pepsi One 41:57 Taste Oddity 46:45 Drink Pepsi 50:50 Yesterday (Ode to a Flat Soda)pEPsi (Full Album Official Release)MonotoneTim2016-08-27 | A tribute to Pepsi and Doritos, featuring remixes of some classic, re-imagined hits.
Sorry in advance. -Track List- 0:00 "We Drank This Pepsi" 4:46 "Pepsi True" 9:55 "Pepsi (You Don't Have to Drink Diet Tonight)" 13:01 "S-O-D-A" 16:50 "Pepsi Wizard" 20:04 "As Long as You're Pepsi"[T.W.A.] Freight Outta Compton - Chug tha PoliceMonotoneTim2016-04-21 | Turns out there are a lot of angry trains.
(I know this was probably done already, but the only version I found was pretty short and I wanted to hear the whole song, so. Now I can. And you can too.)Vib Ripple Title Screen, ExtendedMonotoneTim2016-03-22 | I wanted this looped, so I did it.
Also, play Vib Ripple. It's alright.Hey ladies! HHGRRGHHNNNNNMonotoneTim2016-02-20 | Ladies.
There was a casting call for a Sonic fan project that needed prospective voice actors to grunt a bunch and then say, "hey ladies." I was only there for the grunting, so I made this.[Ravens Cry] BE BRAVE!MonotoneTim2016-02-01 | Don't get on my balls.[Ravens Cry] Horse ExplosionsMonotoneTim2016-01-31 | Spawn in a bunch of horses at once and this happens.
Turns out Raven's Cry isn't very good.[Day 2] Ocarina of Time with a Real Ocarina! Doot doot.MonotoneTim2016-01-26 | Not the most graceful way to beat the third boss...
Thanks to some technological wizardry, it's possible to progress through Ocarina of Time entirely by playing ocarina notes. Build your lung capacity while reliving some nostalgic memories.
Thanks to some technological wizardry, it's possible to progress through Ocarina of Time entirely by playing ocarina notes. Build your lung capacity while reliving some nostalgic memories.
Thanks to Ricky Kennedy (http://www.twitch.tv/Rickeon) for putting it all together for the stream. More on how it works:
"The way this works is through a short program written in C# that translates specific pitches to keyboard inputs. We use http://pitchtracker.codeplex.com to determine the pitch of sound captured by the microphone to the closest note, which is then translated to key presses. Since the Ocarina only has six distinguishable notes, one of them toggles between three different control schemes for the other five notes."Zelda: Ocarina of Time Played only with an Ocarina!MonotoneTim2016-01-19 | Tooooooooooooooooooot.
Thanks to some technological wizardry, it's possible to progress through Ocarina of Time entirely by playing ocarina notes. Build your lung capacity while reliving some nostalgic memories.
Thanks to Ricky Kennedy (http://www.twitch.tv/Rickeon) for putting it all together for the stream. More on how it works:
"The way this works is through a short program written in C# that translates specific pitches to keyboard inputs. We use http://pitchtracker.codeplex.com to determine the pitch of sound captured by the microphone to the closest note, which is then translated to key presses. Since the Ocarina only has six distinguishable notes, one of them toggles between three different control schemes for the other five notes."Beating King Dodongo with a Real-Life OcarinaMonotoneTim2016-01-19 | No, I swear, it's easy. For real this time.
Thanks to some technological wizardry, it's possible to progress through Ocarina of Time entirely by playing ocarina notes. Build your lung capacity while reliving some nostalgic memories.
Thanks to Ricky Kennedy (http://www.twitch.tv/Rickeon) for putting it all together for the stream. More on how it works:
"The way this works is through a short program written in C# that translates specific pitches to keyboard inputs. We use http://pitchtracker.codeplex.com to determine the pitch of sound captured by the microphone to the closest note, which is then translated to key presses. Since the Ocarina only has six distinguishable notes, one of them toggles between three different control schemes for the other five notes."Beating Gohma with a Real-Life OcarinaMonotoneTim2016-01-19 | Hey, if this is possible, what ELSE can we do?
Thanks to some technological wizardry, it's possible to progress through Ocarina of Time entirely by playing ocarina notes. Build your lung capacity while reliving some nostalgic memories.
Thanks to Ricky Kennedy (http://www.twitch.tv/Rickeon) for putting it all together for the stream. More on how it works:
"The way this works is through a short program written in C# that translates specific pitches to keyboard inputs. We use http://pitchtracker.codeplex.com to determine the pitch of sound captured by the microphone to the closest note, which is then translated to key presses. Since the Ocarina only has six distinguishable notes, one of them toggles between three different control schemes for the other five notes."Undertale - Death by Glamour, Sax Part ExtendedMonotoneTim2016-01-13 | Now you don't need to listen to the rest of the song to get to the only part you truly wanted to listen to.
Sorry if there are already videos of this, but I figured I'd share mine if nobody else uploaded one yet.Installing Windows MEMonotoneTim2015-12-03 | R U LEGIT? -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/monotonetimPoly Bridge, Pt. 2 (MonotoneTim Twitch Highlights)MonotoneTim2015-07-07 | Well, they didn't say it *couldn't* go underwater...
More to come, probably.Poly Bridge, Pt. 1 (MonotoneTim Twitch Highlights)MonotoneTim2015-07-06 | Half of figuring out how things work is understanding why they don't.
Check out my Twitter too, maybe. Numbers going up validate my existence: twitter.com/MonotoneTim
More to come, probably.Bratz 4 Real, Pt. 3 (MonotoneTim Twitch Highlights)MonotoneTim2015-01-24 | Fighting the power of racism, one Persona 4 cameo at a time.
Check out my Twitter too, maybe. Numbers going up validate my existence: twitter.com/MonotoneTim
More to come, probably.Bratz 4 Real, Pt. 2 (MonotoneTim Twitch Highlights)MonotoneTim2015-01-11 | In which we make a blender fashionable, cure depression and come up with handy new uses for hockey sticks.
Check out my Twitter too, maybe. Numbers going up validate my existence: twitter.com/MonotoneTim
More to come, probably.SimplePlanes, Pt. 5 (MonotoneTim Twitch Highlights)MonotoneTim2015-01-01 | Sports sports sports. Also, the final video in the Simple Planes highlight series. More to come!
More to come, probably.SimplePlanes, Pt. 2 (MonotoneTim Twitch Highlights)MonotoneTim2014-12-21 | Sometimes my genius surprises myself. This is not one of those times.
I finished it, mostly. Desk needs a few extra things on it to make it more interesting but I drew it at a weird angle and it's a pain in the butt to add more stuff to it (I wasted so much time trying to get the coffee cup right!).
Uh. That's mostly it. Will probably deploy it in future streams, assuming anyone will get the reference(s).The Ballad of Isao (Dust: A Tale of the Wired West)MonotoneTim2014-01-23 | The loop you never knew you wanted.
Thanks to Murugo for the gif and cleaning up the audio loop.