David Lee Roth News: David Lee Roth + Microsoft's Somewhat Wonky Songwriting Technology = The Future Of Music [What We Ne

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There are some real Val Kilmer-style geniuses out there on the Google and the YouTubes, and mrzarquon is one of them. This dude took the David Lee Roth a capella version of "Runnin' With The Devil" and ran it through Microsoft's super-goofy-looking new program Songsmith, an experimental endeavor that takes your execrable singing and follows along, gussying it up with sub-Mario Paint backing tracks for musical magic.

Songsmith placed Diamond Dave's vocals slightly off from the me-on-my-Casio-in-1985 background, creating a syncopated feel that gives it a "bad dub" vibe according to the creator. Though I think that description gives...