THIS is computer music: Ge Wang at TEDxStanford

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Ge Wang is an assistant professor at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).
His research focuses on programming languages and interactive software design for computer music, mobile and social music, laptop orchestras and education at the intersection of computer science and music. Wang is the author of the ChucK audio programming language, as well as the founding director of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) and the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO). He is also the co-founder of Smule (which makes social music making apps and has over 100 million users) and the designer of the iPhone's Ocarina and Magic Piano.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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  • @BloodyRainRang
    @BloodyRainRang7 жыл бұрын

    "It crashes equally well on all modern operation systems" I already liked this guy at this point xD

  • @Bunny99s

    @Bunny99s

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yea, there were some awesome jokes in his speech :)

  • @folkenvanvanel6611
    @folkenvanvanel66115 жыл бұрын

    After 20 years of tech.. finally a guy that understands that tech is a tool and not meant to stand on its own.

  • @cruithne6021
    @cruithne60216 жыл бұрын

    The little minimalist pieces of music played by global users of Ocarina sound so otherworldly and lonely, like little candles flickering in the night far away from another. Such a lovely presentation! Much to think about.

  • @BakedWalrus
    @BakedWalrus7 жыл бұрын

    as soon as he played them singing together I was hit by a massive wave of joy and chills. so epic, a world to live in

  • @matthewfanous8468
    @matthewfanous84687 жыл бұрын

    oh my god, i love companys that only have a general idea of what there doing "we create... computer... music... things"

  • @wiansmit8818

    @wiansmit8818

    6 жыл бұрын

    Companies and the're. But yes, got to love the people!!

  • @HighlandViolinist

    @HighlandViolinist

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's not that they don't know what they are doing. It is that it is a struggle to explain it to people who are not specialists in the field, in a way that they would understand. Also, this field of study is so new, and crosses boundaries between disciplines. So it is difficult to summarize with just two words "computer music", without meaning being lost between communicators. That is why this talk is focused on broadening the definition and explaining just a few of the basics.

  • @MattWarb2

    @MattWarb2

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wian Smit they're

  • @egdirdlealouse

    @egdirdlealouse

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@HighlandViolinist - only been going since 1951 - F-R-E-S-H

  • @jopomeister
    @jopomeister6 жыл бұрын

    Now I finally understand how Smule is a genuinely fun app to play around with, no wonder when it's partially driven by a guy with such passion for the art of music, wonderful stuff

  • @edwardgutierrez5705
    @edwardgutierrez57057 жыл бұрын

    ahh dude i cried a little bit when i saw everyone singing "Lean On Me." This was an exceptionally well done TEDx Talk from an Exceptionally beautiful soul.

  • @xXWiseNinjaKAIXx
    @xXWiseNinjaKAIXx6 жыл бұрын

    "What DAW do you use?" "Actually I code it"

  • @atallguynh

    @atallguynh

    6 жыл бұрын

    You can code all you want, and of course the DAW is just code at the end of the day, but it's always going to be a heck of a lot easier to mix with a DAW than via coding.

  • @MattWarb2

    @MattWarb2

    5 жыл бұрын

    Taking a picture of someone with a camera is easier than drawing a portrait of them....

  • @thiesenf

    @thiesenf

    5 жыл бұрын

    Real musicians program their music in pure binary machine code...

  • @SlyHikari03

    @SlyHikari03

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol.

  • @IOxyrinchus
    @IOxyrinchus6 жыл бұрын

    What.? He invented smule? Damn. I used to love smule magic piano. I had no idea he invented it. He's a clever dude

  • @bigchunkus5014

    @bigchunkus5014

    5 жыл бұрын

    Back Country Pastimes woahh I didn’t get into that part yet, that’s insane!! I used to use that app growing up all the time

  • @sethdavid7476
    @sethdavid74767 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY...a Tedx that doesn't make me want to make me kill myself. This guy knows his shit.

  • @tristancoyote1131
    @tristancoyote11318 жыл бұрын

    I like this guy. :) Good heart, doing it for the right reasons.

  • @BroTastix
    @BroTastix5 жыл бұрын

    3:50 best soundtrack to have playing when a cop pulls you over :D

  • @silviahorn
    @silviahorn6 жыл бұрын

    I met him in the past at the ICMC. He is a very kind person and fantastic teacher. He is a great addition to CCRMA research team.

  • @thomasr7129

    @thomasr7129

    5 жыл бұрын

    Makes me happy that people like Ge Wang not only exist, but teach and share. There's hope for us still.

  • @Metal-Possum
    @Metal-Possum9 жыл бұрын

    Computer music, because sometimes my computer gets bored doing it's every day tasks and needs a soundtrack to help it get through an otherwise tedious day.

  • @ParadOxymoron
    @ParadOxymoron5 жыл бұрын

    Shoutouts to the guy he listened in on with the Ocarina app whose username was Majora

  • @OnumLCT
    @OnumLCT7 жыл бұрын

    Ge Wang in Mandarin actually means The King of Songs

  • @jeanneheo5071

    @jeanneheo5071

    7 жыл бұрын

    A.J.M Compositions 歌王?

  • @jeanneheo5071

    @jeanneheo5071

    7 жыл бұрын

    JCI1990 Ge=song Wang=king

  • @NoviceindisguiseOfficial

    @NoviceindisguiseOfficial

    7 жыл бұрын

    Translation quite often ends up with different word counts for different phrases. Even ones of just two words.

  • @HuchickCSGO

    @HuchickCSGO

    6 жыл бұрын

    one word can easily mean more than one word in another language. souka (japanese) means "I see" or "I understand". Arigatou means "thank you". ore wa kowai desu means "I'm scared".

  • @livedandletdie

    @livedandletdie

    6 жыл бұрын

    JCI1990 not really, but shall we be technical The King of Songs is just 2 words in English. The is just a subject header specifying a word as a certain subject. of is a preposition. Without The and of, the word order changes into Song King, which literally has the same meaning in English. and Ge Wang is Song King and therefore the meaning is the same, now you have to acknowledge that Mandarin Chinese doesn't have plurality or prepositions. So Ge Wang could have more meanings. Song King The King of Songs, Kings of Song, King of Song, The Kings of Songs.

  • @Tbcw42
    @Tbcw427 жыл бұрын

    Wow, tears at that "Lean on Me" rendition.

  • @Gaming_Sparky58
    @Gaming_Sparky587 жыл бұрын

    This guy is just cool, his voice, he is funny and smart.

  • @monikamoon14
    @monikamoon147 жыл бұрын

    Invented Smule... occupies my evening time playing Magic piano. Nice and respect.

  • @petergambier
    @petergambier6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ge Wang, brillant use of the computer to get people to work and play together. Music certainly brings folks together and the potential for world peace is almost out there.

  • @whoopshey826
    @whoopshey8268 жыл бұрын

    wtf he gets to the part where he says he created Smule, and I'm like holy fuck

  • @PokeTwilight

    @PokeTwilight

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lmao same!!

  • @iknowthesecrettotheunivers2600

    @iknowthesecrettotheunivers2600

    7 жыл бұрын

    y

  • @markcharles3164

    @markcharles3164

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ikr wtf seriously

  • @mcmillerg
    @mcmillerg10 жыл бұрын

    Smule makes such creative and fun apps for expressing music, which anyone with a little desire can express themselves without having to learn a traditional instrument

  • @QAYWSXEDCCXYDSAEWQ
    @QAYWSXEDCCXYDSAEWQ6 жыл бұрын

    I like this guy too, he loves is art and makes it positively contagious

  • @NathanOkun
    @NathanOkun5 жыл бұрын

    An improved, computer-enhanced Theremin with many possible voices!! Great!

  • @HighlandViolinist
    @HighlandViolinist6 жыл бұрын

    After seeing Chuck I am so happy that Max MSP is a visual based language.

  • @user-vn2jk2mx5y
    @user-vn2jk2mx5y3 жыл бұрын

    How a nice and impressive lecture! I'm a teacher in korea at Seoul electronic high school. I teach social studies and also music for school group sound band. I will share story with my students^^ I hope someday you and I and my student would talk about computer music and human together!

  • @nickrobinson2023
    @nickrobinson20236 жыл бұрын

    Wow! that was amazing. I was biased about computers making music, but this is a whole different kettle of fish. Thank you.

  • @user-wy3zt8or2w
    @user-wy3zt8or2w6 жыл бұрын

    i just downloaded ocarina. it is actually very cool to listen to other people all over the world play

  • @Zaubrer488
    @Zaubrer4886 жыл бұрын

    jeez he has had quite some success. I remember playing the Smule Magic Piano app back in the days.

  • @LittleParade_
    @LittleParade_5 жыл бұрын

    Wang: This thing pulls sound out of the ground. Me: Oh. Thing: wwWAAAAaaaAAAOOOOOWWWHHHHhh Me: *o h.*

  • @soulreaper6661
    @soulreaper666110 жыл бұрын

    Excellent talk amazing work done .

  • @BTBM88
    @BTBM885 жыл бұрын

    cried at the at... life is amazing..

  • @magicmagic3643
    @magicmagic36436 жыл бұрын

    Genius! And Ge Wang has a GREAT EAR and aesthetic

  • @cardiosthen3342
    @cardiosthen33425 жыл бұрын

    _Amazing, I believe I found this at the right time. Thank you Professor Wang+

  • @Vedurin
    @Vedurin7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that sample at about 10 minutes is awesome. It could be that artists could do two things at a time: expressing something physically and create their musid through that expression. I would love to see something like that.

  • @Vedurin

    @Vedurin

    7 жыл бұрын

    Haha, i can't seem to help but be impressed. I would consider that mobile app an instrument ... think of the possibilities. You'd have an ocarina wherever you go. =)

  • @Vedurin

    @Vedurin

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think it's computer aided music. A mixture of both. The good old symphony made with new possibilities. It's beautiful. =)

  • @Allplussomeminus
    @Allplussomeminus6 жыл бұрын

    Omg. Lean on Me at the end game me chills. I want to GET THAT APP!

  • @jimmyjamjar10101
    @jimmyjamjar101018 жыл бұрын

    7:19 is that you R2?

  • @iFragWar

    @iFragWar

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making me blow air out of my nose harder than usual :)

  • @sympathizevss8702

    @sympathizevss8702

    7 жыл бұрын

    OMFG That was to funny I dropped my fucking cereal Xd

  • @ptmd423

    @ptmd423

    6 жыл бұрын

    Knew I wasn't the only one to hear it.

  • @Tocinos

    @Tocinos

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was hoping he would recognize that

  • @brucemustdie

    @brucemustdie

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aahhhh! I'm not the only one who noticed that:D

  • @knightowl1985
    @knightowl19857 жыл бұрын

    Sadly the Ocarina is not on android. But they do have as of this post Sing!, Magic Piano, AutoRap and Songify.

  • @bistakos1
    @bistakos17 жыл бұрын

    i love his definition of computer music!!!!

  • @primalfroststudio6178
    @primalfroststudio61787 жыл бұрын

    Why aren't people like this seen all over your FB and SM newsfeeds????

  • @SianaGearz

    @SianaGearz

    6 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what "SM" is but if FB means facebook, it's because nobody ever reads it anyway, unless it's photos of your food.

  • @jjc75019
    @jjc750195 жыл бұрын

    This is not computer music, it is still human expression, just using a different medium. It is a soft synth with a different interface.

  • @sh0kxxx
    @sh0kxxx6 жыл бұрын

    this is absolutely amazing!

  • @welcometonewearth416
    @welcometonewearth4165 жыл бұрын

    This guy is a genius! Why when I check Smule "about us", only business looking people appear and there is no trace of this brilliant guy?

  • @Leotique
    @Leotique6 жыл бұрын

    Music & Computer Skills both combined, this is the Ultimate Asian xD

  • @nightchairrecords8655
    @nightchairrecords86557 жыл бұрын

    20 Years ago a "Stanford Laptop orchestra" would have been laughed at 100 times over

  • @SianaGearz

    @SianaGearz

    6 жыл бұрын

    Huh? Maybe the Stanford part of it. I mean, in 1997, it wasn't all THAT glamorous and easy, but it marks the year when Jeskola Buzz was released, and it didn't run too badly on that Pentium MMX laptop you could get back then.

  • @robertwilsoniii2048
    @robertwilsoniii20487 жыл бұрын

    I love this. Technology to become more human. The best things always come in opposites.

  • @nickrobinson2023
    @nickrobinson20236 жыл бұрын

    Could you explain in more detail how it works for the smartphone? Thanks in advance.

  • @tristancoyote1131
    @tristancoyote11318 жыл бұрын

    7:18 sounds like the instrument used for the hook on Jack U's "Where Are U Now" song.

  • @grays0ny0rk16

    @grays0ny0rk16

    8 жыл бұрын

    +MothaFxck That's actually not an insturment used in that song, it's Justin's vocals with tons of editing.

  • @tristancoyote1131

    @tristancoyote1131

    8 жыл бұрын

    Grays0n Y0rk It's still an instrument. Even synths are instruments.

  • @grays0ny0rk16

    @grays0ny0rk16

    8 жыл бұрын

    MothaFxck I know, just saying that it was made off of his voice.

  • @tristancoyote1131

    @tristancoyote1131

    8 жыл бұрын

    Grays0n Y0rk Well, thanks for letting me know that. I didn't know it was made from his voice. That's cool. :)

  • @Gustolibre

    @Gustolibre

    6 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like R2D2

  • @letsif
    @letsif7 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful presentation

  • @yoyoheads
    @yoyoheads10 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation! Need to find that app now lol

  • @litghost5427
    @litghost54276 жыл бұрын

    Wanting to learn this. Awesome stuff.

  • @MrInterestingthings
    @MrInterestingthings8 жыл бұрын

    laptop orchestras ! This is sooo cool !

  • @h0rk3d
    @h0rk3d8 жыл бұрын

    All instruments = toys :) Music is Play, "Playing Music".

  • @johngddr5288

    @johngddr5288

    6 жыл бұрын

    Google Play

  • @tobyclbain
    @tobyclbain6 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know where I could get one of those golf-game-track-string-things/ how I might go about making one? Thanks :)

  • @adrienbeatrix4711
    @adrienbeatrix47117 жыл бұрын

    Hi do anyone knows the title of the early intro music, thanks !!;)

  • @udomatthiasdrums5322
    @udomatthiasdrums53222 жыл бұрын

    love your work!!

  • @nannue
    @nannue8 жыл бұрын

    very lovely talk

  • @titanic21
    @titanic216 жыл бұрын

    That would be so perfect as a tool for the creation of ambience or horror themes!

  • @NathanOkun
    @NathanOkun5 жыл бұрын

    Can you create the "Electronic Tonalities" of Louis and Bebe Barron in the movie FORBIDDEN PLANET? They were true electronic music creators not in any way limited by any human instrument. I would like to hear more of this kind of "music" beyond what was in the movie. There must be millions of possible sounds and even symphonies that would fit in with their style of work. Maybe it could be analyzed and then expanded???

  • @oicangidos
    @oicangidos8 жыл бұрын

    ¡¡¡Qué pasada!!! Gracias

  • @TheSabatuer
    @TheSabatuer10 жыл бұрын

    IS the ocarina app available for driods ?

  • @nickrobinson2023
    @nickrobinson20236 жыл бұрын

    Is there also an app for the saxophone for Android?

  • @OpalSilkMoth
    @OpalSilkMoth9 жыл бұрын

    I loved the drone sound O.O

  • @opalpersonal
    @opalpersonal7 жыл бұрын

    OH MY GOD WHAT THIS IS A GUY WHO HELPED MADE SMULE

  • @jaredkhan8743
    @jaredkhan87436 жыл бұрын

    so he made an ocarina for a phone? pretty cool

  • @ZeroSleap
    @ZeroSleap7 жыл бұрын

    Asian Keanu Reeves anyone?

  • @ZeroSleap

    @ZeroSleap

    7 жыл бұрын

    Well i'm sorry,but i'm glad you see the similarity XD

  • @CoolColJ

    @CoolColJ

    7 жыл бұрын

    Keanu is already part asian :)

  • @petet6851

    @petet6851

    7 жыл бұрын

    nah, I had coffee with Keanu once and this guy rules way harder...

  • @sir0nion

    @sir0nion

    6 жыл бұрын

    WIthin 30 seconds I made the same comparison and scrolled down and happy to see this is top comment

  • @leehorst

    @leehorst

    6 жыл бұрын

    Low rent Steve Aoki

  • @fecchitheillustrator7063
    @fecchitheillustrator70636 жыл бұрын

    10.55 is just great

  • @MassDynamic
    @MassDynamic6 жыл бұрын

    would help if he had placed the string device closer to the laptop...

  • @Mr.Verethron
    @Mr.Verethron5 жыл бұрын

    where can I find this nice ocarina app?

  • @lexbas-pq2ie
    @lexbas-pq2ie7 жыл бұрын

    Is this the dude from E3 like a few years back?

  • @TheMorganaic
    @TheMorganaic7 жыл бұрын

    this is a great talk

  • @boimesa8190
    @boimesa81906 жыл бұрын

    where do i get that golf thing?!

  • @adela-adrianamoscu9170
    @adela-adrianamoscu91709 жыл бұрын

    AMAZING ! ♡♡♡

  • @pradeepsahni8204
    @pradeepsahni82046 жыл бұрын

    wait what he created smule?????? I love this guy

  • @redpepperdave
    @redpepperdave7 жыл бұрын

    really cool!

  • @jakebee6218
    @jakebee62184 ай бұрын

    Does anyone know what Bach melody that is around 11:17?

  • @XxOSTONEBENOTSOxX
    @XxOSTONEBENOTSOxX7 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure if i get the 1st word right but does he call it CANONICAL computer music ?

  • @Mr._Sandman
    @Mr._Sandman6 жыл бұрын

    >GameTrak I think I still have one of those lying around... never once used it though XD

  • @MikhailoFF77
    @MikhailoFF775 жыл бұрын

    What music is on the start?

  • @angelovoice8640
    @angelovoice86406 жыл бұрын

    steve aoki before the fame

  • @djt3rrv875
    @djt3rrv8756 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS SO FREAKING COOL!!!!

  • @iLiokardo
    @iLiokardo4 жыл бұрын

    Could Rhubarb be played with a laptop orchestra?

  • @SDSMint
    @SDSMint6 жыл бұрын

    Hmm, Computer Music. I like it.

  • @suhanisinha6380
    @suhanisinha63807 жыл бұрын

    That is so inspirational :)

  • @spiritualcoconut4478
    @spiritualcoconut44786 жыл бұрын

    When the title says computer music, I was thinking something closer to Vocaloid.

  • @Dutch_Pancake
    @Dutch_Pancake7 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know the name of the Bach piece?

  • @soyokou.2810

    @soyokou.2810

    7 жыл бұрын

    ave maria

  • @KuroAno
    @KuroAno7 жыл бұрын

    7:19 R2D2 here !

  • @Ccodebits
    @Ccodebits7 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing.

  • @SpiritsBB
    @SpiritsBB7 жыл бұрын

    What he's trying to accomplish is ridding the stigma that traditional instruments and computer music isn't equally viewed. Probably an uphill battle.

  • @Patriotman54
    @Patriotman543 жыл бұрын

    How many people work in the cxustomer service department at Smule? Why no customer service department number at Smule?

  • @chills_tiny_mom

    @chills_tiny_mom

    7 күн бұрын

    Hi

  • @colevandais
    @colevandais5 жыл бұрын

    Really cool. Wish I knew just how to produce my own music. I always gotta go to the studio. Anyone can recommend the best program/ course for not so tech clever people?

  • @MattWarb2

    @MattWarb2

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cole van dais FL STUDIO is very beginner friendly

  • @colevandais

    @colevandais

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I'll check it out. Is it for MAC?

  • @MattWarb2

    @MattWarb2

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure. I don't see why it wouldn't be. I think Macs come with garageband preinstalled. Have you not tried that?

  • @JonPaulTovio
    @JonPaulTovio10 жыл бұрын

    wow would be great for tai chi masters,sound to there movements

  • @distortionofsacred
    @distortionofsacred10 жыл бұрын

    I've been using smile for the longest time now

  • @kadenlarson9992
    @kadenlarson99926 жыл бұрын

    this guy is going to save the world from skynet 11.1.2 using music

  • @minmax5
    @minmax56 жыл бұрын

    "human music, i like it"

  • @viktorstanger6228
    @viktorstanger62287 жыл бұрын

    just found myself in this

  • @TheArchitectOfDreams
    @TheArchitectOfDreams6 жыл бұрын

    Ge Wang Rig a Dinga Dong, funny sounds I like to make after I wake up!

  • @czdaniel1
    @czdaniel17 жыл бұрын

    6:34 At which point Nintendo bought the rights and marketed it as the $99 power-glove 6:34

  • @radaloui9312
    @radaloui93127 жыл бұрын

    this dude is a genious!!!

  • @skeletool8273
    @skeletool82736 жыл бұрын

    what programming language is he using?

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