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Google blob opera feature 2020

Google launches Blob Opera feature that allows users to create opera-inspired songs with no skills

15 December 2020, 16:16 | Written by Cerys Kenneally
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Google's new fun tool Blob Opera allows people with no music skills to create an opera-inspired song with just a few clicks.

With Christmas just around the corner, Google has launched a new Blob Opera feature to help get people in the festive spirit.

Google's new feature is a machine learning experiment made by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture.

The Blob Opera tool includes four blobs that sing different opera vocals at the click of a button. The first purple blob sings bass while the second blob (turquoise) adds tenor vocals. The third (green) blob contributes mezzo-soprano, and the final red blob sings soprano.

All the blobs can be dragged up and down and forward and back to change the vowel sounds and pitch, and there's even a record button for when users want to create an opera-inspired song.

If users aren't up for experimenting, the four blobs also sing a variety of classic Christmas tracks including "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night".

Try out Google's Blob Opera feature at artsandculture.google.com.
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