(if you have troubles seeing this video you can check the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/F6V6AAk1U4A)
AIpril time!
Did you know it was Yasuo Yamada (the voice of Lupin the Third) who was singing this song in japanese version?
Well, in any case, now you do!
This brilliant performance shall not be forgotten, however I couldn't find any good quality of it. And so, I went through some longer journey of experimenting with AI voices and my music skills
and here it is, proudly presenting my beloved project of restoring and remastering of this song!
I hope you will enjoy this piece just as I do!
For more songs check "L3-800 music" in the searchbar.
= Credits =
Original song / Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
Banjo / @John Temples
Original performer / Yasuo Yamada
AI voice / Kanichi Kurita (Lupin III)
AI voice model / made by me and @Nodomatic
Art / by me but references were used
-I surely spend a lot of time and effort on this one but please be sure to also support the original artists of my reworks!
= Use AI art with care and caution! =
It's surely an amazing tool which must not be used in the wrong way!
I promise my usage of AI voices will be only used for harmless fun and peaceful art like this.
So I am learning to play banjo. Im inconsistent as hell with it. Steve Martin (im a huge fan) once said "you cant be sad playing a banjo" or something like that. He's right. Its such a happy little sound.
I want to be fast already so I start being impatient with myself. I want to be good already. I'll never give up. I just would love to be good at everything I try. I have a goal of making 4 songs. Thats pretty much the goal for the year. I did take lessons for a few months but then finances changed and could no longer afford it.
I'll always be very thankful and appreciative to my 1st banjo instructor, Brent. He could play any instrument and taught pretty much every instrument. My 2nd instructor doesnt know what she's doing at all! My 2nd instructor is....ME, so i can talk about her. Watching videos of learning "boil the cabbage down" is definitely different than Brent teaching me "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" tiny bit by bit on Thursdays. Its up to me to boil that damn cabbage down so that i can duel with the banjos like every banjo player eventually has to do.
Teaching myself music theory and practicing has proven to be challenging for me. I dont have a natural knack at all for reading music. I want to start dedicating an equal hour to both a piece. I think I'll just do it 4 times a week. Today after my workout when im showered and calm. Gonna hold myself accountable, Mon-Thurs are my banjo days now. Plucking my 5-string 4 days a week. Manifesting consistency for year 33.
Ladybugs let me know what instrument you play or want to learn. If its banjo as well, even better! Its not common or cool but it calls to me.
Can’t believe I forgot to post about it here, but, MY BANJO CAME TWO DAYS EARLY!!!!
I’ve never been able to play any instrument because of my disabilities (chronic pain and motor issues) and I’ve already come into some issues (my pinky doesn’t move on it own too well, and I have to position it with my other hand), but I’m hoping to become somewhat decent at this! And if that doesn’t work out I can sing pretty well!
Every time I touch my banjo it’s me praying to Drumbot Brian /j
Here are the process photos of my recent banjo build. 😌 I definitely need to take more in the future, but at least this shows a rough display of the steps I went through to get to the finished piece.
The couple that plays together stays together. Vintage photo of a man (Fred) playing a fiddle and a woman (Hilda) playing a banjo.
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