I can't provide a link because what I read was in the New York Times online and you need to subscribe, BUT I will try to summarize:

There is a computer program called Vocoloid which mimics human singing by taking small samples of every syllable by a particular singer, mixing in some algoryhthms to control glisses and bends and fine-tuning it to be "musical". The end result is that you could write a song in your own style and plug in the "soul" setting on the Vocoloid and have your song sung by a Vanessa Williams-type or Luther Vandross-type. There is also a setting for J-pop. This is fascinating to me to see how people will choose to perfect something for the sake of doing it.

is there a mark e smith setting-ah?

The Mark E Smith setting also adds daft sarcasm and statements about working class twits free of charge.

the Classical wrote:is there a mark e smith setting-ah?

perhpaps you would like this:

http://www.visi.com/fall/news/mes.html

alex wrote:

the Classical wrote:is there a mark e smith setting-ah?

perhpaps you would like this:

http://www.visi.com/fall/news/mes.html

already got it,

my real favorite is:
http://members.tripod.com/%7EGColeman/quote.html

hrs of fun for the whole family, the bastards