conteXinger: A Context-aware Song Generator to Enrich Daily Lives

Abstract

In general, routine every-day work tends to be boring and monotonous, e.g. housework. Work songs have been written and sung by workers to reduce their labor load. In addition, text-to-song synthesizer software such as Yamaha's VOCALOID™ is commonly used by a wide variety of computer music creators. In this paper, we propose a real-time music synthesizer named "conteXinger". This system sings lyrics based on the listener's context, including the use of home appliances, e.g. vacuum cleaner, refrigerator, microwave oven, or dish washer, and Internet information, e.g. SNS messages, Web news, and weather reports. By presenting the synthesized music to a user through a home audio system or headphones, our system entertains users who may be bored due to their everyday work routines.