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Beardyman: The polyphonic me
比爾迪曼（原名：達倫.福爾曼）: 我的多調人聲
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音樂發明家比爾迪曼 (Beardyman) 因人類無法同時發出兩個音符而感到沮喪，他轉而發明了一台機器，通過運用自己的聲音創造出不同層次的和聲。他能輕而易舉地發出各種聲音，從啼哭的嬰兒到嗡嗡的飛蟲，能夠模仿幾乎所有可以想像的樂器，聲音涵蓋範圍之廣令人瞠目。請坐好盡情享受他炫目的表演所帶來的震撼。
Beardyman - Beatboxer and inventor
Beardyman, “ruler of beats and destroyer of dance floors,” has developed a real-time music-production system that places live looping at the center of a new musical paradigm. Full bio
Beardyman, “ruler of beats and destroyer of dance floors,” has developed a real-time music-production system that places live looping at the center of a new musical paradigm. Full bio
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I'd like you all
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我想請在座的各位問自己一個
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to ask yourselves a question
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我想請在座的各位問自己一個
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which you may never have asked yourselves before:
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可能從來沒有想過的問題：
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What is possible with the human voice?
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人聲能創造哪些可能性？
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What is possible with the human voice?
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人聲能創造哪些可能性？
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(Beatboxing)
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（口技表演）
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♪ Ooh baby ♪
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♪ Ooh baby ♪
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♪ baby ♪
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♪ baby ♪
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♪ baby ♪
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♪ baby ♪
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♪ baby ♪ (Baby crying)
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♪ baby ♪（嬰兒啼哭）
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♪ baby ♪ (Baby crying)
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♪ baby ♪（嬰兒啼哭）
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♪ baby ♪ (Cat meowing)
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♪ baby ♪（貓叫聲）
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(Dog barking)
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（狗叫）
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Yeah.
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好了。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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(Boomerang noises)
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（迴旋鏢聲音）
01:39
It was coming straight for me. I had to. It was, yeah.
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它朝我飛過來。沒辦法。對啊。
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As you can probably well imagine,
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你應該可以想像
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I was a strange child.
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我小時候是個奇怪的小孩。
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(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
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Because the thing is, I was constantly trying
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因為我一直在不斷嘗試
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to extend my repertoire of noises to be
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拓展我聲音技能
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the very maximum that it could be.
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來達到最大的可能。
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I was constantly experimenting with these noises.
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我不斷地嘗試。
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And I'm still on that mission.
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至今仍堅持不懈。
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I'm still trying to find every noise
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我仍然在不斷探索
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that I can possibly make.
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各種我能夠發出的聲音。
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And the thing is, I'm a bit older and wiser now,
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而現在的我年長了也更理智了，
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and I know that there's some noises
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知道有一些聲音
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I'll never be able to make because I'm hemmed in
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是我永遠都發不出的
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by my physical body, and there's things it can't do.
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因為受到我身體限制，有些事情無法實現。
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And there's things that no one's voice can do.
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還有些聲音沒有人能夠發出。
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For example, no one can do two notes at the same time.
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例如，沒人能同時發出兩個音符。
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You can do two-tone singing,
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你可以用泛音來唱，
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which monks can do, which is like...
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就像僧侶那樣，像這樣...
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(Two-tone singing)
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（泛音詠唱）
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But that's cheating.
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但那根本不算。
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And it hurts your throat.
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而且嗓子會很難受。
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So there's things you can't do, and these limitations
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所以有些事情你就是沒辦法做到
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on the human voice have always really annoyed me,
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而這些人類聲音的限制一直以來都困擾著我，
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because beatbox is the best way of getting
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因為口技是向世界傳播音樂理念的最佳辦法，
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musical ideas out of your head and into the world,
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因為口技是向世界傳播音樂理念的最佳辦法，
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but they're sketches at best,
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但它們最多也就是音樂小品，
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which is what's annoyed me.
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正是這點讓我困擾。
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If only, if only there was a way
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真希望有一種辦法
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for these ideas to come out unimpeded
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能讓這些理念暢通無阻地演繹
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by the restrictions which my body gives it.
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打破我身體的限制。
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So I've been working with these guys,
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所以我和一些朋友們一起
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and we've made a machine.
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發明了一台機器。
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We've made a system which is basically
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我們做了一套系統
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a live production machine,
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一台現場表演的機器，
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a real-time music production machine,
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一台即時音樂創作器，
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and it enables me to, using nothing but my voice,
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它能讓得我只憑自己的聲音
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create music in real time as I hear it in my head
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讓我腦海中的音樂
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unimpeded by any physical restrictions
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衝破身體限制
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that my body might place on me.
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即時演繹出來。
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And I'm going to show you what it can do.
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讓我給大家展示一下它是如何做到的。
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And before I start making noises with it,
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在我開始用它
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and using it to manipulate my voice,
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控制我的聲音之前，
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I want to reiterate that everything that you're about to hear
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我想重申你將要聽到的一切
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is being made by my voice.
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都來源於我的聲音。
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This system has --
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這套系統
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thank you, beautiful assistant --
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謝謝你，美麗的助手-
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this system has no sounds in it itself
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這套系統在我把聲音輸入之前
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until I start putting sounds in it,
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本身並沒有任何聲音，
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so there's no prerecorded samples of any kind.
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沒有任何事先錄製好的聲音。
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So once this thing really gets going,
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一旦機器開始運作，
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and it really starts to mangle the audio I'm putting into it,
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它會將我輸入的聲音進行處理，
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it becomes not obvious that it is the human voice,
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以至於很難辨別是否是人聲，
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but it is, so I'm going to take you through it bit by bit
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但它是，我會帶大家一點一點來驗證
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and start nice and simple.
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先來點簡單又大眾的。
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So the polyphony problem: I've only got one voice.
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關於多聲調的問題：我只有一種聲音。
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How do I get around the problem
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我怎麼處理這個問題
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of really wanting to have as many different voices
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讓盡可能多的聲音
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going on at the same time.
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同時發出來。
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The simplest way to do it is something like this.
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最簡單的方法是這樣。
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(Beatboxing)
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（口技）
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By dancing. It's like this.
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用舞曲。像這樣。
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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Thanks.
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謝謝。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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So that's probably the easiest way.
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這應該算是最簡單的辦法。
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But if you want to do something a little bit more immediate,
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但如果你想要嘗試更即時的效果，
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something that you can't achieve with live looping,
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超越一人即時錄播產生的效果，
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there's other ways to layer your voice up.
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還有其它方法可以形成更多聲音層次。
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There's things like pitch-shifting,
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比如通過音高平移，
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which are awesome,
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這個方法非常棒，
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and I'm going to show you now what that sounds like.
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我現在向大家展示一下效果。
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So I'm going to start another beat for you, like this.
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我會從一個新節奏開始，像這樣。
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(Beatboxing)
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（口技）
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There's always got to be a bit of a dance at the start,
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剛開始總是充滿舞曲風格，
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because it's just fun, so
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這樣非常有趣，
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you can clap along if you want.
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你可以隨著音樂拍手。
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You don't have to. It's fine. Check it out.
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不願意也沒關係。聽好了。
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I'm going to lay down a bass sound now.
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我現在會加入一段低音。
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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And now, a rockabilly guitar.
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現在再加入一段鄉村搖滾吉他。
06:27
Which is nice. But what if I want to make, say, a -- (Applause) --
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這樣不錯。但如果我想要...（掌聲）
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Thanks. What if I want to make, say, a rock organ?
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謝謝。
如果我想要做一段搖滾風琴的聲音怎麼辦？
如果我想要做一段搖滾風琴的聲音怎麼辦？
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Is that possible? Yes, it is,
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可以做到嗎？沒錯，
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by recording myself like this.
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把我的聲音這樣錄製下來就可以。
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(Organ sound)
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（風琴聲）
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And now I have that, I have that recorded.
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現在我把它錄下來了。
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Assign it to a keyboard.
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再配一段電子琴。
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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So that's cool.
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這樣很酷。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
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But what if I wanted to sound like the whole of Pink Floyd?
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但如果我想要做出整個平克·弗洛伊德樂團，
這樣可能嗎？
這樣可能嗎？
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Impossible, you say. No.
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你會說不可能。錯了。
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It is possible, and you can do it very simply
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完全有可能。這台機器很簡單就能實現。
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using this machine. It's really fantastic. Check it out.
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真的非常贊。聽好了。
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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So every noise you can hear there is my voice.
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你聽到的所有聲音都源自我的聲音。
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I didn't just trigger something which sounds like that.
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而不是我把這樣的音樂打開了。
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There's no samples. There's no synthesizers.
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因為沒有帶子，也沒有合成器。
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That is literally all my voice being manipulated,
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這是實實在在由我的聲音變化而來，
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and when you get to that point, you have to ask, don't you,
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這個時候，你不禁要問，
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what's the point?
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這有什麽意義？
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Why do this? (Laughter)
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爲什麽要做這些？（笑聲）
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Because it's cheaper than hiring the whole of Pink Floyd,
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因為這比請平克·弗洛伊德樂團來要便宜。
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I suppose, is the easy answer.
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我想這是最簡答的回答。
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But in actual fact, I haven't made this machine
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但事實是，我創造這台機器的目的
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so that I can emulate things that already exist.
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並非模仿已存在的各種聲音。
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I've made this so that I can make
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我創造它的目的是
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any noise that I can imagine.
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把我想像中的聲音變成現實。
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So with your permission, I'm going to do
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如果大家願意，
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some things that are in my mind,
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我將把我腦海中的聲音演繹出來，
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and I hope you enjoy them,
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希望大家會喜歡，
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because they're rather unusual,
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因為它們是如此特別，
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especially when you're doing things which are
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特別是當你的聲音變成這樣
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as unusual as this, it can be hard to believe
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真的很難相信
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that it is all my voice, you see.
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這原來是我的聲音。
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(Voice effects)
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（音效）
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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Like this.
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像這樣。
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(Music)
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（音樂）
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So, loosely defined,
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所以，簡而言之，
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that is what's possible with the human voice.
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人類的聲音就是這樣充滿了可能性。
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Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.
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謝謝大家。
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(Applause)
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（掌聲）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Beardyman - Beatboxer and inventorBeardyman, “ruler of beats and destroyer of dance floors,” has developed a real-time music-production system that places live looping at the center of a new musical paradigm.
Why you should listen
Beardyman, AKA Darren Foreman, was studying product design at Brighton University in the UK when he started beatboxing. After winning two consecutive UK Beatbox Championships, he turned to live looping (recording and playing back audio samples in real time) as a way to layer his vocal ablutions into dance-floor-rocking hour-long sets. He released his debut album in 2011 and has been rocking stages all over the world ever since.
Working with DMGAudio, Beardyman built what he calls the "Beardytron_5000 mkII," a real-time music-production system that could be the solution to the problem of how to smash a dance floor using only your voice -- and how to compose and produce complex and highly nuanced electronic dance music in real time. “There was nothing available that does what I need, so I was forced to make it myself," he says.
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