Songsmith

Songsmith is an innovative Multimedia Editors & Converters tool developed by Microsoft that allows users to generate musical accompaniments that match their singing. Leveraging a user-friendly interface, this program makes it incredibly easy to create music at home or in educational settings.

The latest version, 12.08.2700, offers several improvements such as applying reverb to all instruments and fixing bugs that affected vocal audio during export. The program supports a wide range of operating systems, including Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, and 11 which makes it accessible to a broad user base.

Songsmith features several key elements to enhance the user experience. Users can select a musical style and simply sing into their PC microphone to generate backing music. The program supports a variety of file names like Songsmith.exe, _6D413782B9738F6D45FB5A.exe, _8A2B3DA248812792D405F7.exe, _CEDAD41BECFD1AF6449B05.exe, and _F5344C4ED07BBB91BD8B0F.exe. Once recorded, users can mix and export their creations as WMA, WAV, or MIDI files to share with friends and family or even post online.

The software is available in a free trial mode for six hours of recording time, offering more than enough time for users to explore and experiment with its features. Importantly, Songsmith is also free for teachers to use in classrooms, making it a great educational tool.

While Songsmith is quite adept at picking up tones and tuning itself to the user's input, there are options for manually adjusting notes post-recording, adding an extra layer of customization. Despite the program's strengths, it is worth mentioning it has had some installation problems and rare instances of crashing, although these issues are minimal.

Pros:

• User-friendly and simple interface
• Wide range of supported musical styles and tempo options
• Ability to save and export in multiple formats
• Great educational tool, free for classroom use
• Supports a variety of Windows operating systems

Cons:

• Occasional installation problems and rare crashes
• Still requires the ability to come up with lyrics and a basic tune

Overall, Songsmith is an impressive and enjoyable tool for both budding musicians and educational settings, offering a free download for initial exploration and use.

It is not possible to confirm if there is a free download for this software available on the developer's website. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus.

You may want to check out more software, such as Microsoft Learning Suite, which might be related to Songsmith.