VOA慢速英语听力：AI方法创建K-Pop歌曲的六种语言版本 AI Method Creates Six Language Versions of K-Pop Song.
A South Korean music production company is using a method of artificial intelligence (AI) to create different language versions of pop music songs.
一家韩国音乐制作公司正在采用人工智能的方法来创作流行音乐歌曲的多种语言版本。
The company using the method is HYBE. The company represents and produces music for some of South Korea’s top pop music performers. Korean pop music is also known as K-pop.
采用这种方法的公司是HYBE。该公司为一些韩国顶级流行音乐表演者代言并制作音乐。韩国流行音乐也被称为K-pop。
The AI method combines voice recordings of South Korean pop stars with recordings of song lyrics read by native speakers of other languages. The process aims to produce complete K-pop songs in multiple languages.
这种AI方法将韩国流行歌手的声音录音与其他语言的母语使用者朗读的歌词录音相结合。该过程旨在以多种语言创作完整的K-pop歌曲。
Officials at HYBE say the method does not change the singer’s natural voice. Instead, it uses AI to produce different language versions of the same song.
HYBE的官员表示，这种方法不会改变歌手的自然声音。相反，它使用人工智能来创作同一首歌的不同语言版本。
In May, the AI method successfully created a song by K-pop singer MIDNATT in six languages – Korean, English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese. The 40-year-old artist, whose real name is Lee Hyun, recorded the song Masquerade in each language.
今年5月，这种AI方法成功地让K-pop歌手MIDNATT用六种语言（韩语、英语、西班牙语、汉语、日语和越南语）演唱了一首歌曲《Masquerade》。这位40岁的艺人本名李贤（Lee Hyun），他用每种语言录制了这首歌。
Chung Wooyong is the head of HYBE's interactive media department. He explained the creation process to reporters with Reuters news agency. He said the process involved dividing groups of sounds into separate elements. These included things like pronunciation, voice tone, and sound level.
郑宇勇（Chung Wooyong）是HYBE互动媒体部门的负责人。他向路透社的记者解释了创作过程。他说这个过程涉及将声音分成独立的元素。其中包括发音、声音音调和音量等。
Wooyong added that the technical team’s members then "used their imagination” to see what kind of results they could get from the technology. HYBE says the “deep learning” method permitted a first in the music industry – releasing the same song in multiple languages at the same time.
郑宇勇补充说，技术团队的成员然后“发挥了他们的想象力”，以看看他们可以从这项技术中获得怎样的结果。HYBE表示，“深度学习”方法使得音乐行业首次实现了同时用多种语言发布同一首歌曲。
The song is the latest sign of the growing influence of AI in the music industry. AI-produced music has been flooding online music services and social media in recent months. The American-based Grammy Awards recently introduced new rules for AI-created music. In general, the rules aim to protect the music of “human creators” over works created by AI systems.
这首歌是人工智能在音乐行业不断增长影响力的最新标志。近几个月来，由人工智能制作的音乐在在线音乐服务和社交媒体上泛滥。总部位于美国的格莱美奖最近推出了关于人工智能创作音乐的新规定。总体上，这些规定旨在保护“人类创作者”的音乐，而不是由人工智能系统创作的作品。
Wooyong said HYBE is currently considering how to use the AI method in its future music production operations. He noted the technology could be provided to other music creators and the public. Wooyong did not say whether the company would charge others to use the system in the future.
郑宇勇表示，HYBE目前正在考虑如何在未来的音乐制作过程中使用这种人工智能方法。他指出这项技术可以提供给其他音乐创作者和公众使用。郑宇勇没有透露公司是否会在未来向他人收费使用这个系统。
MIDNATT said using the AI method had given him a "wider spectrum of artistic expressions." He added, "I feel that the language barrier has been lifted and it's much easier for global fans to have an immersive experience with my music."
MIDNATT表示，使用人工智能方法让他有了“更广阔的艺术表达”。他补充说：“我感觉语言障碍已经消除，全球粉丝更容易沉浸式地体验我的音乐。”
While the technology is not new, this method demonstrates a new way to use AI in music, said Valerio Velardo. He is the director of The Sound of AI, a Spain-based company that advises organizations on AI music and audio development.
Valerio Velardo表示，尽管这项技术并不新鲜，但这种方法展示了在音乐中使用人工智能的新方式。他是西班牙一家名为The Sound of AI的公司的负责人，该公司为组织提供人工智能音乐和音频开发方面的咨询。
Velardo added that he thinks such methods can help professional musicians and the general public in the future. "It's going to lower the barrier of music creation,” he said. “It's a little bit like Instagram for pictures, but in the case of music."
Valerio Velardo补充说，他认为这种方法将在未来有助于专业音乐家和普通公众。“它将降低音乐创作的门槛，”他说。“有点像用Instagram处理图片一样，但在音乐方面。”
For now, HYBE's AI method takes "weeks or months" to do its job, said Masquerade producer Choi Jin-woo, who also uses the name Hitchhiker. However, he noted that when the process speeds up, it could serve a wider range of purposes, such as interpreting languages in video conferences.
现阶段，制作《Masquerade》的制作人Choi Jin-woo（化名Hitchhiker）表示，HYBE的人工智能方法需要“数周或数月”来完成任务。然而，他指出，随着处理速度的加快，它可能会服务于更广泛的用途，比如在视频会议中进行语言解释。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
Words in This Story
lyrics – n. the words of a song
pronounce – v. to make the sound of a letter or word
tone – n. the quality of a sound, especially someone’s voice
spectrum – n. all the different ideas, opinions, possibilities, etc. that exist
immersive – n. completely surrounding something
