VIDEO: Siri plays the piano

For Siri It found another fun application, in addition to the responses to all sorts of naughty questions. This time, the virtual assistant has been trained to play the Yamaha Disklavier. In itself, this device - a product of advanced technology, combining acoustic and digital pianos. So teach Siri to manage his program was not working employees Yamaha.

Clarify that the programmer's trick was made by Yamaha team and just for fun with their product, piano Yamaha Disklavier. Technically all this is implemented is very simple: a music track in MIDI format is transferred from the iPhone to the Disklavier on Wi-Fi (Using the Apple Airport Express), and then the piano automatically plays a melody at the same time it uses the keys and even a pedal the right moment.

In addition, of Siri may surprise the user-depth knowledge of the songs and even the context in which they were performed. For example, if a person says the phrase: «You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it again, Siri »(famous quote Humphrey Bogart (Humphrey Bogart) from the movie" Casablanca "), then Siri will order the piano to sing a song« As Time Goes By »of this films.

[via Gizmodo]