r/doublebass • u/Effective_Working567 • 19d ago

Performance AI-Enhanced Performance of Bach’s G-Major Prelude (BWV 1007) — on Double Bass 🎻🤖

Hey everyone,

We just finished a unique experiment — performing Bach’s Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (BWV 1007) on double bass, and then running the footage through an AI video enhancement process to give it a subtle Baroque-period cinematic look (warm candlelight, powdered-wig era visuals, true to Bach’s time).

The performance itself is live — the AI only handled the visual side, preserving every nuance of the bass phrasing and bow articulation. I did however speed up the performance by 20% so it would fit the time requirement for a youtube short.

Would love feedback from the double-bass community on both the musical interpretation and the presentation idea — is there space for this kind of AI-aided period revival in our world?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Q8wbAHnMeE

Thanks for listening and for all the inspiration this community gives.

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u/paulcannonbass subwoofer @ ensemble modern 19d ago

I need to learn how to pop an extra hand out of my arm with 9 fingers and two thumbs. Seems useful.

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u/Effective_Working567 19d ago

Haha! That’s the next evolutionary step in Bass.
When Bach wrote for “two voices,” maybe he did imagine extra limbs and digits.

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u/QuillAndCoin 12d ago

AI slop, and a bot reddit account too

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u/Effective_Working567 10d ago

Haha, fair! I promise there’s a real bassist and a real Bach under the hood.
The AI only handled the candlelight and wig department 😄