Originally Posted by JAPOV
I went to TouTube and watched a couple of AI Music tutorials...

You're not telling the guitar exactly what to play.
You're not telling the singer what melody to sing.
You're not telling the bass/drums what rhythm you want.
You're not telling the backup singer what harmony you want.

You're just describing "what kind" of song you want to a computer, then clicking GO. THAT'S NOT COMPOSITION.

Right now, AI is good for experimenting with arrangements... if you like what it throws at you.

They're promising that it will get better and give you more control...
I'll wait.

but you are the one listening to it, and deciding if its what you want/need/envision, your vision might differ from mine, and yours might grab an audience, whereas mine doesnt (never in a million years)

but it's still up to the user to get out what they need.

so its more than describing what you want, its HEARING what you want. That's where the ear comes in, and why musicians do better than non musicians.

I can listen to 25 takes and not like any of them. Then have to do the same for the pre chorus, chorus or for the bridge, or struggle through the fuckin boring guitar solos.

It's an exercise in creativity, no doubt about it, but also in patience, and just a willingness not to settle, but to actually find what you envision.

If you have no vision going in, it may susrprise you, but it wont be great either

This idea that you just type in a few comments, and everything exists. SOMETHING will exist, but not getting the results you want.

And the prompts are also key, to most its just a prompt typing into, to others, what you type in there is key.

Last edited by Fdemetrio; 07/20/24 10:51 AM.