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AI songwriting and musicianship - let the discussion begin (er, continue...)?


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I have no issue with AI music as long as people don’t claim they created it. I’m not talking about AI tools for fixing stuff like noise or distortion. Those will be useful. Even AI background vocals could be ok.

But having an idea and actually turning that idea into something by playing instruments will always matter to me versus asking software to do it all for you.

Unfair? Many things in life are unfair. Like poisoning the AI databases.

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We'd just gone through the song, when a voice was heard that broke over the humming tube amps...

It was our drummer and sure enough, he had a brilliant suggestion to make.

"That's genuinely stupid" I thought.

But then again, what else can you expect from the drummer...

Even though I did not utter word, every one in the room picked on it. 

Except the drummer of course.

So I know how to deal with genuine stupidity, but not AI.

Some people who are in the business of delivering a product can certainly find it useful. But that's a different mindset - one that I genuinely respect. I have been there.

But for me - and this is going to sound stupid and corny - music is a little like personal growth, or a little like praying. Which is why I no longer care about delivering. 

Imagine you're on a plane that's about to crash - who would ask AI to communicate their last thoughts?

Art is that to me. A chance to be absolutely real.

That's also why I am convinced that drummers are really absolutely stupid. ;) 

(Except Neil Peart, of course).

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Artists rip off others partial riffs, chord progressions and partial melodies, partial lyrics. Have for many years now. A site like suno.com will create something for you based on your (or just a story line, if you will) and your description of the style (hard rock, aggressive male voice etc.), you can even submit a snippet of your music to nudge it along.

What you get back in the form of at least two somewhat different attempts can be used as "writers block" springboard.

Sometimes an AI tool is just a tool (or a cigar 😄).

My two shillings opinion.

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