{"id":82696,"date":"2022-10-12T13:05:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=82696"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:19:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:19:57","slug":"report-music-artificial-intelligence-bond-thats-growing-leaps-bounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/10\/12\/report-music-artificial-intelligence-bond-thats-growing-leaps-bounds\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT | Music And Artificial Intelligence: A Bond That\u2019s Growing By Leaps And Bounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image by Gerd Altmann (CC0C\/Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the last decade or so, artificial intelligence (AI) has become more and more prevalent in everyday life, from the online ads that seem to know just what you\u2019re looking for to music composition and other creative applications.<\/p>\n

The very notion of making music with AI raises questions about the nature of creativity, and of the future for human composers. From useful tools to pioneering prototypes, here\u2019s a look at some of the most recent innovations that use AI in the music writing process.<\/p>\n

ScoreCloud Songwriter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

DoReMIR Music Research AB recently announced the launch of ScoreCloud Songwriter, a tool that turns original music into lead sheets. The software uses the information recorded with a single microphone, and can include vocals and instruments. Various AI protocols separate out the vocals, and then transcribes the music, including melody and chords, along with the lyrics in English. What you\u2019ll get is a lead sheet with the melody, lyrics, and chord symbols.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany established and emerging songwriters are brilliant musicians but struggle with notating their music to make it possible for others to play,\u201d explained Sven Ahlback, DoReMIR CEO, in a media release<\/a>. \u201cOur vision is that ScoreCloud Songwriter will help songwriters, composers, and other music professionals, such as educators and performers. It may even inspire playful use by lovers of music who never thought they could write a song. Our hope is that it will become an indispensable tool for creating, sharing, and preserving musical works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harmonai\u2019s Dance Diffusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Harmonai is a company that creates open-source models for the music industry, and Dance Diffusion is their latest innovation in AI audio generation. It uses a combination of publicly available models to create audio bits \u2014 so far, about 1-3 seconds long \u2014 from nothing, as it were, which can then be interpolated into longer recordings. Since it’s AI, the more users enter audio files for it to learn from, the more it will evolve and develop. If you’re interested in how Dance Diffusion came together, there’s a video interview with the creators here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s one of their projects, an infinite AI bass solo that has been playing since January 27, 2021. It’s based on the work of musician Adam Neely.<\/p>\n