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by nkko 821 days ago
While the generative AI tools for musicians seem promising, I'm skeptical about how much they can enhance creativity and originality in music production. There's a risk of over-reliance on AI, leading to more formulaic and homogeneous music. The human element and the "soul" of music creation shouldn't be lost in pursuing technological convenience.
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I hear your argument but I'm not convinced that reliance on AI will lead to formulaic or homogenous music. Humans produce that stuff by themselves already.
Thank you for sharing! Our goal is to enable musicians to get their ideas out more quickly than they ever could before. Inspiration can be fleeting, and we hope that our tool and tools like it can enable everyone to seize those opportunities to write a piece of music that they are proud of.
I'm sure there will be a surge of unoriginality (like when auto tune was hot), but hopefully it'll drop to a murmur.