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Re: Suno AI

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Cool tech demo, not even close to a level quality I'd consider paying for

I think this is intended for advertizers. I have seen lot worse music mostly for products aimed at kids and they likely take 1000s of dollars to write and record.

Re: Suno AI

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What's the difference? The medium used to create it? "Making music" = soft tissues in our brain VS "generating music" = hard transistors in a chip?

You don't have much control over what is being generated. And if you did want to have fine control then what would be the difference compared to just dicking around on a synthesizer? A lot of the enjoyment of music comes from connecting emotionally with the artist. The artist had something to say based on their experience of life and adversity. You relate maybe because you've been there too. After all, you and the ar…

Check out aiva.ai if you want more control over what’s being generated.

Regarding the connection with an artist - I think it’s overrated. I don’t really care about Lady Gaga life experience to enjoy her songs. I have no idea who created half of the songs on my Spotify playlist. Artists create brief virtual life experiences through their songs. Songs I like usually remind me about something I have experienced or would like to experience.

Re: Suno AI

#23
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You don't have much control over what is being generated. And if you did want to have fine control then what would be the difference compared to just dicking around on a synthesizer? A lot of the enjoyment of music comes from connecting emotionally with the artist. The artist had something to say based on their experience of life and adversity. You relate maybe because you've been there too. After all, you and the ar…

>Are you making music, or generating music? > You don't have much control over what is being generated I don't understand this nitpick at all. What part of "make" implies fine-grained control over the output? Parents didn't have much control over what's generated when a child is, but by any reasonable definition of the word "make", the baby that comes out is "made" by the mother and (to a lesser extent) the father! >…

I am definitely generalizing. It does seem to be a common sentiment expressed when this gets brought up though. Whether it's just an instance of me clinging on to anything to distinguish from AI or if it's a legitimate problem remains to be seen I guess.

And there definitely are songs I feel I just enjoy in their own right.

As for 'make' I guess that just comes down to semantics.

Re: Suno AI

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Had good fun generating some 8-bit Bollywood electronica. https://app.suno.ai/song/e5c4214b-5851-4ae8-876b-6a99f2ca878... https://app.suno.ai/song/0425b83a-2fa7-4944-9ed8-ba554bd42c3...

Yeah, this was pretty fun!

Here's rap about a duck trying to get chicken nuggets at McDonalds: https://app.suno.ai/song/27476a1c-ab35-4dbd-bf71-a9fa0aaa4de...

I don't see a way to make anything longer than 20-30 seconds though.. or is that limited by the lyrics?

Edit: with help of ChatGPT I got some more lyrics, but looks like this is as far as Suno.ai is willing to take it: https://app.suno.ai/song/1694f2a9-1375-4dc9-b523-33528aa308a...

Re: Suno AI

#25
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>Are you making music, or generating music? > You don't have much control over what is being generated I don't understand this nitpick at all. What part of "make" implies fine-grained control over the output? Parents didn't have much control over what's generated when a child is, but by any reasonable definition of the word "make", the baby that comes out is "made" by the mother and (to a lesser extent) the father! >…

I am definitely generalizing. It does seem to be a common sentiment expressed when this gets brought up though. Whether it's just an instance of me clinging on to anything to distinguish from AI or if it's a legitimate problem remains to be seen I guess. And there definitely are songs I feel I just enjoy in their own right. As for 'make' I guess that just comes down to semantics.

How do you reconcile the fact that music from people who have done pretty despicable things can still be widely popular? You can certainly argue that enough people are willing to look past someone being a murderer or child abuser or something because they still can find some sort of human connection with the artist, but given how uncommon that sort of sentiment is in basically every other part of life, it seems far more likely that people just don't really think about it an artist at all when they listen to their music if the artist is someone they wouldn't want to connect with.

Re: Suno AI

#26
post #3

Cool tech demo, not even close to a level quality I'd consider paying for

Doesn't matter. They'll raise $50M on this and keep building. In five years, you'll eat your hat.

Re: Suno AI

#27

Had good fun generating some 8-bit Bollywood electronica. https://app.suno.ai/song/e5c4214b-5851-4ae8-876b-6a99f2ca878... https://app.suno.ai/song/0425b83a-2fa7-4944-9ed8-ba554bd42c3...

Yeah, this was pretty fun! Here's rap about a duck trying to get chicken nuggets at McDonalds: https://app.suno.ai/song/27476a1c-ab35-4dbd-bf71-a9fa0aaa4de... I don't see a way to make anything longer than 20-30 seconds though.. or is that limited by the lyrics? Edit: with help of ChatGPT I got some more lyrics, but looks like this is as far as Suno.ai is willing to take it: https://app.suno.ai/song/1694f2a9-1375-4dc…

ROFL that was fun :D

Re: Suno AI

#28

A fun way to use this I discovered by accident: ask ChatGPT to write a song for you. (You can use a longer prompt, and get a text version of the verses and chorus.( Paste that into the “Custom Lyrics” UI to get a musical version.

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Re: Suno AI

#29
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I am definitely generalizing. It does seem to be a common sentiment expressed when this gets brought up though. Whether it's just an instance of me clinging on to anything to distinguish from AI or if it's a legitimate problem remains to be seen I guess. And there definitely are songs I feel I just enjoy in their own right. As for 'make' I guess that just comes down to semantics.

How do you reconcile the fact that music from people who have done pretty despicable things can still be widely popular? You can certainly argue that enough people are willing to look past someone being a murderer or child abuser or something because they still can find some sort of human connection with the artist, but given how uncommon that sort of sentiment is in basically every other part of life, it seems far m…

Do you think people would listen to Kanye if it wasn't Kanye?

Re: Suno AI

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I agree about music. When it comes to girlfriends and therapists when the medium is text the connection could be faked with a large corpus and RLHF. Keep in mind that some people already have inflatable girlfriends. It aint pretty but may serve some purpose for disfunctional people. I’d get more worried if it becomes a bigger thing. When it comes to chat therapy, it could be an interesting mode of self discovery. My…

Don't you think simply knowing it was an AI would mean you can't take it seriously? Or do you think this is just a cultural thing that will fade away in coming years.

If it appears that it understands what you’re talking about, remembers past dialogue why not take it seriously, at least until you find serious flaws?
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