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Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

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Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

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Interesting so far the majority of the comments here are for typing into a textbox (no talent needed) to create songs vs. hating AI Music. I do use Suno to turn my real human songs into polished tracks. I'm not a good singer and in earshot ppl like my AI produced songs. Though, I go in waves of listening only to my AI stuff to being uninspired & not listening to it. A weird thing happened to me on a recent date where…

Agreed. I wrote an article on my blog where I took some of my old compositions (from many years ago) and put them through the cover feature on Suno. Provided you crank up audio influence, it sticks almost note for note to the original melody and chord progressino. It's basically BIAB on steroids.

Indeed, when the mood hits me I will pick up my guitar and sing one of my songs into voice memo. I then upload via the cover feature in Suno.

I've written songs since high school, so having AI turn my old vocal guitar and or keyboard demos into full tracks was a fun trip down memory lane. After a few months, though, the novelty wore off and AI music started feeling totally uninspiring, even my own stuff. I canceled my Suno subscription as AI is killing my and possibly our web design/development careers.

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#92
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This is in response to a possibly (?) AI generated cover of "Like a Prayer" topping Australian radio play charts in July and ARIA deciding it was illegitimate. >But the track, released by Queensland-based DJ and producer Josh Fawaz, has angered some in the music industry who believe it was produced with artificial intelligence-powered audio engineering software. > ABC News has contacted Fawaz multiple times this week…

I'm quite curious about that claim that pitch correction is not generative AI. It literally generates a complete output waveform.

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#93
post #15

This is in response to a possibly (?) AI generated cover of "Like a Prayer" topping Australian radio play charts in July and ARIA deciding it was illegitimate. >But the track, released by Queensland-based DJ and producer Josh Fawaz, has angered some in the music industry who believe it was produced with artificial intelligence-powered audio engineering software. > ABC News has contacted Fawaz multiple times this week…

I'm quite curious about that claim that pitch correction is not generative AI. It literally generates a complete output waveform.

Isn’t autotune something that you give an input and params and get the same output every time? I don’t think it’s generative in the sense that people mean when they say generative AI.

If I’m right, is that different from a paint splatter brush in Photoshop? It “literally generates” a splatter without you having to place every drop.

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#95

AI generated music, AI generated blogs etc, is really a stupid idea. Maybe some people want it, but I really don't. I really don't care if the music is great (it's not, I'm a musician). I really don't care if the writing is great or the content is great. Its like being kosher. Some people choose to not eat non kosher food. I choose not to consume AI generated materials. What if AI cures cancer? Sure, let it cure canc…

But why do I have be prohibited from it just because you have an unintelligible feeling it's bad somehow?

The charts in question are compiled by the Australian Recording Industry Association. It makes economical sense that they would not want something that bypasses the music industry completely on their charts.

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#96
post #15

This is in response to a possibly (?) AI generated cover of "Like a Prayer" topping Australian radio play charts in July and ARIA deciding it was illegitimate. >But the track, released by Queensland-based DJ and producer Josh Fawaz, has angered some in the music industry who believe it was produced with artificial intelligence-powered audio engineering software. > ABC News has contacted Fawaz multiple times this week…

They should add labels for auto-tune as well, so I can filter it out more easily

Virtually all modern music uses pitch correction in some way, often very subtly. The human voice is not perfect, and it's very common for even incredibly skilled vocalists to, say, drift slightly flat on a long held note. Or have one note a fraction of a tone off in a tight run.

Typically it's done just to save time. The singer could do takes over and over until it's perfect, but usually if a take is 99% there, you just slightly correct it.

You can tell this is the case if you listen to live recordings, although live pitch correction also exists. Vocalists aren't perfect, even Broadway vocalists and professional opera vocalists will occasionally have pitches slightly off. The human voice is an instrument, but it's not a piano.

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#97

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Based on your attitude, bcjdjsndon is probably correct.

Egotism worked out OK for Muhammad Ali, and various rappers. It's uncorrelated with whether you're any good or not.

Cassius couldn't shut his mouth cos he was scared, real men don't need to constantly prove their worth to everyone like he did. Watch him try to antagonise Joe Louis who just pulled a gun out and shit the ceiling, Ali was off like shot

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#98

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> I am a musician but I, never in my life, have any idols whatsoever. Let's hear this music then.... What's the guessing it's not very good.

Well, you'll be surprised. I am probably better than you. Taste is relative after all.

Link it then

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#99
post #15

This is in response to a possibly (?) AI generated cover of "Like a Prayer" topping Australian radio play charts in July and ARIA deciding it was illegitimate. >But the track, released by Queensland-based DJ and producer Josh Fawaz, has angered some in the music industry who believe it was produced with artificial intelligence-powered audio engineering software. > ABC News has contacted Fawaz multiple times this week…

I'm quite curious about that claim that pitch correction is not generative AI. It literally generates a complete output waveform.

A 3x3 box blur also "generates" a new image. That's not what people mean by "generative AI" and I think you know it.

Re: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

#100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm quite curious about that claim that pitch correction is not generative AI. It literally generates a complete output waveform.

A 3x3 box blur also "generates" a new image. That's not what people mean by "generative AI" and I think you know it.

I think people don't know what they mean and I have yet to receive a coherent response when asking such people what they mean.

As best as I can tell "Generative AI" is a common shorthand for "AI I don't like"

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