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One of the first times I’ve felt like this AI stuff could actually help create something real. I could see musically challenged people like myself use this to realize some ideas that otherwise would never have left our brains
These songs don't have any hooks. Melodies don't get repeated. They all just meander along. I think as they get better at making these great middle of the road songs, edgy music will reemerge. Whatever AI will be good at, will immediately devalue, in the realm of arts. Just how photography gave way to non-realistic art and how drum machines made sloppy drums (or ridiculous apex twins) hip. Then, the artifacts we see…
Elevator music ... Hmm, perhaps there is a business model there: an elevator that writes music about the people inside the elevator, and adapts as the situation changes.
https://suno.com/song/bde0ccd9-ec7c-465b-a183-e4f8c8e92998 https://suno.com/song/f11b3e87-9035-4e73-b9af-f2e21ba94f3f
... and the second one was so decent that I was disappointed when it ended so soon. Should have pasted a longer text sample.
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I don't think I can endure much more AI slop seeping its way into my life.
Art will realign to put more value on live performances. Don't worry, people who push AI art don't understand that art is a form of communication between humans. They might learn when the bubble pops and they are left with a trillion shiny "art" objects that are worth nothing, because nobody wants to look at them.
These songs don't have any hooks. Melodies don't get repeated. They all just meander along. I think as they get better at making these great middle of the road songs, edgy music will reemerge. Whatever AI will be good at, will immediately devalue, in the realm of arts. Just how photography gave way to non-realistic art and how drum machines made sloppy drums (or ridiculous apex twins) hip. Then, the artifacts we see…
Only on Hacker News could people find flaws with such an awesome idea and execution. Not all songs have hooks or refrains. Only the most formulaic ones.
If this was an actual person performing, I would have smiled all the way to the end. Since this is AI-generated, I feel no emotion towards this, and just listened for a few seconds. It's technically interesting.
At first it will be kept secret, and then as it spread more and more among the industry, it will be more or less stated, but by that point people will be already accustomed.
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To me the feeling of AI generated content is less "slop" and more "in-flight magazine". It can have a surface sheen of quality that you can lure you in, but you realise it's devoid of any vitality or soul.
When recorded music was invented, musicians protested. Recorded music was devoid of any vitality or soul. Recorded music still became a hit. Then we got the synthesizer. Again we got the same complaints, lifeless and without soul. The synthesizer still became a hit. Now the next step is happening, and we see the same complaints all over. Only time will show if the next step will happen anyway. My gut feeling tells me…
> we got the synthesizer. Again we got the same complaints
I honestly don't believe this happened. Citations?
You make it sound like one day there was no recording and then bam! flac quality recordings of musicians, out of the blue. You do realize it started with exceedingly shitty wax cylinders that sounded absolutely atrocious by today standards (and by the past standards as well)
Artists' biggest challenges today aren't related to making music. They're related to marketing, building networks, building their brand, touring and physically playing shows, getting eyeballs on social media. For every artist that "makes it" there are 100s with equally good skills / product who don't b/c they fall short in any of the above.
So when AI lowers the entry barrier to allow millions to make music that before were limited by their skills, that's great! However those millions of people were never capable or even interested in marketing or selling their art in the first place, so the market competition to serious artists is quite limited.
TLDR: Music is and will be an overcrowded marketplace where brand matters a lot more than skill. AI helps with the skill but not with the brand.