How AI is changing the way music is made and other services that will greatly help make the lives of producers and musicians easier.
AI music services are all the rage right now, and with good reason.
There is technology, information and demand. As a producer, if you can use online tools to inspire or improve your productions, why wouldn’t you?
And with platforms like TikTok and YouTube, the demand for licensing live beats and background music has never been higher.
In this post, we’ll outline the AI services you can work with to create new recipes, sounds, and eventually songs.
It seems like every week a new AI music service is being launched by companies like Spotify, Google, and more. However, they are not all the same, as each differs in how they work and who they serve.
It is a very active market with a mix of experimental newcomers and industry-standard organizations that vary depending on the type of technology and data source.
Without learning tools and massive amounts of data, none of these platforms would work, but the way they use them is what makes them unique. In fact, demand for AI music platforms is so high right now that one of the most popular platforms, Jukedeck, was acquired by TikTok in 2019.
So without further ado, let’s see what all the fuss is about and what new possibilities it opens up for music producers and artists…
This is a list of the most advanced AI-assisted songwriting programs of the moment:
AMPER
Amper has been offering its AI music generation services for several years and is one of the most established platforms on the market, thanks to the hype when reality TV star Taryn Southern came on board to help her create her music. The first album is I AM I.
It’s extremely easy to use and caters to content creators who want bespoke, license-free music and musicians who want to collaborate and improve their ideas and generate new creativity.
Using your own ideas – from recordings to samples, to full mixes – you can use the amp to refine your ideas and incorporate the styles, rhythms, and types of music you’re working with.
AIVA
Like most AI platforms, AIVA uses deep learning algorithms to help create bespoke pieces of music. However, what sets him apart is his focus and expertise in the more classical areas of music.
With an interface comparable to Ampere, AIVA has more detailed functionality that applies to the classical world, as the tool has been fed a lot of orchestral music over time, giving you a deeper understanding of orchestration and scores.
This is evidenced by many well-known brands – including Vodafone and TED – signing up for the system to help them create their own royalty-free jingles and sheet music.
Evoke
AI Music Production Evoke is probably the most accessible AI tool on the market and requires no prior music experience to use.
Undoubtedly, this is a great tool to create royalty-free backgrounds and musical threads and be able to use them for free on your YouTube channel, Instagram, etc.
More like a massive bespoke music generator tool than anything based on original production or support from more experienced producers, Evoke lets you create your own music just by typing keywords into a generator tool.
With a largely royalty-free library, there are obvious benefits for those looking for music for videos, TikTok uploads or working on branding projects.
DeepJams
Born out of a UC Berkeley graduate project, Deepjams is a creative tool that helps you create new compositions based on existing material. Using its massive artificial intelligence, DeepJams can create an endless amount of new and original music based on the music you provide. It’s like making a Picasso, and then getting a free Monet
Loudly
One of the newest platforms on the market is Loud, from the team behind the music maker JAM mobile app. Loudly’s AI system aims to rework existing productions as well as compose originals using its GAN (Generative Adversarial Network) deep learning algorithm that has been trained on eight million music tracks and 100K audio loops.
loud, multiple services that include a sample store, and a community platform, along with the music maker app JAM, uses its massive catalog of tracks to teach its AI system how music works. Its AI system acts as an online platform to help users generate leads and ideas. You could say it’s like a remix studio of sorts.
But I’d better tell you here that you can listen to a demo of Loudly’s AI songwriting and remixing capabilities.
They plan to open the platform to the public soon, allowing users to interact and collaborate on the platform, but in the meantime, they’re raising funds and building a community behind the platform on Patreon.
And the rest…
From the OpenAI team in San Francisco, Musenet seemed to be the latest composition AI. Using a deep neural network that has nurtured a vast library of works from the classics to today’s popular modern artists, Musenet can create new compositions from scratch or enhance original recordings with high levels of output quality. The testing phase appears to be over while the team explores the results and nuances of the system.
IBM and Google both offer open source services available through GitHub, which certainly require some experience to work with, and supply the market with Watson Bit and Magenta, respectively. BrainFM is a more cerebral approach to functional music that helps the brain relax and focus by creating unique music. Also, there’s Everett, a royalty-free license tool that lets you create your own music and background score by selecting moods, themes, and other options.
