A new generation of music-making algorithms is here

United Kingdom News News

A new generation of music-making algorithms is here
United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines
  • 📰 TheEconomist
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 40 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 92%

Their most useful application may lie in helping human composers

of George Orwell’s novel “1984”, Big Brother numbs the masses with the help of a “versificator”, a machine designed to automatically generate the lyrics to popular tunes, thereby ridding society of human creativity. Today, numerous artificial-intelligence models churn out, some free of charge, the music itself. Unsurprisingly, many fear a world flooded with generic and emotionally barren tunes, with human musicians edged out in the process.

The potential, clearly, is vast. But many in the industry remain sceptical. One widespread sentiment is thatwill never produce true music. That’s because, as a musician friend recently told Yossef Adi, an engineer at Meta’sfirms reckon that they have found a way to retain and reproduce the “unique musical fingerprint” of their musician users, as LifeScore, a company founded near London, puts it.

LifeScore, says Tom Gruber, a co-founder, is “literally swamped with requests” from clients including Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. An original release is typically turned into anywhere from a handful to a dozen remixes. But one client aims to release a dizzying 6,000 or soversions of an original track, each targeting a different market.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

TheEconomist /  🏆 6. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

How to catch all of the action at 6 Music Festival 2024How to catch all of the action at 6 Music Festival 2024Celebrating live music with new and classic performances from 6 Music.
Read more »

6 Music Festival Live - Who is playing at 6 Music Festival 2024?6 Music Festival Live - Who is playing at 6 Music Festival 2024?Celebrating live music with new and classic performances from 6 Music.
Read more »

Highlights from 6 Music Festival 2024Highlights from 6 Music Festival 2024Celebrating live music with new and classic performances from 6 Music.
Read more »

Connect music festival cancelled for 2024Connect music festival cancelled for 2024Festival organisers say they won't host the 2024 event to allow it to 'flourish and evolve'.
Read more »

Jan Latham-Koenig: Music conductor admits child sex offencesJan Latham-Koenig: Music conductor admits child sex offencesJan Latham-Koenig was caught out in an operation involving a police officer posing as a child.
Read more »

My friends were pushed to be doctors but I chose music and IbizaMy friends were pushed to be doctors but I chose music and IbizaEllie Sax will be bringing her dancing music event to Liverpool's Hangar 34
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-15 09:58:46