Have we disconnected from our heart and soul as we pursue Artificial Intelligence (AI) song generation, or in any AI pursuits for that matter? That was the subject of this fascinating YouTube video.
Are we losing the heart in our AI-driven future?
After all of the AI song generation I’ve done, and that my husband has done in the last few months, I can tell you this: While the songs may stick in my head, I’ve yet to feel GodBumps (the way I explain that soul resonance I feel) as I listen to our AI songs. And that disturbs me. It also makes me think this way of creating music is best used to get ideas from and then go back into the studio with real singers and musicians in order to put out quality music.
For me, this means, using AI to help me build the skeleton of the lyrics, then I massage them and ensure the lyrics relate MY personal story, and then let the AI general the singing and music as an initial raw demo.
My husband writes all of his own lyrics and lyrical structure. Then he plugs his lyrics into the AI song generator to have it sung and played. Most of the songs he’s plugging into the AI generator are his, songs he’s already had played/sung by real live musicians and he’s published/released. He’s simply using AI to generate a different version. A different sound. It’s fun for him! Far be it from me to deny him of that.
Yours in expanding, revolving, limitless, spiraling consciousness,
To our better health, ease, and sustaining lives of JOY! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
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I think you should use whatever works for you.
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My husband and I were just talking about that, and then I see your comment! Ha!
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I hope that AI is a net positive for us, and we don’t end up the The Terminator universe. 🙂
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I so agree!
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You did a good job with “The Brawl in the Hall ” There was a song in 1991 which prophesied this. It’s called “The Human Factor” by Metal Church.
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Sweet, Michael. I will check out The Human Factor song. Thank you!
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Just listened.
“I just can’t believe my ears, some music out these days
The human factor has diminished, in oh so many ways”
Right on.
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I knew you would like it.
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I did wonder how you felt with AI. To see how it developed with your’s and Richard’s inputs. Both musically and visually. I still haven’t considered one iota of using any form of this AI phenomenon. I suppose as an older guy my music roots are always in old school and simply doing the same production of getting my songs down as I’ve done for decades.
I imagine songwriters who have prolific ideas for songs that arrive daily or weekly it is ideal for a system of AI to present what each song’s results could become. If then passed over to, as you say, the musicians to get a presentation of how a song could be interpreted, then play the genre of each song in a way that includes the human touch? Would that be any different from what AI produces? I am totally clueless regarding this technology Sheila. I listen to my friend’s songs when he uses AI, and his voice is still present and therefore unique. The background music is what it is. Is Frank Sinatra singing New York, New York with his iconic voice and presentation of the song any different if it is a human or AI musically produced backing. So much to analyse with this new modern day music production. Interesting blog Sheila. Thank you.
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Right, Gray. People can hum a tune and record it, then upload it into this app and it will automatically produce the instrumental track. You save it, sing over it, and record that. It can be done. And for us, it is saving us from spending money on the studio musicians. One thing I forgot to mention is how is this AI tool any different than the autotune they use in the studio to ‘fix’ a singers off note? Or when bands first started using the synthesizer? Or when studios started overdubbing? I could justify using AI a number of ways. But I still don’t FEEL it. And that’s why I have backed off. For now.
We have a film editor friend in Los Angeles. He just created a music video using an AI video generator. I commented when he posted it and said, if a pro is going to use AI… and he kindly replied, “the genie is out of the bottle so I am leaning into it.”
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I suppose there are so many considerations and variations. Will there be an AI category inclusion in awards ceremonies for best ‘choice from song, film, book, etc.’. How devoid or inclusive of AI does a film, novel or song have to be to be considered for future awards. Strange days indeed as John Lennon sang.
I was thinking of the Tascam Model 12 mixer I bought and the fact it can record without use of DAW. A stand alone analogue recording device if need be. Like old reel to reel tape machines in a way. But it does have its own inherent digital conversion capabilities to serve itself to its own systems. Technology, in many forms, has been available for decades for manipulation of human made source material. There is going to be a lot of debate around this new AI force when considered within the music and film industries as it progresses I should imagine. I just watched a YouTube video where they mention going back and making Freddy Mercury’s voice pitch perfect on one of Queen’s albums. Worrying really. How would Frank Sinatra’s, Bryan Ferry’s, Tom Waites’, etc. unique vocals sound if they were altered.
As you say ‘Soul’ is so very important. Cheers Sheila.
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Exactly, Gray, on all points pondered. Pitch perfect autotune is worrying indeed. I love to hear the little inconsistencies in actual voice recordings and live performances! I sure hope they don’t muck around with those classic voices! Ugh
And yes, I would vote for new AI music and film categories for awards. Bravo!
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