The fact is most people don't regularly make music. This is probably because it takes years of practice to make something that they think sounds good. If we make it easier to make music that sounds good, more people might express themselves through music.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you expressing yourself if the AI does it all for you?

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

How much AI music have you created? I've done quite a bit (and I also have 30+ years music making experience and a music degree), and I would consider it expressing oneself. You could question if photography is expressing yourself, because the camera "does it all for you".

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I can create music with real instruments so I have zero interest in AI music. I look at it like writing a book with ChatGPT.

Yeah okay you supplied a prompt, but everything that defines the actual expression in music happens in the way you pluck the strings, bend the notes, choose the chord changes.

This is akin to in photography choosing the film stock, setting the iso, framing the shot, etc.

If you aren't doing any of that, it's more like commissioning a piece from a musician or photographer. You could call yourself a producer. It can be your concept, but it's not your expression.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, I get what you're saying and that's a totally valid way of looking at it.

The way I see it is if you're not making the sound yourself, you're using some instrument to create the sound. Whether that instrument is acoustic, electric, computer, or AI is just a matter of degrees. Is a musician who creates music from samples expressing themselves?

For me with AI, I write the lyrics myself, give detailed description of how I want it to work. Then go through hundreds of generations, piecing together bits I like, regenerating bits I don't. It's not the same as playing guitar, but it's still creative. And more importantly it's fun.

[–] Chuymatt@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

This is not how it works historically. This is the horrible modern trend to make pastimes turn in to gigs. Who cares if it is not perfect? It feels good to make music. People would just get together at night and make music, tell stories, and generally just do fun things together to feel closer. We have focused too much on profit, again, in regards to an integral part of the human experience.

You don’t have to be a pro at something creative to enjoy doing it.