AI Glossary

Music generation

Also called AI music

What does “Music generation” mean?

Music generation: Producing original music from a text description, a melody, lyrics or a reference track. Some tools create full songs with vocals; others generate instrumental loops, stems or accompaniment. Copyright questions about the training data and the output are actively disputed.

Music generation visual guide: Producing original music from a text description, a melody, lyrics or a reference track. Some tools create full songs with vocals; others generate instrumental loops, stems or accompaniment. Copyright questions about the training data and the output are actively disputed.
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What is an example of “Music generation”?

Describing "upbeat lo-fi hip hop with soft piano, 90 BPM" to generate a background track for a video.