Reply To: What are your thoughts on AI in the music creative process? Is it good or bad?

[Peter DeLegge]

For me, I use AI in mixing and mastering, and I bought SoundID for background vocals and used it very low in one song. I’m just a hobbyist. But my take is that I wouldn’t ever want to use it for songwriting or playing. Gosh, I quit the most popular band I played in — funny enough, at the college my son now attends — because they went from using backing tracks to full pre-recorded performances. I wanted no part of that. Prior to my repetitive stress injury and resulting tendinitis, I loved to perform / play music. I loved to write songs. I think using AI in composition is worse than using steroids in sports. It’s the difference between being a creator and being a prompt writer. Even if no one knows you cheated, you’re no longer a songwriter or musician, you’re a prompt writer. And for hobbyists just having fun, it’s not really such a big deal, as long as people are honest about it. But for me personally, I still continue to play music because I love doing it. Prompt writing isn’t the same thing. There is a craft and art to creating music. That to me is magic.

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