How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Music Industry
There is no doubt that Artificial intelligence has made a significant impact on the music industry.
We see the rise of AI powered tools and music software programs which include the application of AI in music composition, performance, mastering, learning and digital sound processing.
AI has also made it easier for people to create professional sounding music from any device at affordable rates.
Given below are some ways artificial intelligence is changing the music industry.
With AI, people can get access to plenty of music creation and remix tools which help them generate their own beats and create their own music.
AI generated music is gaining increasing popularity and we even see many AI generated albums being released by popular artists.
Online personality and musician Taryn Southern said that she uses AI to write her lyrics and vocal melodies to the actual music and uses that as a source of inspiration. Her song ‘Break Free’ has bits of AI composed parts which were modified with instrument switches and key changes.
Some of the popular services for creating music include IBMWatson Beat, Jukedeck, Melodrive, Google Magenta’s NSynth Super and Amper Music.
There are various other AI tools which help both amateur and professional musicians create their own music.
AI plays a huge role in music streaming. On streaming platforms, this technology is used to analyze the listening habits and music preferences of millions of users. It is great at recognizing common patterns within millions of songs.
The music streaming platform Spotify has an AI powered feature like Spotify’s Discover Weekly which provides a personalized list of music for each listener every week depending upon their artist preferences and streaming habits.
AI is actually responsible for Spotify’s huge popularity and success. Currently Spotify has more than 285 million active users and owns 40% of the global music streaming market. It has acquired several music and machine learning related components.
Spotify’s AI technologies recommend songs to its users in several ways. Depending upon the way you approach different artists and songs, the number of times you play certain songs on repeat and other actions you take, Spotify recommends you songs with similar parameters.
And the interesting part is that millions of users are examined at a time, so you can discover others who are viewing similar playlists.
Because of AI there is no need to purchase vinyl tapes, records of CD’s to listen to music. You can stream music online from any device and any place. Music streaming platforms can also utilize AI to increase storage, improve search engines and other functions.
All the big players in the music streaming industry use AI and machine learning to improve their services. Similar to Spotify’s Discover Weekly, Apple has a service called Genius Playlist.
