Generative AI music has evolved rapidly over the past two years. Following decades of research and development in academic circles, the general public is finally gaining access to consumer-friendly interfaces. Musicians are enjoying a renaissance of new plugins and DAW features powered by the same technology. The first wave of AI music creation in 2023 centered around text-to-music. That trend was followed by a second wave of apps like Suno and Udio, offering text-to-song. However, there's a sle| AudioCipher
Suno AI is the most controversial and polarizing generative AI music company in the world. They have been accused of stealing intellectual property from artists without remunerating labels, diluting the revenue streams from DSPs like Spotify and devaluing music as a whole. On the other hand, Suno was the first generative AI music app to show the world what this technology was truly capable of. No former competitor came anywhere near to compositional variety and quality of Suno. They challenged l| AudioCipher
The expression generative audio workstation refers to the future state of DAWs. As gen AI tools continue to diversify and become more powerful, there will be an almost unlimited number of ways to edit and experiment with sound. We're already seeing signs of this in the latest collaborative multiplayer DAWs. A handful of companies have made the first move to create and maintain GAWs for the public. In December 2023, FL Studio released a new AI mastering feature that took the internet by surprise| AudioCipher