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IS AI THE DEATH OF MUSIC?!?! I know that’s what I'm supposed to title this video, but as you'll see, I'm not too worried about it. In defiance, I present to you an HONEST evaluation of AI music technology and what it might mean for modern composers, by setting up 6 challenges or battles of skill. Along the way, you might learn something about songwriting, music theory, or production!
To summarize this entire video: AI tech is really cool, and lots of composers will find it helpful. But if you have an artistic VISION, you can not rely on AI to create it for you. It’s untweakable- it spits something out and you either like it or you don’t. Want to change it? Then you’re gonna need some composing skills!
Please show your support for the HUMANS who participated in this video:
Karen Shook: karenshook.com/bio
instagram.com/karenshookmusic
Will Orlyk: instagram.com/will_orlyk
Dave Lizzio: cheesebone.bandcamp.com
Mike Muggli: youtu.be/oyJ6IbShvuI?si=BHV8Xu5mozDW2fkD
Beardstank: youtube.com/c/BeardStank
instagram.com/beard_stank
Provos:provos.org
soundcloud.com/activ8te
Parallax tool from Provos: github.com/provos/parallax-maker
I hope AI doesn’t take over music production and writing, otherwise I’d be out of a job! I teach theory and songwriting, and people really enjoy my paid courses. You can find them at www.signalsmusicstudio.com.
I also publish a lot of free lessons. The only way I can afford to do that is because of supporters who sign up at my Patreon over at patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio. Every bit of support helps!
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Meet The Challenger
01:45 BATTLE 1: Radio Ad
02:40 Battle 1 Human Submission
03:35 Battle 1 AI Submission
04:32 BATTLE 2: Folksy Duet
06:13 Battle 2 Human Submission
08:03 Battle 2 AI Submission
09:21 BATTLE 3: Compose SONDER
10:05 Battle 3 Human Submission
10:53 Battle 3 AI Submission
12:31 BATTLE 4: Acoompany a melody
14:00 Battle 4 Human Submission
16:12 Battle 4 AI Submission
17:08 BATTLE 5: Write Drums
17:42 Battle 5 Human Submission
18:48 Battle 5 AI Submission
20:15 BATTLE CATTLE!!!
21:42 Battle 6 Human Submission
22:28 Battle 6 AI Submission
23:20 Final Thoughts
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Master chords and music theory with my new book! tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh
My full songwriting course: tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre
IS AI THE DEATH OF MUSIC?!?! I know that’s what I'm supposed to title this video, but as you'll see, I'm not too worried about it. In defiance, I present to you an HONEST evaluation of AI music technology and what it might mean for modern composers, by setting up 6 challenges or battles of skill. Along the way, you might learn something about songwriting, music theory, or production!
To summarize this entire video: AI tech is really cool, and lots of composers will find it helpful. But if you have an artistic VISION, you can not rely on AI to create it for you. It’s untweakable- it spits something out and you either like it or you don’t. Want to change it? Then you’re gonna need some composing skills!
Please show your support for the HUMANS who participated in this video:
Karen Shook: karenshook.com/bio
instagram.com/karenshookmusic
Will Orlyk: instagram.com/will_orlyk
Dave Lizzio: cheesebone.bandcamp.com
Mike Muggli: youtu.be/oyJ6IbShvuI?si=BHV8Xu5mozDW2fkD
Beardstank: youtube.com/c/BeardStank
instagram.com/beard_stank
Provos:provos.org
soundcloud.com/activ8te
Parallax tool from Provos: github.com/provos/parallax-maker
I hope AI doesn’t take over music production and writing, otherwise I’d be out of a job! I teach theory and songwriting, and people really enjoy my paid courses. You can find them at www.signalsmusicstudio.com.
I also publish a lot of free lessons. The only way I can afford to do that is because of supporters who sign up at my Patreon over at patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio. Every bit of support helps!
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Meet The Challenger
01:45 BATTLE 1: Radio Ad
02:40 Battle 1 Human Submission
03:35 Battle 1 AI Submission
04:32 BATTLE 2: Folksy Duet
06:13 Battle 2 Human Submission
08:03 Battle 2 AI Submission
09:21 BATTLE 3: Compose SONDER
10:05 Battle 3 Human Submission
10:53 Battle 3 AI Submission
12:31 BATTLE 4: Acoompany a melody
14:00 Battle 4 Human Submission
16:12 Battle 4 AI Submission
17:08 BATTLE 5: Write Drums
17:42 Battle 5 Human Submission
18:48 Battle 5 AI Submission
20:15 BATTLE CATTLE!!!
21:42 Battle 6 Human Submission
22:28 Battle 6 AI Submission
23:20 Final Thoughts
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
![GOD CHORDS - Writing Epic Changes [Composing/Songwriting Lesson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OdVhA19P4-4/mqdefault.jpg "GOD CHORDS - Writing Epic Changes [Composing/Songwriting Lesson]
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I think I went a bit overboard with this but oh well, hope you enjoy :). I composed all this music using this technique, and used Reason for the orchestral stuff.
You can support this channel at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
*I excluded the bII and the VII chord since they could theoretically be in the key of harmonic minor (as the 5 and 6 chord).
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:48 What Are God Chords?
02:56 Make Your Gods Spicey
05:51 Wrapping Up")
![Making Music with Pascals Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RhKXolkwyDM/mqdefault.jpg "Making Music with Pascals Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7]
The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh
My pro theory + songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre
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Every Episode of RIFFING WITH MODES: https://bit.ly/3r9oR5E
At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor.
And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory.
Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making.
IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW!
Byzantine Pi Math Metal - https://youtu.be/6tNxfx2tetA
“Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) - https://youtu.be/ILug0hqhD5U
Numberphile – Pascal’s Triangle - https://youtu.be/0iMtlus-afo
David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian - https://youtu.be/Q6JBsOzOFaQ
Adam Neely (and friends) – Making Locrian Sound Good - https://youtu.be/el1ZhkN85Mc
Pascals Triangle Code : https://pastebin.com/w71ZePzU - Note that neither me nor Faustas are actual software engineers, so there is a LOT of room for improvement on this simple + quickly written program. Id welcome someone to modify the code to allow for bigger triangles (currently an integer overflow error prevents inputs over 34) and also size/space the triangle better, or even enable midi-output/ sound! If you decide to improve on this let me know so I can repost the link here and share it with everyone else.
ADDITIONAL Pascals Triangle code from a friend! https://pastebin.com/v39uhxpG
An outrageous amount of gratitude is owed to my Patreon supporters who have decided to fund my free lessons and videos. They’re the greatest folks on the planet, if you want to join them you can for live Q+A’s, special videos, and more. https://www.Patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00- Why Locrian is Clumsy
02:07- Locrian Inspiration + Pascals Triangle
05:07- Turning Chaos Into Groove
06:55- Arranging a random motif
09:11- Writing a Locrian Melody
12:38- MUSIC VIDEO: Pascals Prison
15:50- Closing Thoughts")
![Using Modal Mixture for Dreamy and Epic Melodies/Leads [MUSIC THEORY]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RyR98UEtt18/mqdefault.jpg "Using Modal Mixture for Dreamy and Epic Melodies/Leads [MUSIC THEORY]
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4
Practice to the Jam Track Video here: https://youtu.be/lsabEEamY78
My Patreon: https://bit.ly/2B91H70
If you like Modal Mixture, maybe get my modal poster: https://teespring.com/signals-ultimate-modal-poster
Modal Mixture is the use of multiple scales that share a common tonal center. Traditionally, we only use modes of the Major Scale but in the jam track video that accompanies this, I include other non-modal options as well.
Even if some of this stuff is too advanced for you, I encourage you to turn on the track and play along with the notes on the screen- even simple melodies and movements can sound very pleasing over this chord progression.
My video on Mixolydian b6: https://youtu.be/d20wwTZxOZ8
The jam track has been posted for download at my Patreon but if you arent subscribed you can buy the jam track on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2UyWsWV
A huge thanks to the following Patreon supporters:
Linas Orentas
Marek Pawlowski
John Arnold
Christopher Swanson
Marc Bulandr
Alvaro Begue-Aguado
Bradley Bower
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:08 What is Modal Mixture?
03:04 Modal Interchange
04:16 Practicing
05:41 Highlighting The Change
08:15 Other Scale Options
10:05 Appropriately Using Modal Mixture
10:54 Wrapping Up")
