On today’s episode we discuss the record labels, including Sony, Universal and Warner, suing both Suno and Udio over copyright infringement. We discuss two podcasts that also covered the case, The Vergecast with Nilay Patel and Hard Fork with Kevin and Casey. Then we discuss YouTube and the business deals they are negotiating with the big music labels. Lets get into it.
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Episode 24: Apple, Venom, and Suno Walk Into a Bar
On today’s episode we discuss the news from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. We talk about the iPhone, Vision Pro, Apple’s plan for Apple Intelligence, how real people will use Apple AI, and possible future lawsuits. Then Ex-Venom drummer’s thoughtshon AI in music. And Suno, after raising $125 million they are now planning to pay out $1 million to creators in the “Summer of Suno”. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 23: Hearing Voices
On today’s episode we discuss the Open AI Scarlett Johansson news; watch and react to a Google Music AI endorsement from Wyclef Jean, Justin Tranter, and Marc Rebillet. Then we discussed how search impacts these tools and changes over time. Finally, we go deep on Frank’s band, San Tropez, and how Frank was able to use Logic Pro’s AI to separate a song into voice and instrument tracks. Somewhere along the way we also discuss Will I AM and his East LA accent. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 22: Where’s the AI Beef?
On today’s episode we catch up on how AI was used in our classes this semester. Then a brief overview of the Drake vs. Kendrick rap beef, followed by a more in-depth discussion of the right to use AI Tupac in, “Taylor Made Freestyle“. Then we discuss myvox and how it was used in the Randy Travis song, “Where That Came From“. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 21: AI Music’s New Kid On the Block
On today’s episode we discuss the latest news in AI music including Spotify’s personalized AI playlists made using prompts. Then we do a deep dive on Udio, which Rolling Stone called the “ChatGPT for music”. We listen to various songs that journalists created and critique them. Finally we talk AI music covers and how that applies to pop culture in general. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 20: Flipping the Podcast
On today’s episode we have a special guest, Caleb Manifold, a student at Trinity University who used AI tools to create a music video for a special topics class on AI. We talk to Caleb about his prompts, the audio and visual elements of his video, and what he thinks about the AI industry in general. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 19: Two for the Price of One
On today’s episode, we discuss how we’ve used AI in the classroom since our last podcast, then we play around with the different voices of Pi. Next we use Soundraw to create some AI generated tracks. And finally we have a conversation with Google’s Gemini about a 1980 album Jacob recently discovered by Jun Fukamachi entitled Quark. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 18: The Belated End-of-2023 Wrap Up
On today’s episode, we discuss AI news in general and Google’s many different flavors of Gemini. Then we discuss AI music on YouTube, how there_I_ruined_it creates music mashups with AI. And finally, we mess around with Google Music LM and what they think Xmas music is. Let’s get into it.
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Episode 17: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Lyrics
On today’s episode, we do a recap on this semester with using AI in our assignments from pitching out start up companies, public speaking, and writing projects. We also discuss AI and images using DALL-E, Vectorizer.AI, and Ideogram to create print posters and advertisements, and the pluses and minuses of these apps. And finally, we discuss how AI could impact music making, programming, and development in the future. Let’s get into it.
