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The emergence of generative AI has opened new doors for creatives.
What Is MusicFX?
MusicFX was built on top ofMusicLM, which was released in 2023.
It’s actually part of Google’s AI Test Kitchen, which also hasTextFX,ImageFX, andVideoFX.
I’ll let you infer what the other tools can generate.
There’s also a library for everything you’ve generated with all of these tools.
It’s worth noting that MusicFX isn’t the first nor the only music AI tool.
MusicFX isn’t even Google’s first AI music tool, asDream Track for YouTube Shortspredates it.
The two tools are completely different, though.
YouTube teamed up with nine artists to use their vocals and create music in their style.
You’ll see some examples later.
MusicFX takes a couple of minutes to process your prompt and creates two versions of the prompt.
you could download and share either version.
you could also set it to loop, which will stitch the ending and beginning together.
This is perfect if you just want a continuous relaxing beat for work and study.
It builds up toward the end."
This isn’t to say that MusicFX can’t do techno, though, quite the contrary.
Instead of making tracks, you use DJ mode to create a continuous virtual DJ set.
It’s much more messy than prompts mode, but it’s also more engaging and fun.
I later added a steel drum, which worked rather well.
It’ll lead the way, and you could throw in your tunes on top of the AI base.
Still, you don’t have to be a professional musician to make music with MusicFX.
Another limitation is that the tool won’t always do what you think it will.
As I demonstrated above, you have to surrender a lot of control over individual elements.
Even though MusicFX is a random Google AI experiment, it feels quite polished and ready for everyday use.
I could easily see myself replacing Spotify with MusicFX for background tunes.
