Recently, creating music with AI has become increasingly common.
Music generation AI tools are incredibly convenient-just enter a prompt, and a song is produced… or so it might seem. In my case, though, I mostly use my own music as input. Rather than leaving everything to AI from scratch, I feed the phrases, beats, and melodies I’ve created into the AI, and let it expand or arrange them. So, even when I’m using AI, there’s still a degree of my own style left in the final product.
Thanks to AI, I’ve been able to update my tracks much more frequently, and I’m delighted to see my listener base growing. However, lately I’ve noticed something curious: my “Non-AI” tracks-those made entirely by myself, without any AI-are gradually gaining popularity too. I’m not entirely sure why. It could be because I release them freely on platforms like Pixabay, or make them available for rap creation on apps like Voloco and Rapchat, or because I occasionally upload them to Spotify, Apple Music, and Shazam, increasing their exposure.
These “Non-AI” tracks seem to have a handmade quality and quirks that AI just can’t replicate, and I feel like I’ve gained more “hidden fans” who appreciate that. AI-generated music is certainly high-quality and produced quickly, but sometimes I find myself wondering, “Is this really my song?” In contrast, even if my Non-AI tracks are a bit rough around the edges, I feel a stronger attachment to them.
That’s why I sometimes think about making more “Non-AI beats.” But whenever I start, I quickly feel the urge to run them through AI, and when I hear the polished result, I’m amazed-so much so that I end up only releasing the AI version, leaving the Non-AI one buried on my SSD. When I think about it, maybe the number of Non-AI beats I make won’t increase much after all, and I feel a bit sad that my music is becoming more and more AI-driven.
Ultimately, I realize that balancing AI and self-made music is important. AI is fantastic, but I don’t want to forget the joy and unique flavor of making music with my own hands. Still, as I mentioned, I sometimes get discouraged by the imperfections in my Non-AI tracks. Yet, those imperfections make them feel more “me,” and that’s what makes me attached to them. It’s like my thoughts are caught in an endless loop.
Going forward, I want to keep experimenting and delivering all kinds of music-AI and Non-AI alike.
That’s all for today.
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