The rapid development of artificial intelligence has opened up various possibilities in creative endeavors, whether it’s AI writing, AI art, AI video , or even AI music. In today’s article, I’ll introduce Google’s MusicLM, dubbed as the music version of ChatGPT, which stands out as one of the most eye-catching AI music models among many. If you’re interested in trying AI composition, after reading this piece, you’ll gain insight into MusicLM’s features, characteristics, and how to use it!
What is Google MusicLM ？
Google MusicLM is an AI music generator launched by Google, capable of transforming your text into contextually appropriate music and generating both single and continuous tracks.
Through MusicFX, users can easily obtain music composition inspiration, whether it’s for background music, advertising scores, single-track creation, or seeking inspiration to create unique musical pieces. It satisfies various needs and reduces both the time and financial costs for music creators.
What is the difference between MusicLM and MusicFX？
If you’ve heard of MusicFX but are unsure of the difference between the two, MusicFX is actually MusicLM. The reason why most people are more familiar with MusicLM is that MusicLM was renamed MusicFX just last December, and MusicFX combines the MusicLM model with Google DeepMind technology, making it an upgraded version of MusicLM.
What is the music generation principle of Google MusicLM?
Google MusicLM utilizes AudioLM, an audio generation model. Based on AudioLM, it employs hierarchical sequence-to-sequence modeling to generate music at sampling rates of up to 48 kHz. The generation within the same paragraph will maintain consistent frequencies within specific minutes. It also incorporates Google DeepMind’s watermarking technology to embed digital watermarks into the output, enabling tracking of the source of generated music, ensuring the originality of AI music and protecting against copyright infringement.
What are the features of Google MusicLM?
MusicLM being dubbed as the music version of ChatGPT surely indicates its exceptional qualities. So, what are the features of MusicLM? Let’s list them out!
You can choose the duration of AI music
MusicLM allows customization of the duration for generating AI music. Users can choose to generate original music lasting for 30 seconds, 50 seconds, or 70 seconds.
No style restrictions
Music style of MusicLM is not limited. By inputting prompts along with keywords provided by MusicLM, you can generate songs in various styles, including jazz, punk, rock, blues, hip-hop, classical, and more. It even allows blending of multiple music styles.
Customizable music parameters
MusicLM can create a variety of music compositions based on any prompts or even simple sentences provided by users. You can freely choose the music type, style, instruments, rhythm, context, volume, and even specify how you want the music to end in the textual description, similar to other customization settings.
Originality assured
You don’t need to worry about copyright issues with the AI music generated by MusicLM because it filters out references to specific singers and creators during music generation. If you don’t like the generated track, simply click to regenerate, without fearing duplicate compositions.
How to use MusicLM?
How can you generate AI music using MusicLM (MusicFX)? Below, I’ll demonstrate it for you.
Access MusicLM
Go to Google AI Test Kitchen, and log in with your Google account in the top right corner. After logging in, you’ll see three options: MusicFX, ImageFX, and TextFX. Choose MusicFX.
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Input prompts
Input how you want the generated music to be styled. It could be a sentence, a daydream, a particular style, or a story. You can also add elements recommended below. Additionally, MusicFX will automatically recommend several sets of related keywords based on your input text. Apart from selecting music elements using dropdown menus, you can adjust the rhythm using sliders.
After confirming, click “generate.” In less than a minute, two 30-second AI music tracks will be generated, with each generation producing two tracks.
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Music settings
Under the music, you’ll see customizable options:
Seed: The seed number relates to the music generated. If you want to generate similar music in the future, you can click on the locked icon.
Looping: Turning on looping allows for continuous playback.
Track lengths: Set the duration, with options of 30 seconds, 50 seconds, or 70 seconds.
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After generation, if you like the current AI music, simply click “download” to immediately save it in MP3 format to your device.
So, those are the steps for operating Google MusicLM. Pretty straightforward, right?
Advanced feature of MusicLM: DJ Mode
MusicLM also offers a DJ Mode, where we can add or remove elements and adjust the weighting of each element by moving sliders. These elements can be any of the keywords mentioned above. Whenever a new element is added or a slider is adjusted, MusicLM instantly generates a new AI music piece. This high level of control makes it perfect for creating personalized AI music.
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Is Google MusicLM free?
Currently, Google MusicLM is experimental, and users can try it out on the Google AI Test Kitchen platform as test participants, so there is no need to pay any fees. You can generate and download as many different durations of AI music as you like. Just open MusicFX and start your music creation. Perhaps after the testing phase, it may start charging or impose restrictions on the number of generations or downloads. So, if you want to use it, seize the opportunity now!
