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AI gifts a song: A journalist's experiment with music creation

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • AI music generation tools like SUNO and Gemini are enabling users to create songs with custom lyrics and styles.
  • The article details a journalist's experience creating a song for a friend's cat using these AI platforms.
  • It explores the accessibility and potential of AI in music creation, questioning the definition of 'music' in this new context.

The burgeoning field of AI music generation is making song creation accessible to individuals without musical expertise, transforming how people express creativity and emotions.

AI has allowed me to do things I never dreamed of.

— Business AdvisorThe advisor shared his experience using AI to create a song about his friendships.

Lee Ju-hyun, a journalist at Hankyoreh, explored this new frontier by using AI tools like SUNO and Gemini to create a song. Initially inspired by a business advisor who used SUNO to compose a song about his friendships, Lee decided to create a personalized gift: a song for a friend's cat named Marong, celebrating its 200th day.

I know the lyrics are cheesy, but I cried.

— Lee Ju-hyunThe journalist described her emotional reaction to receiving an AI-generated cheer song from a friend.

Lee experimented with SUNO, a popular AI music generator, inputting prompts to create lyrics and music. When the initial output was too energetic and didn't capture the cat's cuteness, Lee turned to Gemini. With Gemini's Lyria 3 model, Lee provided specific instructions, including referencing a catchy Japanese commercial song for a cat treat, aiming for a "playful and cute children's song" with specific vocal styles and sound effects.

The current version is too exciting, but I don't think it captures Marong's cuteness well. How about a children's song feel?

— Friend of Lee Ju-hyunThe friend provided feedback on the AI-generated song for her cat, Marong.

The article also touches upon Mureka, another AI music generator, noting its ability to reference existing audio files. While Lee found the AI-generated music to be statistically smooth combinations of sound rather than 'music' in a traditional sense, the act of creating something, even with AI, holds significance. The journalist concludes that the desire to communicate and share emotions through music, regardless of the creation method, is what truly matters.

It seems like merely a statistically smooth combination of sounds.

— Lee Ju-hyunThe journalist reflected on the nature of AI-generated music.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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