AI Music Lab

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Just a little this and that on what we're thinking about for Season 2!

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.

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 devel...

On today’s episode, we review the AI-enhanced Beatles song, “Now and Then,” and discuss Bad Bunny’s reaction to his AI music. Then we discuss YouTube’s generative AI program, Dream Track, and discuss the relationship between video and music with TikTok and finally we go deep on Bandcamp and how they could be using AI in their future. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we talk to ChatGPT 4.0 using Whisper, their speech-to-text mode, and their text-to-speech mode to have Chat respond with spoken words, via the voice model “Juniper” on topics like Kanye West and white supremacy. Then we discuss the new Beatles song, “Now and Then,” and how AI was used to create this final Beatles track with some help from Peter Jackson. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we make a lot more music using AI. First, we talk about our use of Discord in general and how it can be used to organize music making. Then Jacob uses BandLab’s song starter AI to make some AI generated beats. Then Frank uses Chirp software to create whole dream pop songs, with lyrics using AI. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we hit a ton of topics on AI! We first talk through some student examples of writing with AI and discuss racial bias in training. Then we discuss AI movies - like HER, Ex Machina, and Megan - we talk about with our students, and finally AI music creation and the philosophy behind it. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we walk through a Nobody & The Computer’s YouTube video on AI sampling and how the music industry will change forever. We also discuss a little research I did this summer on AI and white fragility and how  Jann Wenner’s book, The Masters , is racist and sexist. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we talk about integrating AI into the classroom. We discuss the best ways we would use it and maybe some potential pitfalls. I also recap what I had some KRTU interns from high school produce using Google MusicLM. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we do a deep dive on another podcast we both listen to called Ghost Notes. They recorded an episode on AI music from the beginning of this year 2023. We just wanted to do an analysis and reaction to their one episode on AI. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, we do a deep dive on Meta’s new open source AI music project called Audiocraft. We looked at two specific functions, MusicGen that creates text to music generation and AudioGen that creates text to background sound generation. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode , we interview Dr. Althea Delwiche, the chair of the Communication Department at Trinity University. We talk about her recent spring class AI and Creative Computing, how to integrate AI into teaching, and how to work with ChatGPT to create better prompts for Google LM. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, Frank and Jacob catch up and we finally record our reactions to more AI music including Ghostwriter’s song “Heart on My Sleeve” by AI Drake and The Weeknd, the Travis Scott album created by the pluggin AI Discord entitled UTOP-AI, and finally a little Johnny Cash singing “Barbie Girl”. Let’s get into it.

On today’s, we interview Albert Salinas, the operations manager for the communication department at Trinity University. Together we played some AI Norteño music from the hispanic community, talked about racial bias in AI systems, and discussed how AI could be used in the music apps such as Ableton, GarageBand, and Adobe products. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, Frank and I interview JJ Lopez, the general manager of KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, the local jazz and indie station housed here in the communication department at Trinity University. Together we play some Ai created jazz, and discuss Jj’s radio drama created with the help of AI. Let’s get into it.

On today’s episode, Frank and I debate the Apple Vision Pro launch from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Let’s get into it. 

Intro trilogy part 3, where we make music using Google LM and try and figure out how our prompts are turned into music, then in the second half we use NaturalReader to audition different AI voices. Let’s get into it.

Intro trilogy part 2, where we talk more meta stuff about the podcast, then a few past experiences with artificial intelligence, then a discussion on research and AI and finally how AI can impact students and teachers in the classroom. Let’s get into it.

Intro trilogy part 1, where we talk meta stuff about the podcast, then ask Bing to write a book on AI, talk about some research on AI music, and play around with AI beer logos. Let’s get into it.