Article Summary
The age of AI becoming part of the music industry is finally here. The newest fad in the music industry is a new Sony Artificial Intelligence (AI) drum that can generate beats for different music genres as per Houser (2019). The ability to create beats for music is an essential development in the music industry and promises significant changes in how music is processed and enjoyed.
More interestingly, the drum can collaborate with other musicians in the creation of music. Before Sony manufactured the drum, a technology that could write jazz and death metal music existed as per Houser (2019). The technology could also remix music from other sources. However, the current AI can now create music collaboratively with other (human) musicians. Consequently, it is a team player,
One has to wonder how the AI drum could manage to make viable music. As per the author, the creators fed it more than 600 pieces of music of various genres (Houser, 2019). Each of the songs had a bass, a kick, and a snare drum, according to Houser (2019). The training helped the AI drummer produce its kickdrum beat for a drum. The AI then produces a kick drum that has its basis on the other instruments in the track.
The author notes that one should not expect the creative genius of Keith Moon or Questlove in the beats. However, the beats are not out of place either, as one can ascertain from the examples that Sony shared, as Houser (2019) notes. Consequently, (2019) exclaims that the drummer AI may be a useful tool for human drummers who need the inspiration to come up with their next music drum beat. The author notes that with time, the AI may be adept enough to play with a band.