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Official MusicLM website, a Google-developed AI tool that generates high-fidelity audio music from text input

What is MusicLM?

MusicLM is a text-conditioned audio generation model aimed at creating high-fidelity music. It uses a hierarchical sequence-to-sequence method to generate consistent music segments of several minutes in length. MusicLM has unique features that differentiate it from previous systems. First, it can generate music based on both text and melody. This means you can use melodies expressed through whistling, singing, blowing, or playing instruments as input, and MusicLM will generate a piece of music that matches the text description. This ability enhances the model's flexibility and creativity.

Official MusicLM website:

https://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com/experiments/music-lm

iOS version: (Download requires a US Apple ID):

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ai-test-kitchen/id1629065776

Main Features

Google has launched MusicLM, a model that generates high-fidelity music from textual descriptions. MusicLM can generate various genres of music based on text and melody, as it can transform whistled or hummed melodies according to the style described in the text title. The model can create music in genres such as classical, jazz, and rock. Google's MusicLM views the process of conditional music generation as a hierarchical sequence-to-sequence modeling task, generating music at a frequency of 24 kHz and maintaining consistency for several minutes.

Google experiments show that MusicLM outperforms previous systems in audio quality and adherence to text descriptions. It also demonstrates that MusicLM can generate music based on both text and melody, as it can transform whistled and hummed melodies according to the style described in the text title. To support future research, we have publicly released MusicCaps, a dataset consisting of 5.5k music text pairs, which includes rich text descriptions provided by human experts.

MusicLM is an audio generation model trained on a large number of sheet music, utilizing AI to learn the structure of music. The model can generate music in various genres, including classical, jazz, and rock, and can create original works.

As an important breakthrough in the field of music generation, the MusicLM model has made significant advancements compared to previous models. Previous models could only generate short music segments or simple melodies, while the new model has opened up the possibility of using AI to generate complex long music segments, which can be used in movies, video games, or other media.

The MusicLM model can generate music pieces up to five minutes long. It also has the ability to create a story mode, where the music is coherent over time, the text description changes over time, and the model can achieve smooth transitions between pieces of music, creating a complete musical story. This feature gives the generated music higher appeal and interactivity.

In recent years, the development of artificial intelligence has exceeded everyone's expectations. We can not only have intelligent conversations with AI but also generate images from text. As part of life and entertainment, many people are unable to create their own music due to limitations in talent, equipment, or skills. Now, with the development of AI, generating music from text will become easier. We believe that in the near future, creating or producing music will be more convenient.

As part of Google AI Test Kitchen's testing site, Google has launched the demonstration version of the MusicLM model, an AI-based music generator. Users can use this tool on iOS devices or the website to transform text ideas into real music pieces. The demonstration version allows users to specify specific requirements for music creation, such as "create an ambient melody," "compose a romantic jazz piece for dinner," or "produce a soporific industrial tech sound" etc. Users can describe the specific instrument types, atmosphere, mood, or emotion they need to help AI generate music.

After the user submits a request, AI will generate a piece of music in a few seconds. The system provides two versions of the track for the user to choose from, and both versions can be downloaded via a dropdown menu. Users can also rate which version is better, which helps improve the MusicLM model.

In January, Google first publicly disclosed the model behind MusicLM technology. It described the process of conditional music generation, which is achieved through hierarchical sequence modeling tasks at a frequency of 24 kHz.