Composing music with AI

To me, nothing compares to the feeling of being able to compose music.

You can produce short sequences using any instrument, even individual notes, then mix them, often ending up with a completely different sound than the one you started with.

Composing with AI platforms, like ElevenLabs, is much the same. What I like with this platform is the ability to prompt tracks in certain styles with isolated individual instruments, or just voices alone, then combine them, or bits of them, to create my own compositions.

In other words, with today’s AI tools, not knowing an instrument is no longer a barrier. You can think like a composer, experimenting with instruments, arrangements and melodies until the music becomes your own.

I have a Mac. I tend to do a part of the work with prompts, then I sort the generated tracks by instruments or style in Music (formerly iTunes), bring my favourites into GarageBand and start arranging them together.

I’ve recently finalised my first album, Innocent Games. This project took me about eight months to complete, and I’m thrilled with the result.