AI mastering and Taxi briefs

[CEMundt]

Hi, All. In the Taxi briefs, you see these AI Alerts:

"AI ALERT: This company does not accept or sign music that has been lyrically or melodically composed using generative AI, nor does it accept backing tracks, full instrumental tracks, or vocal performances created with AI."

Does that also include AI mix and mastering plugins such as Landr or Ozone? Excuse me if this has been discussed at length somewhere...

[superkons]

AI in mixing/mastering plugins is generally considered OK

[Casey H]

AI in mixing/mastering plugins is generally considered OK

I would agree. Music and lyrics are what is covered by copyright, not mixing and mastering.

[CEMundt]

Thanks! That's good to hear, because I didn't want to have to remaster the last 6 months...

[VanderBoegh]

Lol, I've been using "AI" plugins for mastering since before the acronym "A.I." really became a universally-used term. I mean, shoot, Ozone's stuff was originally marketed as "smart" technology, when the plugin could scan vocal tracks and automatically churn out a set of EQ / compression / leveling / de-essing settings to make the vocal sound great in the mix. I guess that would be considered "AI" now, but I guess Ozone was A.I. before "AI" even had a term.

It's one thing to let these plugin's handle the under-the-hood intricacies of sculpting sounds by using presets or intuitive technology, but quite another to use A.I. to generate the music, vocals, solos, etc, and I believe THAT'S what the issue is for most music libraries.

It's one thing to put the mastering engineers out of business, but heaven forbid we put the composers & songwriters out of business, amirite?!?!?

~~Matt

[jdstamper]

It's one thing to put the mastering engineers out of business, but heaven forbid we put the composers & songwriters out of business, amirite?!?!?

~~Matt

Right! Cruel irony, ask not for whom the AI trolls, it trolls for thee (I mean, us)

[cosmicdolphin]

It's one thing to put the mastering engineers out of business, but heaven forbid we put the composers & songwriters out of business, amirite?!?!?

AI might be able to churn out a song in seconds, but can it make coconut curry flavoured popcorn? I think not.