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AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 5:50 pm
by 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...
Re: AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:39 am
by superkons
AI in mixing/mastering plugins is generally considered OK
Re: AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 6:51 am
by Casey H
superkons wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:39 am
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.
Re: AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 5:11 pm
by CEMundt
Thanks! That's good to hear, because I didn't want to have to remaster the last 6 months...
Re: AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:25 pm
by 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
Re: AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 6:51 pm
by jdstamper
VanderBoegh wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:25 pm
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)
Re: AI mastering and Taxi briefs
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:48 am
by cosmicdolphin
VanderBoegh wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 12:25 pm
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.