Udio: The Insanely Good FREE AI Music Maker!

[@therealchayd]

I'm more amazed at the speed at which it generates the music, I was expecting it to be "come back in an hour". That's incredible!

[@dataterminal]

I've tried Udio and it's pretty impressive, it makes light work of making quick sound clips that are easily accessible for use in videos, overlyas etc. However, I don't see it as a threat to the music industry. It's a tool that could be used for some nice work, if used well. Just like DAW apps allow creative artists to generate sounds without any musical instruments or being able to do dubstep reverbs with their voice, for example, yet we listen and enjoy them. Even professional studios for top artists will have their voice pulled and tweaked to an enth of it's life in order to make it sound perfect on the record release. These are just tools the music industry has used for a long time now. When smart phones started getting cameras that were as good as the ones used by the movie industry, did they suddenly think everyone now has the capability to produce blockbuster films? no, but people did, and still do walk around with that ability pockets, yet it's tiktok and youtube videos instead.

[@LA-MJ]

That's exactly what an AI Gary would say

[@GaryExplains]

😂

[@zelly8163]

Thanks Gary, firstly let me say I have been a musician for 50 years and have used all kinds of tech and acoustic instruments to compose music. So, when I heard about Udio I dived right on in (with the same concerns as you) and crated a prog rock concept album about AI. It took three days. I wrote most of the lyrics, not all, the result was amazing! The Udio compositions needed a DAW to round out the imperfections. Yes, there are imperfections and there are ethical concerns. Philosophically, the great dived IMHO is live acoustic and played electric music vs recorded music. At last, we have reached that wall and it is growing higher and more ethically and legally divisive.

[@RafaCoringaProducoes]

gary ive subscribed long ago for the rpi4 contents, stayed for the quickness you get to the point of the subjects! you speak right into what we want, in this case a demo song

[@MatthewHarrold]

I've played with Udio for a few days, and it is spooky-amazing. However, to get 3 half-decent verse inspirations in jazz/blues/soul style took 68 "credits" and about 4 hours. I encountered moderation issues so quite a few prompts that seem innocent get rejected. I'm old enough to remember the arpeggiator debates, the hate for home organs, and the lack of respect for so-called musicians who mimed their performances. Bring in auto-tune (more recently), or Grimes pathetic public tantrum because she couldn't cope with tempo matching yesterday,. As a musician I am NOT worried about this AI stuff. It will inspire better music from humans for humans who care about music, and improve elevator music for idiots who hum along to MIDI files. $0.02

[@alexxx4434]

Unless "efficient managers" of music lables decide they don't need real musicians anymore. I mean, replace much of the pop trash being promoted, produced and sold by big lables with AI generated and you'd barely notice a difference.

[@Pyriold]

You are not worried now, but this is only the beginning, and the technology gets better exponentially. While at the moment the results are pretty mixed with a gem here and there, in a year or 2 it will consistently be better than human producer. And with better i mean more pleasent to hear for the average customer. At that point we get to the stage where some people will prefer human music just because it is human and not because of any quality assignment, while most people will just be happy with AI music.

[@hardlines2635]

I’ve played in bands for more years than I can remember, one time in a studio a guy brought in a drum machine, it was a Roland 505. The drummer said there is no way a drum machine will ever replace a a drummer 😂 people slagged off midi. They said sampling will never catch on, it’s stealing, People laughed at KZbin, This is just the start of A I music, same with video, A friend of mine made a video of a guy reading the news, I swear you would say that’s a real person. The only time you’ll hear real music in the future will be when you go see a live band. Even that will be questionable. I own my own studio and I’m looking at selling a lot of gear before it becomes worthless.

[@vito_vitoid]

@@Pyriold it won't get so much better than this. Look at image generation. It peaked 1,5 years ago, and since then they're polishing the turd, it's not getting any better. It's in the technology itself, that it can't go over a certain quality level with this generative approach.

[@cesar4729]

Lol. You haven't even seen the visual quality of SORA. At this point you have to be really naive or stubborn in denial not to see that this is going to improve as GPUs and training techniques improve.​@@vito_vitoid

[@aloysiushettiarachchi4523]

Nice explanation, Gary!. And to cap it all, why not add your own voice with the base frequency and few multiples thereof like 2,4,8

[@awesomedez]

I keep saying this’ll: AI doesn’t know how to create anything good, just good enough. But honestly, good enough is enough for a lot of people looking to cut costs.

[@MusicManFernando]

Does it create the art (image) automatically?? Or if not, what app do you use to create the image?

[@elijahrivasinmyxlyrics761]

Or simply "end of beginning" like Djo Joe Keerry

[@SanguineUmbra-cc5hj]

SUNO creates very catchy melodies, but if you use it for a long time, you begin to notice the same melodic moves. UDIO has much more varied melodies and more complex arrangements and harmonies. In UDIO it is more difficult to create a good long composition than in SUNO, but as a result it turns out better and more interesting. Plus in UDIO, of course, the quality of sound and, especially, vocals is much higher. I have already created several songs in various styles in SUNO and UDIO using my own lyrics. Here are some examples: SUNO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eai8qKeOnKZ6Y80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZiVZmuEqq6DkMk kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKa1po2EeZmciNU UDIO: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqDCi6Odo7qUg6c kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ7ZpGWBaNKqoac kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2KpoYupeLWMitk

[@Flameboar]

This was insightful, Gary!

[@christanner8765]

Great as usual Gary!

[@MusicManFernando]

This new technologically could be good or bad, depends how you use it.

[@Nameless-iz3ko]

Nothing can surpass human intellect. Plus, with such AIs coming into existence ,value for "man-made" music will increase exponentially.

[@Bradleybrookwood]

The thing I'm having issues with these platforms is that the buttons are not labeled properly for people with disabilities who use assistive technology such a screen reading software or magnification software. The Internet is becoming less and less user-friendly for people with disabilities

[@srt5490]

Great Video. Like everything else in life, some people will love and benefit from this new tech, while others may lose a lot because of it. Nothing stays the same, and whether it is for better or worse will depend on individual needs. It is what it is.

[@JoelJosephReji]

Wow, never expected the AI music generation to be this good! Kinda sad as well because AI would be able to plug into a recommendation algorithm and come up with a song that would exactly fit your style (which would keep your locked into that style whatever it is).

[@robertlawrence9000]

Another great music AI is "SUNO AI".

[@nigelworwood8530]

Is not just evolution? Computer printed newspaper or books putting typesetters etc out of work, farriers and other trades out of work because of the automobile. The music industry has the edge because it in most (some) cases it has is it's originality. 👁 that's "an eye"

[@thecloudtherapist]

Rather than embracing the change and innovation, Gary, you are in danger of being guilty of stringing up the rope.

[@GaryExplains]

Eh?

[@kev2020-z9s]

AI is expanding at a alarming rate whether that's good or bad I don't know.

[@TrollingAndGamingOfficial]

Can we use Udio's Music on KZbin and Monetizate my video without Copyright Claim or Strike? And i will have to give credits to Udio or No?

[@GaryExplains]

Good questions.

[@TrollingAndGamingOfficial]

@@GaryExplains Sir, if you know please explain me, I wanna use it after generating it, I'll be Glad, Thank You ❤️

[@GaryExplains]

I don't know and there is no information on the udio website.

[@TrollingAndGamingOfficial]

@@GaryExplains Oh Okay, Thanks for The Replies 😇

[@imdxpertm]

If Gary has to convince he is real and not an AI avatar, then that itself is concerning. 😊 Thanks Gary for the video.

[@GaryExplains]

😂

[@r0galik]

You hit the nail on the head - human work will still be prized (in monetary terms) higher because there is no substitute for it. AI music will be just another category of music. It might even be better, but it will never be more expensive. Because humans did not put as much work into creating it.

[@robotron07]

Is over my friend ,music today is really medicre the industry has run out of steam because they been pushing trash music while destroying the core base of what made them rich ,they loved the money more than the music and i can hardly think or a great artist or band in any genre that is outstanding,AI will bring " literally" back from the dead tge greatist artist music styles and voices of the past,and trust me when i say the world is hungry for it,people will be able to generate their own music for pleasure money ,resources,training are not longer an issue ,so you tell me would you continue to listen to the superficial ,empty. Mediocre music that the industry force feed us down our throats ,or listen to tge perfectly match music that fits your taste ????

[@robotron07]

Is over my friends ,music today is really mediocre the industry has run out of steam because they been pushing trash music while destroying the core base artistry ,they loved the money more than the music and i can hardly think or a great artist or band in any genre that is outstanding,AI will bring " literally" back from the dead the greatest artist ,composers singers and music styles of the past, trust me when i say the world is hungry for it,people will be able to generate their own music for pleasure ...money ,resources,training are not longer an issue ,so you tell me would you continue to listen to the superficial ,empty. Mediocre music that the industry force feed you down yor throats ,or listen to perfectly matched music that fits your taste ???? Being a music composer will entitled a whole new way of doing things and a whole set of new implications

[@AnymMusic]

@@robotron07 yknow who said this too? Literally every single generation that came before them. "oh music is bad. Back in the good ol' days, now THAT was REAL music." They said that during the rock and roll era, the jazz era, even the romantic and baroque era

[@maccagrabme]

Exactly there are millions of us who want to hear older genres but something new in that style but most musicians don't want to make that stuff anymore so that's where AI excels, I can experience living in the past decades again as though these are brand new songs. I still love the classics but don't want to hear the same playlists all the time.

[@JollyDigitalServices]

Only AI would deny that it is AI, Gary. 🤪 But, seriously, this was an interesting video.

[@Vitamincontrol1]

This is pretty cool

[@BITWEEZY1]

😂This is Gary explains and I am not an AI - shows how disruptive AI is, if Gary needs to explain not being an AI

[@GaryExplains]

It was more of a joke, but yes.

[@pwrofmusic]

All jobs could be redundant or all jobs can be saved.

[@artysanmobile]

The only music threatened by AI is the very worst of our auto tuned and quantized dreck. I find delicious irony in the fact AI is copying the worst of pop’s outputs, the laziest of efforts in popular music. It seems that terribly few are composing anything deeper, more emotionally charged than what an app on your PC can toss out all day.

[@robotron07]

You have no idea what you are talking about ,but I dont blame you because it seems you are coming from a pure musical perspective ,however you don't understand what al LLM really is at its most fundamental core base ,if you could you woud realize that music creation is really child's play for a capable enough LLM ,7 notes a few dozen chords is hardly a challenge for model that can process billions of data points and yes it can easily process the smallest nuances , imitate every emotionally charged word a singer is able to sing , why ? Is been trained by mozart,frank sinatra,elvis,michael jackson,queen,beatles and all the greatest musicians " COMBINED" at this stage no human can outperform it, we are simply no capable,even this first bets version of UDIO will blow you out of your socks , if you really put an effort into properly prompting, spenda few days getting to know it may anger you ,cause you to go in denial mode ,overwhelm you .i dont want to sound dramatic but you will accept defeat, the Same feeling that the chess masters got when they lost every single match against the computer ... AI has conquered music right now ,it will simply take over and most people won't even realize how

[@artysanmobile]

@@robotron07 Talk about clueless! You’re just pulling nonsense out of your butt. But then, this is KZbin comments. 🤣

[@artysanmobile]

@@robotron07 I’m gonna keep this ridiculous reply for laughs.

[@robotron07]

@@artysanmobile just like Altman said you won't be laughing for long you are clueless ... oh well don" t ever said you weren"t told

[@robotron07]

@artysanmobile, echoing Altman's words, you won’t be laughing for long... You seem truly clueless. I deeply understand music, from its composition to its production, and I’ve managed to produce incredibly beautiful music from UDIO. Perhaps it's because I know precisely how to craft a detailed prompt. You can’t just say, “create a pop song,” and expect extraordinary results. You need to provide a meticulously detailed prompt, including specifics like key signature, tempo, and more. It involves multiple iterations, tweaking the prompt as you fine-tune the verse, chorus, and bridge. You must specify the instruments to use, how to layer them effectively, and so forth until everything aligns perfectly. Moreover, crafting lyrics that are coherent and rhyme is essential. It’s far from straightforward, but the results can be truly astonishing and i am in awe

[@CookyMonzta]

Are we seeing the beginning of an AI equivalent of *MILLI VANILLI?* 😕

[@nathanaelsmith3553]

soul-less. It may be a good tool for creating disposable advertising jingles but I think I'll go the human route for my listening pleasure

[@Lowclasswarrior778]

It’s far from soulless it sounds exactly like real music produced today

[@tonysheerness2427]

Without human input the AI generated stuff has nothing new to work on. It relies what is on the web and plays about with it. It is clever but but can not produce something truly new.

[@GaryExplains]

While I agree with you, just let me take the opposite position for a moment. Can a human create things without first being trained on language, music, art etc?

[@tonysheerness2427]

@@GaryExplains The majority need training. There are some geniuses who excel and do things out of the ordinary and that is why on the whole we pay artists because they are artistic and better than the average man..

[@rbzyoutube]

@GaryExplains The answer to your question is: YES, they can! While AI cannot 😉

[@GaryExplains]

But all humans learn even without traditional education. We learn to talk, to sing, whatever. We can't help it!

[@tonysheerness2427]

@@GaryExplains Then come along people like Tesla who create new technologies without being taught them.

[@SmartDepot]

I hope KZbin won't flag it in the future or require us to indicate it's AI generated.

[@AnymMusic]

I sure hope they do

[@CoryRayGordonMusic]

If you create it with this website the terms of service tells you that you must give credit to the website.

[@randydean23]

As a musician I have several opinions. But firstly I am disappointed in the ways that these AI companies have been allowed to "scrape" copyrighted work into their neural networks. The argument that this is a transcendent technology is frankly a load of B. S. and speaks more to the fact that music and the arts are a much more decentralized and granulated marketplace than any other businesses. Insofar as the comparison with a human being learning the various tunes as a way training their own style of writing being the same as what is happening with these machines _ that's even worse hogwash: these works of art and music weren't listened to by an A. I., they were "trained" on the original works by adding them to a database which as much as anyone tries to spin it _these generative A. i. models wouldn't be capable of without a human writing the scripts. Whether these original records or works of art were ever paid for to begin with is a point of contention, but then to have them sitting in a neural network to be referenced at any point via an algorithm as if they were owned by these companies is for lack of a better term Robbery. This technology has the added consequence of not only devaluing the works of art and music it is using in it's data set but also the need of folks to pursue those past times in general which could ultimately lead to a kind of feedback loop unless someone is suggesting we're on the precipice of General A. I. That second tune that udio gave you even sounded as if it were Can Calloway performing it. Down to the quality of the audio. Artifacts that were present on the original analog recordings are one of the reasons this tech has been mistaken for being so authentic and impressive but ultimately I'd argue this is further evidence of the ways in which this is a crime against the arts and the artists and musicians who have made it over the years. In any case I don't subscribe to this general feeling of inevitably in the zeitgeist because of the historical role of technological innovation. So far the fields where A. I. Might serve to benefit humanity (health, medicine, etc.) are not where these companies have put their focus, and by stealing art and music they are flirting with a growing sense of nihilism. But be that as it may I appreciate your point of view and thank you for your video. All the best, Cheers