Why do we use BIAB to create songs? One, because it is fun. Two, it can provide instrumental tracks we can not play ourselves. Third, and most important is cost because we can not afford to pay live studio musicians to play for us. Which one of you would rather have Brent Masion on BIAB or Brent Masion live at your house?

When you post a song you made with BIAB, can you call it your song? When you go into the studio and create a song live with other musicians, can you call it your song?

I submit that the only way to say a song is your song is to play all the parts live and record it, including the vocal. Even then it is likely not very original because you based the song on what you learned from other people.

All you can truly say is this is a song that was created by the manipulation of a piece of software called BIAB which by the way took many hours to learn how to use. I was also embellished using several other computer software programs and generated through the collaboration of whatever other musicians or technicians you used both live and electronic.

Is there any "art" involved in computer software-generated music? Well, I say yes there is.

When and if AI gets to the point where you can tell it exactly what you want to hear track by track it will most likely supersede most human musicians for commercial music. Musicians may become like vintage cars. Greatly loved and super expensive.

I would not mind so much going back to horses and sailing ships but I'd be dammed if I would give up air conditioning...lol

I can say that I much preferred the days of not having all this computer stuff and having to play live and record in a studio on two-inch tape.

As far as typing two or three words and having a song come out and calling it my original work; let these genetically defective sub-humanoid lying, lazy "people" say whatever they want. They do the best they can. They just don't know any worse...lol

yes, I know, not a very politically correct statement. Anyway, I learned all this from Eddie, so it is you guys' fault for putting up with all his snide remarks.... I for one miss him!

Cheers,

Billy

Last edited by Planobilly; 12/11/24 09:36 AM.
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