I have to say this is the single reason I very seldom come here anymore.
It's been almost 2 months since my last comment.
And that was a question.
Mike H and Herb were kind enough to help me with answers from experience.
The last word is what I personally feel is important in taking advice from anyone.
Experience.

AI song generation is like anything.
I don't feel it's great on its own, but it's powerful in the hands of an artist.
Someone who takes the time to truly learn it as a skill.
Most of the opinions I've seen here are typically (to be clear, not always) from people who have very little experience with actually making songs using these technologies.
Damn, do they have strong opinions on it though.

You can keep arguing your opinions, but guess what?
They have virtually no impact on the outcome.
NONE of us really has much say in this that will change anything.
To me, it's wasted time taking you from actually doing something musically that CAN impact someone.
Your music!
Even if it's just for your own enjoyment.
And if you are able to move someone else emotionally by it, hey that's a bonus.
But arguing opinions is so much easier than actually making music.
People who can’t write a lick of music could come here and argue their opinions.

The things that are important to many musicians, many times, the listener doesn't know or even want to know.
They. Don't. Care.
In their world, they like the song or they don't.
They couldn't tell you if the thing filling the track out is a 12-string Martin or a marimba.
The best you will maybe get is "See, now that sounds gooood."
And I would take that over some in-depth explanation of how different BIAB is vs. a virtual instrument using MIDI vs. Udio pumping something out, any day.

So as far as my own results with AI, I think I've done decent with it.
My tests are simple.
Do I like how it turned out?
If yes, great.
If not, back to the skill board and learn from it.
It's sort of the same mentality as learning an instrument, mixing (which I still suck at), basically anything that is a skill.
That's life.

Debating and arguing is also a skill.
Yet, I have far from mastered that.
You may be in the same boat as me though if this is still going on like this.
In the two months I've mostly been gone, the same old rehashed opinions are still trying to be "proven."

I don't want to say where to spend your time, but many of you are so damn talented, it's a little disheartening to see you spending your time on things like this instead.
I hear and feel your songs.
I just wish there were more of them.

I hope none of this comes across as preachy.
That is NOT my intent by a long shot.
I just feel some of you are being called from your greatness for lesser things.

Chad (Hope that makes it easier)

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