‘I’ve never used it and probably never will’: Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he won’t use AI to make music [VGC]

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• thingsiplay@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  He doesn’t need Ai either, compared to lot of others.

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  • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    no one “needs” AI

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    • mohab@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think it could be useful in edge cases and the user needs to be skilled at whatever they’re using it for.

      Reality is it is predominantly used by rich assholes to cut corners and get around hiring and paying workers.

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• icerunner_origin@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Finally, some good AI news

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• hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why would anyone who knows how to play music at any level use an AI to do it, let alone a significant composer?

  Just pick up an instrument and fool around with it.

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  • bstix@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think the people who just pick up an instrument and fool around with it might be more tempted to use AI than an actual composer who knows and cares about music theory and sound production.

    It’s all about what they want to do. You don’t ask a algorithm to solve your sodoku, because what

    It’s a standing joke that composers actually make their living doing tedious tasks like commercial jingles and background music for radio shows. The AI can easily do that, removing both the tedious work, but also the payment.

    Algorithm based music isn’t a new thing. One could argue that it was exactly what Bach was doing. His ideas were mostly simple three note motifs, and the rest of the hourly long concerts were just him churning out all the possible arrangements using strict theory. AI could do that faster than a human, but I also don’t think any human is really interested in doing it like that anymore. It was a huge accomplishment by Bach, but only because he was the first to lay the groundwork. It’s not interesting today.

    Composition today is all about conveying an idea or emotion through sound, which would be rather difficult for an AI. It can probably fake it well enough, but it’ll be based on already existing methods, aka slop. There’s already enough human made slop in music to saturate the market for such. AI doesn’t really have an edge in doing it, except it might be cheaper for those that need it.

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• SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  "Because, if you didn't know, I'm a composer"

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• sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  final fantasy III (us III, the magitek mech kefka one) has tunes I STILL use as background music on audio production: magitek factory, the intro and shadow’s theme specifically

  the idea this god damned genuis would let an algorithm write music he’s bother to even listen to is madness

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Dancing Mad is fucking awesome

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Legend.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Good. He doesn’t need it. His shit already kicks ass.

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• Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The GOAT

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• Sunsofold@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This just in: God feels no need to consult I Ching on the laws of physics.

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