TM404
I’m very interested in this subject and I read as much as I can about this.
The human brain and ear will always come up with more interesting and ”better” results than any AI could ever do, I’m sure of that.
There’s this famous example of Daddy’s Car which always pops up when people are speaking about artificial intelligence and music making.
The story of a track that was written by AI. But if you actually care to check, the track wasn’t done by AI really. It was arranged and produced by a human being. Also, the track isn’t even interesting.
For me personally, making music is the most thing I know and I love spending hours and hours in the studio just trying out new things.
I know a lot of people who more or less try to skip certain steps in the process of making music. For instance, saying that no-one who listens to a certain techno tune can hear if it’s a sample of a 909 drum machine or if it’s actually the vintage Roland instrument that is playing.
Well, again I love the moments when I make music and for me it’s more fun to use the hardware drummer instead of browsing tons of samples of the 909. Meaning the end result is not all that counts.
Having fun is the most important thing for me and the reason I make music to begin with. Experiencing with various algorithms and generative sequencers is super enjoyable for me but it will never replace actually coming up with melodies and drum patterns myself.
Having said that, I’m a huge fan of not having full control.
The sole reason I think the TB-303 is the most fun sequencer ever is that I still cannot master it, even after all these years. There’s always a certain degree of randomness in the basses and melodies I write due to the fact that the 303 sequencer is almost impossible to master. Ghost in the machine.