{"id":23175,"date":"2025-06-29T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/?p=23175"},"modified":"2025-06-29T12:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:57:05","slug":"task-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd100\/task-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Task 11: Generate music with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CyborgInstructions for Option A: Compare AI and human music<\/h3>\n
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  1. Pick one of your favorite music genres, such as trap, folk, country, etc.\ud83d\udca1 It’s better to be choose a rather specific style, rather than a generic category like Pop or Classical.<\/li>\n
  2. Now choose a musical work composed and played by a human that you think exemplifies the best traits of this genre.\u26a0\ufe0f You must be able to find a publicly accessible recording of this song that does not require a login, such as Soundcloud, YouTube or a standalone audio file (eg, MP3) on your harddrive.\u26a0\ufe0f Others cannot listen to a Spotify track without logging in, so don’t use Spotify.<\/li>\n
  3. Now find an AI tool that generates music. Create a free account if necessary.\ud83d\udca1 Examples include Soundraw<\/a>, Udio, and Suno<\/a>, and Mubert<\/a>.\u26a0\ufe0f The service must let you download or link to a generated song.<\/li>\n
  4. Use the tool to create a music track as close as possible to the human-created track you chose. Be sure to specify the same genre, and if possible other parameters like instruments, tempo, vocal style, and so on.<\/li>\n
  5. In WordPress, create a post with a title like Task 11: Mary Gonzalez<\/em>. Add the Task 11 category to your post.<\/li>\n
  6. Under the heading Human-generated music<\/strong>, upload (via Add Media) or link to (via the \u26d3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udca5 button) the first audio file. Name the artist, title, and genre.<\/li>\n
  7. Under the second heading AI-generated music<\/strong>, upload (via Add Media) or link to (via the \u26d3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udca5 button) the second audio file. Name the tool, genre, and any other information about the track.<\/li>\n
  8. Under the third heading My evaluation<\/strong>, write a paragraph of at least two sentences contrasting the two tracks in detail. How well did the AI song capture the traits of the human one?<\/li>\n
  9. Then write a second paragraph forecasting your thoughts on the future of music. How much will generative AI impact the genre of music you chose, for better or worse?<\/li>\n
  10. Publish your post and complete the post-task survey<\/a> to get full credit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Instructions for Option B: Create an AI soundscape<\/h3>\n
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    1. Visit https:\/\/app.audiogen.co\/login<\/a> to create an account (this will bypass the waitlist screen that normally appears).<\/li>\n
    2. Write text prompts to generate at least two ambient sounds related to a single scene depicted in any other exercise this semester (eg, from your actual soundscape recording, your hoax, or your “break a clich\u00e9” storyboard. Find the photograph you took or generated to represent this scene.<\/li>\n
    3. In an audio editor<\/strong>, mix the results in an audio editor. You can use the Audacity<\/a> or Oceanaudio<\/a> app you downloaded for your previous Task.<\/li>\n
    4. Evaluate these aspects of the result:\n