The new Logic Pro update adds several AI-powered features. Photo courtesy of Apple
Apple's Logic Pro has added a number of AI-powered features, including a “complete backband that responds directly to feedback.”
Apple Music developers announced their latest Logic Pro offering in early May, but the news didn't initially garner much attention. Whatever the reason this announcement was made under the radar, it's certainly not because Apple lacked new tools for his DAW to take “music production to the next level.”
Elaborating on that bold statement and the mentioned backing band enhancements, Apple mentioned the arrival of a “session player.” This feature expands on the existing Drummer options with “Key Improvements” and the addition of an AI-driven bass and keyboard “player.”
When it comes to bass, Apple says the AI was trained in collaboration with “today's best” bassists, resulting in eight different playing options in Logic Pro. In addition to the expected features (such as support for adjusting AI output complexity), users will have access to “advanced parameters for slides, mutes, dead notes, and pickup hits,” and 100 more loops will be available for “new inspiration.” Apple says it can help you “unlock your rations.”
Beyond other elements of Logic Pro's AI bass player, the corresponding keyboard is “designed in collaboration with top studio musicians” and comes in four style options, ranging from “simple block chords to chord voicings with extended harmonies. “You can play it in an almost infinite number of variations,” Apple says.
It also features an “ultra-fast” stem splitter (several non-Apple products similarly utilize AI to isolate specific components of a recording) and “ChromaGlow.” The latter includes “five different saturation styles that add surreal warmth, presence, and punch to any track,” according to the company's description.
In the bigger picture, it goes without saying that AI is driving a number of unprecedented trends. This includes music production, which increasingly seeks to generate income through machine-generated works rather than authentic artistry.
Of course, the industry-specific expansion of AI (with far-reaching economic effects) is not limited to Logic Pro or SoundCloud's suite of AI tools. A variety of products currently offer access to a relatively wide range of music generation options.
Indeed, Boomy, distributed by ADA, says “artists have created 19,583,332 original songs,” Google introduced its Music AI Sandbox in early May, and Soundful, backed by Universal Music, says its website has It says it “generates royalty-free background music with the click of a button.” for your video. ”
Despite 77% of respondents in last year's survey saying they feared being replaced (in a professional sense) by artificial intelligence, nearly 30% of artists said they were “afraid of some type of AI music”. It turned out that the tool was used.