YouTube is actively exploring the application of artificial intelligence in music creation and has made significant progress. Following the launch of the AI song generation function, YouTube recently added a song reshaping function to the Dream Track toolset, allowing creators to change the song style through text description, further expanding the possibilities of music creation. This feature is currently in beta, but it has huge potential to change the way music creation and short video production are done. The editor of Downcodes will explain this new feature in detail and analyze its impact on the music industry.
YouTube is once again making efforts in the field of artificial intelligence music creation. After launching an AI song function last year that allows creators to generate the voices of well-known artists such as Charlie Puth and Charli XCX through text prompts, the platform recently announced a new song reshaping function for the Dream Track tool set, allowing creators to use simple text descriptions to change the song style.
This experimental feature is currently available for testing to select creators. Test group members were able to use the restyle option on selected songs, describing the desired change in text. The system will generate a 30-second audio clip for creators to use in Shorts short videos. YouTube said that creators only need to enter their ideas for adapting the song style or mood into the prompt box, and they will get a personalized audio track that retains the essence of the original song's vocals and lyrics while also featuring a new musical style.
In order to ensure original rights, all reshaped audio clips will be marked with original song information on the Shorts video and audio homepage, and clearly identified as using AI technology for adaptation. These functions are powered by the Lyria music generation model developed by DeepMind. It is worth mentioning that the Dream Track toolset launched in November last year also includes the function of creating songs by humming.
In order to balance the interests of all parties in the music industry, YouTube announced as early as August last year that it would pay artists and copyright holders for music works used in AI functions. The platform has also reached a cooperation with Universal Music Group (UMG) to jointly develop a copyright revenue distribution mechanism.
YouTube is not the only explorer in the field of music remixes. Former JioSaavn executive Gaurav Sharma is developing an application called Hook, which also aims to provide users with song remix functions to support short video creation.
This series of initiatives shows that AI music creation is moving towards a more standardized and mature stage of development, which not only provides more creative possibilities for creators, but also actively explores solutions to protect original rights and interests.
YouTube's move not only promotes the development of AI music creation technology, but also provides music creators with more creative tools and possibilities. It is also actively exploring how to balance the relationship between technological innovation and copyright protection. In the future, the development of AI music creation deserves continued attention.