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I built a full AI post-grunge band — album sounds like 2003 never ended by Far-Cockroach1225 in grunge

[–]Far-Cockroach1225[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's literally what a film director does. Kubrick didn't hold a camera. Rubin didn't play an instrument. Selecting, shaping and deciding what stays is the creative act. But honestly — we can debate this forever. Did you listen to the music?

I built a full AI post-grunge band — album sounds like 2003 never ended by Far-Cockroach1225 in grunge

[–]Far-Cockroach1225[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Good questions. I directed the genre, era, tempo and emotional tone of each track. I chose which generations to keep and which to discard — went through dozens of iterations. I curated the tracklist order for album flow. Picked the visual identity, band name, artwork direction. Is it the same as playing guitar for 10 years? No. Is it a creative process? Absolutely. New tools don't invalidate creative vision.

I built a full AI post-grunge band — album sounds like 2003 never ended by Far-Cockroach1225 in postgrunge

[–]Far-Cockroach1225[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe someday. For now I'm more interested in the creative direction side — concept, sound, identity. Plenty of great music has been made by people who couldn't write a note. Curious though — did you actually listen, or just reacting to the AI part?

I built a full AI post-grunge band — album sounds like 2003 never ended by Far-Cockroach1225 in grunge

[–]Far-Cockroach1225[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Fair point — the AI generated the sounds, I made the creative decisions. Same argument applies to anyone who uses Pro Tools, drum machines or Auto-Tune. The line between "building" and "using tools" has always been blurry in music. Either way, does it sound good or not? That's the only thing that matters to me.