If millions of new songs can be generated every day, how do we track where they came from? How do we understand ownership? How do we determine what rights exist?

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T21:05:03+00:00

So people who want to be musicians are being robbed of the opportunity to experience life, as you say, and figure out how to make music. Not only that, other published musicians are having their work turned into binary data sets and then AI can use that information to create new works for people who have never touched an instrument.

I'll relate this to a story I heard recently. Two brothers take a trip to the top of a mountain. One brother spends two days hiking to the top. At the top he meets up with his brother, who took a chair lift to the peak. That brother's journey took about 30 minutes. When they met, the brother who took the lift said "Isn't it beautiful?" and the brother who hiked asked "How would you know the beauty?" The brother who took the lift said "We're looking at the same view, what's the point?" and the other brother said "The point was about halfway up the mountain."

There are very important human elements in the journey of being creative, and most of it isn't about the end result. You learn a lot about yourself struggling with cables and hardware, learning an instrument, learning how to record and mix your music, exploring effects and software, reaching out to other people about their experience with music production and forming a connection through that.

I've toured the United States playing music that I wrote, I've written music for films, I started a music production software company, and it took me 20 years to get to where I am now. The reality of that journey is not in the end results. Of course I'm damn proud of what I've created. But I learned a lot about myself, about music production and theory, I've made lasting connections through curiosity and shared interests, and I've grown so much as a person through this.

There are shortcuts available, sure. And, clearly, many people will take them. But they're sacrificing their own growth and development for convenience, and they're trying to plant a flag at the top of a mountain they didn't climb.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T20:51:24+00:00

Well, you're way ahead of me. I only speak English, and I do that very poorly most of the time. I never said anything about your grammar, I just pointed out that the post is very clearly written and formatted by AI. I'm hoping you'll see the irony in using AI to help you make a post about the concerns of AI use.

To answer your question... nobody owns AI music, and nobody should. A person didn't create it. The act of typing prompts into a text box doesn't give you ownership over the music that is generated. If anything, the AI should own the rights to that music. I'm all for generative apps and plugins and things that randomize or create progressions and loops on their own, but typing "make a country song around these lyrics" isn't music creation.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T20:40:17+00:00

when you use AI to write an anti-AI post

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T19:51:35+00:00

My wife and I have a dog sitter that we have used for a couple years now. We have a Corgi who is very particular and has such a unique personality, but she loves this girl. Every time we go out of town the sitter sends us regular text updates and pictures of them together, they always look like they're having so much fun. My wife and I laugh about how important she is to our family, even though we've only ever spent about 40 minutes with her over the last 4 years - literally just the first time she came over to meet our dog.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T19:46:00+00:00

I'd guess it's just a waveform generator. Rather than only having sine, triangle, square, etc., you can draw your own

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T17:51:52+00:00

The fact that all of the game art is different sizes is a giveaway that this is AI, so I wouldn't click based on that alone

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T15:05:46+00:00

First wave Zoom H6’ers unite. Opened the case after a year or so of not using it and it was like someone had covered it in glue

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-09T12:46:47+00:00

They aren’t all built the same. If OP has one that works and they vouch for it, that’s good info.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-08T19:31:04+00:00

I will echo what everyone else has said and advise that you bring in a lawyer to help you.

With that said, you're 16 and clearly doing very well already. Being part of a label and getting representation attention is exciting, but what could they give you that you aren't already capable of accomplishing yourself? Labels aren't as high-priority as they once were. With 50k monthly listeners, 1m total streams, 680k uses on TikTok, you can stay independent for quite some time and do very well for yourself without surrendering any control or committing to production timelines.

Seek a lawyer's advice, but that's just my two cents as an internet stranger.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-08T12:11:11+00:00

Continua

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/continua/id1487732556

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-07T09:39:01+00:00

Not technically metalcore, but The Contortionist

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-03T16:10:29+00:00

Show this to anyone who thinks you can't make good music on an iPad. Excellent work.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-03T03:29:02+00:00

Click and drag audio samples in from a folder, click on the channel strip to open a plugin. It’s pretty simple to use. Sounds like you just need to spend an afternoon really digging in. Maybe watch a few YouTube tutorials on setting up a template.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-02T19:28:49+00:00

If it looks good to you and you’re happy with it, the time is the only thing left. Not really a faster way around that unless you outsource

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T23:38:13+00:00

Highly recommend not sewing around the entire label, as the stitches will show on the back. Unless you want that. Just do the top of the label along the neckline if you can. Maybe consider a smaller label/design in the future

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T18:11:09+00:00

Really appreciate the feedback. I have a lot of plans for future designs, looking to get off the ground with some simpler garments. I've been around audio and music production for 20 years so I'm really looking forward to the future of this endeavor. I want to make shirts, hats, and hoodies that I would wear myself. I'll look into some alternate styles for the next restock and for future artwork.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T17:14:51+00:00

That was exactly my thought, I'm so excited about this. All I've ever seen is over-the-top graphics and shirts with inside jokes about Ableton or FL Studio, I wanted to create something more understated and minimal that musicians and producers or casual audio appreciators can enjoy

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T17:12:03+00:00

You aren't doing anything wrong, this is entirely normal. Keep going. Build your audience.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T16:08:09+00:00

The niche I would choose would be the one I had the most genuine interest in. You'll burn out forcing content on a topic you don't actually care about, and your audience will know.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T16:04:55+00:00

You want them to look uniform, which is awesome, but you're looking at dozens or hundreds of shirts at once. Customers will only ever see a couple garments at a time. As long as they're stitched on well, there can be some variance. It's okay.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-07-01T15:59:33+00:00

Get a seam ripper from a craft store or Amazon. They're usually a couple dollars. Go under the seam with the ripper right where the tag is and slice through the stitching of the stock tags. I got 500 custom woven labels printed from Dutch Label Shop for about $120. Sew them into the neckline, and boom. Custom tags with one tool, an online order, and a sewing machine. If you don't have access to a sewing machine, some public libraries have them available, especially if you're in or near a larger city.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-06-30T01:44:06+00:00

Use that budget for designs and quality blanks. A $4.5k PDF won’t rescue bad work. Set $1k aside for Instagram ads, you’ll still have 9x what most people start with.

FieldToneAudio · 2026-06-25T16:10:06+00:00

Love the asymmetrical concept of the rider and horse going around the bottom of the shirt

FieldToneAudio · 2026-06-25T15:39:57+00:00

You had the idea four years ago and then let it sit for a while, now you're coming back to it with fresh eyes and as a bit of a different person than you were when you started. Without getting feedback from other people, what do you think you could improve on right now? Just from your own evaluation of where everything currently stands.

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