Google adds music-making capabilities to the Gemini app

Google announced Wednesday that it is adding a music-making feature to its Gemini app. The company is using it DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music version to activate the feature, which is still in beta.

To use this feature, you specify the song you want to create, and the program will create the song along with the lyrics. For example, you can ask Gemini to create a “slow R&B song about a matching sock,” and the app will create a 30-second song along with artwork created by Nano Banana.

Google said you can also upload a photo or video, and the AI-powered tool will create music to match the format of the media file.

The company said the Lyria 3 is in progress previous generation of modelscreating real and complex music. Users can also adjust and control other features such as style, voice, and tempo.

Along with the release of Lyria 3 to the Gemini program, Google is making the version available to YouTube creators through the Dream Track section on YouTube, a weapon which enables creators to create AI-generated music. This option was only available to YouTube creators in the US until now. But with this release, Google is expanding Dream Track’s global presence.

Google said that you can’t exactly copy an artist, but if you add the artist’s name to your profile, Gemini will create a song in a similar style or your mood. (It is not known whether generation will make it easier for others to identify the musical style of another artist.)

“The generation of music with Lyria 3 is designed to be the starting point, not based on existing artists. If you’re just naming a certain artist, Gemini will take this as a deep inspiration and create a song that has a similar look or feel. blog post.

Google noted that all songs created with Lyria 3 will have a SynthID watermark to identify the content created by AI. The company said it is too adding AI-generated music recognition capabilities and SynthID within Gemini. Users will be able to download music and ask Gemini if ​​it is an artificial AI.

Music production is live for all 18+ Gemini users worldwide with support for English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.

AI-generated music has created mixed feelings among artists and listeners. On the other hand, companies like YouTube and Spotify are adopting AI and signing deals with music labels to monetize AI-produced music. On the other hand, AI companies and hardware companies are facing lawsuits from music companies due to the copying of training materials. Platforms like Deezer has published an AI-powered music recording tool to ban this kind of fraudulent music.