Music Science

Play around with different inputs and outputs to see how machine learning transforms sounds.

Super-producer and DJ David Guetta thinks "the future of music is in AI", according to comments made at this year's Brit Awards.Speaking with the BBC at the ceremony, Guetta said "I'm sure the future …

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Are the robots taking over, or are they making music production easier? Like it or not, AI is here to stay: here are some of the tools that use it best.

'There's a wide-open horizon of possibility'

We’re introducing Jukebox, a neural net that generates music, including rudimentary singing, as raw audio in a variety of genres and artist styles. We’re releasing the model weights and code, along with a tool to explore the generated samples.

Songs from the past can trigger powerful emotions and transport us back in time.

Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated,...

For the first time, MIT neuroscientists have identified a neural population in the human auditory cortex that responds selectively to sounds that people typically categorize as music, but not to speech or other environmental sounds.

Musik für Werbeclips wird aus Zeitgründen meist nur noch selten komponiert — Werbeagenturen bedienen sich gerne umfangreicher Musik-Pools. Als Filmmusikschaffender kann man sich aber intensiv mit zahlreichen Aspekten der Klangpsychologie beschäftigen und diese in die Komposition bewusst einfließen lassen. Auch beim Songwriting kann man sich mancher psychologischer Tricks bedienen ... Sind die Mechanismen einer Musik,...

You’re probably listening to music in your headphones at work right now. Whether you are powering through your to-do list or brainstorming creative ideas, here is how the tunes you are playing affect how your brain works.

Musik, die nicht der Kunst verpflichtet ist, sondern kommerziellen Zielen und Zwecken folgt, bezeichnet man gemeinhin als »Gebrauchsmusik«. So soll uns die Hintergrundmusik im Supermarkt zum Shoppen anregen, der Klangteppich im Aufzug uns die Ängste nehmen und der Schlager während einer Kaffeefahrt die Senioren zum Schunkeln bringen. Was anspruchslos klingt, ist in der Praxis jedoch...

How chart-topping songs changed without us even noticing.

Music inspires and entertains us, forming the soundtrack of our lives. Here are 10 essential ways that music shapes our cultural identity.

Compare different musical performance Interpretations

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Why do we love music? Why is sometimes music so good that the hair on our arms pricks up and we shiver — despite there being no obvious biological benefits to enjoying music?These are the questions …

Step Re-Mix: Build complex rhythms with a dance form called �stepping.� The Science of Music: The Exploratorium brings music to your ears with online exhibits, films, and questions that explore the science of music. Try mixing, stepping, composing, and drumming and learn about resonance, polyrhythms, timbre, sound envelopes, acoustics, and more.

How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis walks us through the basic principles of the 'exposure effect,' detailing how repetition invites us into music as active participants, rather than passive listeners. [Directed by Andrew Zimbelman, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Joshua Smoak and Alex Admiral Collier].

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