You ask who Udio's for, and my response would be, that it's (also) for someone like me. I started writing songs at age 5 (okay, it was 4 lines, and extremely primitive, but I still remember it today - my parents were going to visit their friends in Sweden, by ferry, and I was - of course coming along. So I made this short songs with lyrics (translated) going "We're gonna go sailing, so I'm gonna go too, otherwise who'd babysit me in the house where we live?") I kept on writing songs all through my childhood and youth, but I always had some major problems: while I considered myself a competent songwriter, I sucked at lyrics, I was pretty poor at singing, and I sucked big time at playing instruments. I have perfect pitch, so could imagine the songs in my head, full instrumentation and vocals, all the time, but I just never was able to make anything actually sound even remotely good. I used midi, and before that, I recorded multitrack songs using two cheap, standard cassette recorders resulting in up to 10 layers of extremely muddy tracks. I continued writing until around 2004, when I finally lost the last shred of enthusiasm and inspiration to continue, due to the lacklustre results. This hiatus lasted until quite recently when I heard about Udio, and was tempted to give it a try. I used Chat GPT to create lyrics, and within a couple of hours I'd created something that sounded like something I used to dream of creating so many years ago. Genre and instrumentation, as well as the melody was spot on, and the sound quality was a 1000 times better than anything I'd ever been able to create. Sure, I didn't actually "write" the melody, but through experimenting with prompts and countless retries and remixes, I nudged Udio to go where I wanted it to go. My brother recently asked, if I feel the same "proudness" of my Udio-songs that I used to do over my 100% homegrown songs. Good question. I'm fully aware, that I couldn't have done this by myself, but I will also insist, that Udio wouldn't have done it without my input, nudging and fine-tuning, so it's actually kind of like having a co-songwriter and you work as a team, each doing what he/it does best. So, in my opinion, Udio is a great tool for songwriters, who somehow got stuck for whatever reason. Udio won't write "great songs" unless the user knows what he/she is doing and has some basic songwriting skills and musical knowledge. By this I mean, that while without this, you CAN get Udio to create something that "sounds cool" or is considered "impressive", technically speaking... you won't get what can be described as a "good song", though. Which means, that any SERIOUS songwriter will not be losing his/her job because of Udio.
Audio quality is still limited though. You get some kind of low bitrate mp3 sound. On some sounds it is kind of ok, but on drums or any instrument with transients, it sucks.
@@MonsieurC64 Thanks for the input. These generators get better everyday but you definitely still get some questionable sounds from time to time. Overall I'm happy with the way the tech is evolving. It will be a great songwriting tool in another year.
@@MonsieurC64 Yeah, like you say, sound quality is a bit hit and miss. Sometimes it sounds like there's a blanket over the speaker and I just had an intro that was way too low volume... but compared to a midi-file played through a 1999 Soundblaster 32, or a 10th generation cassette tape recording, it's still a significant improvement. And I also think Udio generally has better sound than Suno.
Back in the day, artists used to use covers and standards to promote their own music, so use it for promotion, promotion, promotion. I can’t wait for when you can input your own chord progressions, lyrics, and BPM. You’ll be able to try out all different styles. I don’t know why musicians, songwriters, and producers are worried about this. It is the best tool ever.
I’ve written a song, put it in Udio, then I’ve taken the vocals as a stem ( I can’t sing) and am working in my own backing track with guitar and bass. So I think it’s a good way to realise a written song and use as a springboard to build on.
Superb use. And I hope we can get a more nuanced debate about AI music, as a valuable tool for actual songwriters. I see a lot of anger from people going "it's going to steal the jobs of composers", but in reality it can also have the opposite effect. Some may lose a job assignment, but others may be able to finally flourish as songwriters thanks to the tool they needed in order to get out of the starting blocks.
Wow, that’s actually pretty cool. I really liked it. I look forward to hearing more. I randomly was suggested this channel. I liked and subscribed! I Had to lol. I’m so glad I ran into this. I liked how it came out. I’m very curious to hear more.
@@ThaebrymMedia Yep. And sometimes it decides to make an outro (with or without fade) out of the blue, when prompted to do a regular verse/chorus... and sometimes does the exact opposite and totally ignores the outro command, just cutting off abruptly when the 32 seconds are over. But,... with all that said, it can also deliver pleasant surprises: I had been working on a children's song about a jolly band of sailors on a wooden ship (in the style of Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, coupled with Yellow Submarine), and when creating the intro, Udio started it with what sounded like music from a classic adventure/action/swashbuckler movie - it works way better than it sounds on paper, and I really liked it. Just today, I was doing an 1980s Italo Dance track - the song starts with the main character waking up in the morning, and immediately deciding to go dancing. Here Udio may have looked at the first lines of lyrics and decided that it would be great to add typical morning/shimmer/haze sounds, as typically used. Absolutely amazing effect and another keeper!
I'm trying to figure out how to upload a song to it that has a melody I like (with lyrics I've written) and have it cover it in a different genre but keep the melody. Anybody know how to do this?
Ai gave you a run but in all seriousness...I think you also have to go through the prompt...that would give an indication of how far off or near Ai was in its interpretation.
You ask who Udio's for, and my response would be, that it's (also) for someone like me. I started writing songs at age 5 (okay, it was 4 lines, and extremely primitive, but I still remember it today - my parents were going to visit their friends in Sweden, by ferry, and I was - of course coming along. So I made this short songs with lyrics (translated) going "We're gonna go sailing, so I'm gonna go too, otherwise who'd babysit me in the house where we live?")
I kept on writing songs all through my childhood and youth, but I always had some major problems: while I considered myself a competent songwriter, I sucked at lyrics, I was pretty poor at singing, and I sucked big time at playing instruments. I have perfect pitch, so could imagine the songs in my head, full instrumentation and vocals, all the time, but I just never was able to make anything actually sound even remotely good. I used midi, and before that, I recorded multitrack songs using two cheap, standard cassette recorders resulting in up to 10 layers of extremely muddy tracks.
I continued writing until around 2004, when I finally lost the last shred of enthusiasm and inspiration to continue, due to the lacklustre results. This hiatus lasted until quite recently when I heard about Udio, and was tempted to give it a try. I used Chat GPT to create lyrics, and within a couple of hours I'd created something that sounded like something I used to dream of creating so many years ago. Genre and instrumentation, as well as the melody was spot on, and the sound quality was a 1000 times better than anything I'd ever been able to create.
Sure, I didn't actually "write" the melody, but through experimenting with prompts and countless retries and remixes, I nudged Udio to go where I wanted it to go. My brother recently asked, if I feel the same "proudness" of my Udio-songs that I used to do over my 100% homegrown songs. Good question. I'm fully aware, that I couldn't have done this by myself, but I will also insist, that Udio wouldn't have done it without my input, nudging and fine-tuning, so it's actually kind of like having a co-songwriter and you work as a team, each doing what he/it does best.
So, in my opinion, Udio is a great tool for songwriters, who somehow got stuck for whatever reason. Udio won't write "great songs" unless the user knows what he/she is doing and has some basic songwriting skills and musical knowledge. By this I mean, that while without this, you CAN get Udio to create something that "sounds cool" or is considered "impressive", technically speaking... you won't get what can be described as a "good song", though. Which means, that any SERIOUS songwriter will not be losing his/her job because of Udio.
Wow, this is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Audio quality is still limited though. You get some kind of low bitrate mp3 sound. On some sounds it is kind of ok, but on drums or any instrument with transients, it sucks.
@@MonsieurC64 Thanks for the input. These generators get better everyday but you definitely still get some questionable sounds from time to time. Overall I'm happy with the way the tech is evolving. It will be a great songwriting tool in another year.
@@MonsieurC64 Yeah, like you say, sound quality is a bit hit and miss. Sometimes it sounds like there's a blanket over the speaker and I just had an intro that was way too low volume... but compared to a midi-file played through a 1999 Soundblaster 32, or a 10th generation cassette tape recording, it's still a significant improvement. And I also think Udio generally has better sound than Suno.
@@teebodk3917 Better, yes, especially for voices.
Back in the day, artists used to use covers and standards to promote their own music, so use it for promotion, promotion, promotion. I can’t wait for when you can input your own chord progressions, lyrics, and BPM. You’ll be able to try out all different styles. I don’t know why musicians, songwriters, and producers are worried about this. It is the best tool ever.
It will be a great tool when we have more control over parameters.
I’ve written a song, put it in Udio, then I’ve taken the vocals as a stem ( I can’t sing) and am working in my own backing track with guitar and bass. So I think it’s a good way to realise a written song and use as a springboard to build on.
That's an excellent use case!
Superb use. And I hope we can get a more nuanced debate about AI music, as a valuable tool for actual songwriters. I see a lot of anger from people going "it's going to steal the jobs of composers", but in reality it can also have the opposite effect. Some may lose a job assignment, but others may be able to finally flourish as songwriters thanks to the tool they needed in order to get out of the starting blocks.
@teebodk3917 I agree, this is disruptive technology but has potential to open up creative avenues for folks who may have previously been shut out.
Wow, that’s actually pretty cool. I really liked it. I look forward to hearing more. I randomly was suggested this channel. I liked and subscribed! I Had to lol. I’m so glad I ran into this. I liked how it came out. I’m very curious to hear more.
Thanks for giving me some of your time and attention.
I've found with Udio I usually have to prompt it to do the intro or outro a few times before I get one that works and makes sense.
Yes, I have found the same.
@@ThaebrymMedia Yep. And sometimes it decides to make an outro (with or without fade) out of the blue, when prompted to do a regular verse/chorus... and sometimes does the exact opposite and totally ignores the outro command, just cutting off abruptly when the 32 seconds are over.
But,... with all that said, it can also deliver pleasant surprises: I had been working on a children's song about a jolly band of sailors on a wooden ship (in the style of Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, coupled with Yellow Submarine), and when creating the intro, Udio started it with what sounded like music from a classic adventure/action/swashbuckler movie - it works way better than it sounds on paper, and I really liked it.
Just today, I was doing an 1980s Italo Dance track - the song starts with the main character waking up in the morning, and immediately deciding to go dancing. Here Udio may have looked at the first lines of lyrics and decided that it would be great to add typical morning/shimmer/haze sounds, as typically used. Absolutely amazing effect and another keeper!
I’m willing to take the wacky artistic choices, since it can also deliver some fantastic surprises as well.
I'm trying to figure out how to upload a song to it that has a melody I like (with lyrics I've written) and have it cover it in a different genre but keep the melody. Anybody know how to do this?
Ai gave you a run but in all seriousness...I think you also have to go through the prompt...that would give an indication of how far off or near Ai was in its interpretation.
I’m sorry. I’m not sure I understand but thanks for dropping in and joining the conversation.
Very vintage sound and look. Who's is Udio for you ask????? its for the world tht its about to take over 😂😂😂
You're not wrong, in time this stuff will be everywhere and no one will care. It will be as normal as MIDI, pitch correction or sampling is today.