According to Bytedance, the AI model was trained on music which is licensed to or owned by Bytedance.
The company tells MBW that it was not trained on major record company music. MBW understands that Bytedance also used music produced in-house to train the model.
A Bytedance spokesperson told MBW in a statement that, "Ripple is designed to inspire musical creativity and help musicians, artists and composers express themselves.
They added: "We're excited to see how creators use Ripple to tap into their creativity to soundtrack their own short-form videos."
Today's news ties into two key music technology trends we've been following closely here at MBW for some time now.
The first is the rise of the mobile music production app market targeted toward hobbyist music makers and aspiring musicians.
The other is the explosion of AI-powered generative music models developed by tech giants. In recent weeks, MBW has written about Microsoft, Google, and Meta's research in this field.
A prominent player in the music production app market is Singapore-based BandLab, whose flagship social music-making app counts over 60 million registered users.
It offers a range of features for emerging creators, like cross-platform digital audio workstation Studio, royalty-free sample and loops service Sounds, and the AI music generator tool SongStarter. BandLab Technologies raised an additional USD $25 million in its Series B1 financing round recently, valuing the company at $425 million.
The launch of ByteDance's new app means that BandLab has a serious new rival to contend with... |
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