ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track
ElevenLabs has launched Music v2, a new music generation model capable of switching genres mid-track. This model allows artists to recreate specific parts of a song using prompts while maintaining coherence across various styles. The release comes amid a competitive landscape where multiple AI labs are developing advanced music generation technologies.
- ▪The new model can transition between genres like opera and heavy metal seamlessly.
- ▪Artists can build songs by sections, including intros, verses, and choruses.
- ▪The model is built on licensed data, ensuring it is cleared for commercial use.
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Voice AI company ElevenLabs launched a new version of its music-generation model, called Music v2, that can switch genres mid-track. The company said that the model is designed to handle both complexity in vocals and composition. The new release comes nearly 10 months after the startup launched the first version of its music generation model. ElevenLabs noted that the model can go from opera to heavy metal and back, deliver fast rap without losing coherence, and can add non-musical sound effects to a track. With the new model, artists can pick a part of a song and recreate it using prompts without touching other parts of the track. Plus, instead of generating short clips, artists can build a song by sections, including the intro, verse, and chorus, then stitch them together.
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