Cloud Music Composition Engine Using Neural Network Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current automated music production systems based on artificial intelligence face limitations in flexibility and quality, making them less useful in practical contexts due to their inability to generate complex, varied, and contextually relevant music.

Innovation Solution

The Jukedeck system employs a cloud-based, full-stack music composer that utilizes advanced neural networks to generate professional-quality music by combining genre attributes with individual note composition and production, allowing for real-time audio generation and editing, along with features like sync points and intensity control, to create musically coherent and contextually appropriate tracks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If automated music production systems use basic AI algorithms, then the system complexity is low, but the quality and flexibility of musical output is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexibility of music productionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the music composition process into distinct functional modules: a neural network module for generating musical ideas, a arrangement module for structuring compositions, and a production module for finalizing audio output. Each module operates independently with defined interfaces, allowing the system to achieve high flexibility through modular architecture while managing complexity through clear separation of concerns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a universal controller that manages multiple composition styles, genres, and output formats through a single integrated interface. The neural network is trained on diverse musical data and can generate multiple types of musical content (melodies, harmonies, rhythms) using the same underlying architecture, providing versatility without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If automated music production systems use simple generation algorithms, then the system is easy to operate, but the quality and contextual relevance of music output is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of music compositionVSAvoidease of use
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates automated arrangement and production modules that autonomously perform complex musical tasks without requiring user expertise. The neural network generates contextually relevant musical ideas based on simple user inputs, the arrangement module automatically structures compositions with proper form and progression, and the production module handles audio rendering and mixing. This self-service capability allows users with minimal musical knowledge to obtain high-quality, contextually relevant music output.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback mechanisms where the neural network is trained on large datasets of professional music compositions, learning from examples to generate high-quality output. The arrangement module receives feedback from the composition generation and automatically adjusts structural elements to improve musical coherence. This feedback-driven approach enables the system to maintain high composition quality while keeping the user interface simple and easy to operate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If the system generates complex and varied music outputs, then the musical quality is high, but the processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of music outputVSAvoidcomposition time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-training the neural network on extensive musical datasets before actual composition tasks. The arrangement module pre-establishes structural templates and musical forms that can be quickly adapted to specific composition requests. This preliminary preparation enables the system to generate high-quality, complex music outputs more efficiently during actual use, reducing processing time while maintaining composition quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts its processing approach based on the complexity requirements of each composition task. The neural network can operate at different levels of detail, generating either simple musical ideas or complex developed compositions depending on the request. The arrangement and production modules dynamically allocate computational resources and processing time to match the desired output quality, allowing the system to balance composition quality with processing time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12051394B2Automated midi music composition server
Publication Date: 2024.07.30 BYTEDANCE INC
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AI summary

A music composition system for composing music segments comprises: a computer interface comprising at least one external input for receiving from an external device a request for a musical composition; a controller configured to determine based on a request received at the external input a plurality of musical parts for the musical composition; and a composition engine configured to generate, for each of the determined musical parts, at least one musical segment in digital musical notation format, the musical segments configured to cooperate musically when performed simultaneously. The computer interface comprises at least one external output configured to output a response to the request, the request comprising or indicating each of the musical segments in digital musical notation format for rendering into audio data at the external device.