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Starting today, the sharing of music generated by feeding a prompt into AI-software is prohibited on OC ReMix, both here on the forums and on our Discord. LLMs, AI, and other machine-learning technologies are both interesting and impressive, but the implementation of these technologies in popular usage rely largely on unethical training practices. Copyrighted works are used without artist consent to train commercial AI-models. Moreover, OverClocked ReMix has, over the course of over 20 years, established itself as a place for artists to learn about the composition and production of music and hone their craft. We ask artists to pay tribute to VGM through the art of interpretation; we're looking for the personal spin, the human touch. I, personally, don't believe audio generated by a machine-learning algorithm is doing that. There are ethical implementations of AI-technology in the music sphere, such as sample libraries, physical modeling software, and audio production suites that use machine-learning to perform complicated tasks that an artist can use in the production process. Sharing music that uses this kind of tech is absolutely fine. But tracks generated wholly or in-part by services like Suno and Udio (among others) do not belong here. And just to clarify, the discussion of machine-learning, LLMs, and AI here at OC ReMix is not prohibited, but should be tempered by an understanding of the goals of our community, which include artistic development and education and the appreciation of VGM through thoughtful exploration and interpretation. Thanks. -- DarkeSword

Feel free to share this with your friends :) This is a 1 HOUR continuous mix of special picks from my collection of atmospheric / electronic VGM ReMixes that I've written in the past 13 years! Great for stream listening, vibing throughout the day, etc. It's also time-stamped all the way through! Tracklist (all by Timaeus, but 1st track includes @Chimpazilla): 0:00:00 : Cloudhopping (Yoshi Touch & Go ReMix) with Chimpazilla 0:04:01 : Amorphous Freeze (Mega Man Zero 2 ReMix) 0:07:54 : Let's Bust Some Viruses! (Mega Man Battle Network series ReMix) 0:11:24 : Serenity & Grace (Chrono Cross & Chrono Trigger ReMix) 0:15:35 : The True Final Fight! (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers series ReMix) 0:19:11 : Progressive Memory (Final Fantasy 4 & 6 ReMix) 0:23:13 : The Oud, The Santoor, and The Sitar (Dungeonmans ReMix) 0:26:52 : Not Just Elevator Music (Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories ReMix) 0:30:00 : Contrapuntal Field (Fittest & Sonic the Hedgehog ReMix) 0:32:46 : The Kabuki Warrior Kicks Back (Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon ReMix) ~ not on OC ReMix yet 0:36:40 : The Arc That Spans The Heavens (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links ReMix) 0:40:03 : The Lost Explorer (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky ReMix) 0:44:36 : Big Brute Force of Nature (Mega Man 9 ReMix) 0:48:06 : Sky-High Rollers (RollerBall ReMix) 0:51:58 : Astral Projection (Globulous ReMix) 0:55:49 : The Art of Zoning Out (Pokémon Scarlet/Violet / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon ReMix) 0:59:19 : Thy Everlasting Winter Wind Blows (Pokémon X/Y ReMix) 1:02:04 : CONNECTED! (Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon ReMix)

That's what I've always loved about OCR. Y'all care about human interpretation, performance realism, personal touch, and other aspects of music that go underappreciated by the casual listeners out there. At first I thought the perspective towards AI-generated music was because of that philosophy, but I do understand that there is also the bit about unethical training practices. Good to see OCR still going strong, and I hope to continue seeing real music coming out from real artists, using real production efforts and/or real studio time!

This is an interesting topic I've been thinking a lot of lately because the recent hype with AI generated music got me in a time when I just released my first original music album. Since I'm still learning and lacking of experience the results aren't that great so some people might prejudge that and assume it's AI, even though actually I manually wrote every single note in the pianoroll. But it was a pleasant surprise to see you all pointed at exactly the points I'm concerned of. It's not about results but more about the process. Nowadays AI generated music might be still mediocre, to say the least, but even if it eventually got real good... there's something special about the satisfaction of simply having your work done after all the time and work spent. You kinda grew with your works in a way that it makes them more like friends you build memories and stories with, and when you finally see them ready to be published you feel like you accomplished something you can be proud of. It don't matters if the compositions or arrangements are bland, if the mix sounds horrible or the genres/styles are not everyone's cup of tea. It's your work and you love it and want others to enjoy it just as you enjoyed the process, with all its moments of both tediousness and happiness. And then you keep learning and being able to do more and better stuff as you keep trying and doing more and more of that. If all you did to get it done is just writing some text line in a web/app form, however... where's the story? Where's that special feel that may connect both artists and listeners? That work ends being nothing but some randomly generated product, very much like any of these old Flash avatar generators. Music making can be often too hard and frustrating, especially if you are under disfavorable conditions of some kind (like lacking proper tools, dealing with ancient hardware, being in some kind of depression or any mental craps that makes everything even harder, etc), so I can totally understand people loving the idea of having access to such a task with just asking some cold and emotionless AI. I'm all into making things as easy as possible for anyone to show their creativity to the world, actually. But making things easier is one thing; and I can see how practical AI tools can be to just ease some parts of the process; but for the end-product? That's a totally different thing that does nothing good for creativity but rather the opposite.

very good. i haven't kept track with how advanced the publically available music a.i. stuff is compared to the text and visual stuff...and i really don't wanna. getting back into music making is freaking hard enough as it is :D i wanna take my stand against a.i. in my own little way...i have to believe that the value of making music lies in the process, not the results. the personal relationship you form with the notes and sounds while making music. got a lot to learn until i can completely embody that stance; honestly a large part of me has always been very results oriented, kinda greedy that way. we artists have to prepare for 'spiritual war' in that sense; like, fuck it, we're doing it live. but nothing against folks who wanna use a.i. in a creative fashion. not for me. idk, i might cave in for deep fake vocals at some point...as long as i write the notes and lyrics myself. basically, as long as i feel like i am doing the damn thing, more than the machine. like, give me a vocal model of freddy mercury or rob halford or celine dion, and give me all the fine grained controls to make em totally glitch out when i want to.