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How to try Google's text-to-music generator MusicLM

Turn your thoughts into music.
By Elizabeth de Luna  on 
A screenshot of the Music LM tool, with the prompt "ambient, soft sounding music I can study to"
MusicLM is a new text-to-music generator from Google. Credit: Google

MusicLM, an experimental tool from Google that turns written prompts into music, is now accepting early testers via AI Test Kitchen, the company's testing ground for AI technology.

To sign up for MusicLM's waitlist, go to Google's AI Test Kitchen.(opens in a new tab) Google will send you an email confirming your addition to the waitlist. Once you're approved, you can prompt MusicLM with a descriptive phrase like “ambient, soft sounding music I can study to.” TechCrunch reports(opens in a new tab) that you'll be given two music tracks to listen to and can award a trophy to the one you like best. That feedback will help improve MusicLM's model.

In a blog post(opens in a new tab), Google said it was working with musicians and hosting workshops to learn about how creatives can use MusicLM as part of their development process. A video, embedded below, shows how Google's Arts & Culture Artist in Residence and a Google researcher have been exploring the possibilities of the technology.

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Elizabeth is a culture reporter at Mashable covering digital culture, fandom communities, and how the internet makes us feel. Before joining Mashable, she spent six years in tech, doing everything from running a wifi hardware beta program to analyzing YouTube content trends like K-pop, ASMR, gaming, and beauty. You can find more of her work for outlets like The GuardianTeen Vogue, and MTV News right here(opens in a new tab)


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