What you make doesn’t even need to have a beat in the original sense. All forms of musical expression are welcome.
]]>Ethical and environmental concerns aside, this is an exercise in developing creative skills, not in producing something that sounds good devoid of any artistry.
Some AI tools are a productivity booster and are a net benefit (such as Logic’s mastering assistant and session musicians) but those are supplementing human creativity, not replacing it. If your interest is in simply cranking out music without the ability to control the fundamental process of its creation and design, look elsewhere.
(And no, it is not “classist” or “ableist” to take this stance.)
]]>Here’s some free or cheap software that you can use to get started:
#novembeat channel on the busybee Discord, which is the closest there is to anything “official.”Otherwise there is no centralized community forum or discussion area, but several people do discuss using the #novembeat hashtag on social media, and discussions pop up on songwriting forums all over the Internet.