AIVA

AIVA is an AI music generation app that allows you to create original songs directly on your Mac starting with a genre or your own references. Hundreds of styles are at your disposal, ranging from electronic music and cinematic soundtracks to classical or ambient compositions. You can even use a built-in editor to shape each creation to your liking, starting from a foundation where the AI sets the musical notes so that you only have to think about the lyrics or the structure that works best for your project.

Models for inspiration and uploading your own references

Forget about starting compositions from scratch because this tool instantly removes any form of creative block. Simply upload your own audio files in MIDI or MP3 format to the interface so that the algorithm can analyze the progressions and rhythms of your favorite artists. When you feed the system these reference tracks, the AI learns the transitions and the essence of the original track to compose completely new and exclusive variations, avoiding any type of plagiarism or copying any part of these works.

Customization of MIDI scores

Managing the tracks you generate is not limited to accessing a closed file. Instead, you can edit each element of the track analytically. The app features a grid-based piano editor that allows you to alter individual notes, stretch chord durations, adjust tempo speed, or mute specific instrument tracks on the fly. Adapting the intensity of the violins, synthesizers, or percussion according to the needs of your production is how you stop tracks from sounding mechanical or cloned.

Track automation using style profiles

Soundtrack creation is streamlined thanks to an automatic engine that writes structured music just through the selection of an emotional tag or musical genre. When you configure the parameters in the control panel, the software understands your preferences and delivers a piece with its own well-defined melody, chorus, and rhythm section.

Project organization and track-by-track export

The software centralizes your entire song history inside a project manager that allows you to organize your tracks into thematic folders according to the client or audiovisual file you are editing. Flexible export options are available to download your final files in high-fidelity formats such as WAV or MP3. On top of that, the program allows you to download the instrument channels separately, which makes your work much easier if you then want to take those independent tracks to your usual sequencer for the final mix and mastering.

My experience with AIVA

I opened the app on my Mac, ready to compose a progressive house track, using a well-known Martin Garrix song as a reference. I went straight to the predefined styles panel, selected the dance music category with an energetic nuance, and set the timer to exceed two minutes of playback. The program returned a track with a rhythmic structure similar to the reference track, but with a completely unique combination of synthesizers, which allowed me to choose the exact musical key and start the process of writing lyrics that fit the beats of the melody.

What I liked most about AIVA and what could be improved

· What I liked most: Being able to export clean MIDI files for each composition allows you to replace the virtual instruments with your own libraries in any external macOS sequencer.

· What could be improved: There are copyright restrictions with the free version, as it forces you to credit the platform's authorship and prevents you from monetizing videos or projects unless you pay.

Download AIVA for Mac and generate custom melodies with AI tools to quickly provide a soundtrack for your audiovisual content.