Magenta Studio

Melody Generation and Variation

Create melodies from scratch or seed a few notes and let the model propose alternatives. Tweak temperature and contour to move between safe and surprising lines, then audition variations in key and scale. Bar-aware placement avoids off-grid chaos, and velocity shaping preserves human feel. Because clips remain MIDI, you can edit phrasing, articulation, and range for each instrument. Rapid A/B lets you keep the hook and discard filler, accelerating sketching without fighting the tool.

Drums, Groove, and Style Transfer

Generate drum patterns for genres from lo-fi to house, or re-groove existing clips to match a reference. Swing, density, and fill frequency controls shape energy, while probability lanes add tasteful variation. Style transfer can borrow rhythm from a sample and apply it to your kit without copying notes. Since parts land on labeled lanes, mixing stays tidy. Layered exports keep kick, snare, and hats separate, so you can compress, distort, or sidechain with normal production habits.

Harmony, Chords, and Basslines

Suggest progressions in a chosen key, extend a loop into a verse, or voice-lead chords for smoother motion. The tool can generate basslines that respect chord tones while adding approach notes and rhythmic interest. Inversion and register controls keep parts out of each other’s way, and constraint options avoid forbidden parallels for traditional styles. Because results are MIDI, you can reharmonize quickly, swap sounds, and print lead sheets without rescoring from audio.

Continuation and Interpolation

Feed the model a motif and ask it to continue for a set number of bars, or interpolate between two clips to morph from one idea to another. Pacing controls govern repetition versus novelty, so phrases don’t meander. Sections end on strong beats for easy looping, and cue-point awareness helps transitions land where arrangers expect. This reduces blank-page syndrome—producers keep momentum by nudging AI toward material worth keeping rather than waiting for a perfect take.

Workflow, MIDI, and DAW Integration

Use Magenta Studio as standalone or as plugins that drop into Ableton Live and other DAWs. Everything in and out is MIDI, so you keep full editability and can route parts to any synth or sampler. Batch export tries multiple seeds at once, letting you audition ideas quickly. Project-tempo sync, quantize options, and key/scale locks avoid mismatches. The tools complement—not replace—arrangement chops, turning rough prompts into parts that fit existing sessions fast.