Audio Fusion Bureau releases ReCONSTRUCT : Neural Synth, a free AI-powered virtual instrument for macOS and Windows.
AI, in some form, has been a hot topic for many, many years.
In the 1950s, universities worked on intelligent chess and checkers programs, and every sci-fi movie since gave us a fanciful glimpse into the future of AI. While we have yet to hit Star Trek heights, we are most definitely entering a new age of consumer-level artificial intelligence.
Audio Fusion Bureau has released reCONSTRUCT : Neural Synth, a virtual instrument that harnesses the power of AI to create unique sounds.
reCONSTRUCT is based on advanced neural networks, and it creates these unique sounds by taking a few user-defined parameters as a foundation.
The free version of reCONSTRUCT is limited in that it allows you to generate sounds and unusual timbres using the advanced neural network, but it doesn’t allow you to refine the results in the same way the paid version does. The paid version costs $29 and might be worth looking into if you want some advanced editing controls.
Potentially, the free version could serve as more than a demo because there’s nothing to say that it won’t generate some sounds that are ready to go straight into your track as they are or perhaps with some external help.
Audio Fusion Bureau has gone all in with AI and even created the interface for reCONSTRUCT with the help of artificial intelligence.
The last time I covered something from Audio Fusion Bureau, it was Bongo Cat Band, so I have to say, this is quite a departure. But I like to see a developer aiming to push boundaries while not being afraid to have fun.
The upside of this instrument to a beginner is that it should generate complex timbres with minimal effort and hopefully serve as a learning tool simultaneously.
As for more experienced users, everyone struggles for inspiration sometimes, and reCONSTRUCT could prove to be a valuable assistant in those moments, offering a vast range of sounds.
Opinions on AI are divided across the board, and I have mixed feelings, too. Generally speaking, I like anything that provides a helping hand with the opportunity to learn, but I don’t like anything that offers a shortcut with no chance to understand what the AI has just done.
Unfortunately, I think we’ll see more and more AI-generated music created with very little if any, input from a human, and I’d hate that to become the younger generation’s idea of being a musician.
However, reCONSTRUCT seems to be on the helpful side of AI and worth checking out.
It’s available in AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats for macOS (10.13 upwards) and Windows (8.1 upwards).
Download: reCONSTRUCT : Neural Synth (Free version or paid version for $29)
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