New Sampler 'Engram' Turns AI Audio Hallucinations Into Music
Startup Thoughtful Things has launched a Kickstarter for a groovebox that uses AI to mangle and reimagine incoming sound.
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Music startup Thoughtful Things has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its first hardware instrument, called Engram, according to The Verge.
Engram is described as a sampler and groovebox that uses artificial intelligence to alter incoming audio, generating new sounds from the source material fed into it.
Unlike some AI music tools designed for one-click song generation, Engram is not intended to produce fully finished, radio-ready tracks at the press of a button.
Instead, the device is positioned as a creative tool for musicians who want to experiment with how AI can transform and distort audio into unexpected new textures.
The Kickstarter campaign marks the company's entry into hardware, following interest in AI-driven approaches to sound design and music production.
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