ByteDance’s New Beat: Ripple
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is at it again. This time, they’re not just curating your dance moves, they’re helping you create the soundtrack. Meet Ripple, ByteDance’s latest brainchild, a music creation app that’s got AI at its core.
AI Meets Music
Ripple is currently in its invite-only closed beta phase, but it’s already making waves. It’s like a digital audio workstation (DAW), but without the steep learning curve. DAWs are great, but they’re not exactly user-friendly unless you’ve got some experience under your belt. Ripple, on the other hand, is all about simplicity and accessibility.
Hum Your Way to a Hit
With Ripple, you don’t need to be a virtuoso to create a tune. Just hum a melody into your phone mic, and Ripple will do the rest. It’ll take your hummed melody and add AI-generated instrumentals like drums, guitar, and bass. Want a full-length track? Better get ready to hum for a few minutes, because the length of your song is determined by how long you hum.
A Virtual Recording Studio
Ripple isn’t just a one-trick pony. It’s also a virtual recording studio, allowing users to cut and move around audio files to craft their ideal song. But don’t worry, you won’t be left hanging on the vocal front. While Ripple generates the instrumentals, the vocals are all up to you.
TikTok Integration
ByteDance has made sure that Ripple and TikTok play nice together. Users can import a track from Ripple to use as background music on TikTok. And as for the music Ripple was trained on? ByteDance assures us it’s all above board, either owned by them or licensed for their use.
