I Recorded a Dulcimer Melody and Let AI Expand It Into a Full Arrangement
ctjlewis · x · 2026-09-21
Pushing back on AI-music doom, the author frames AI as a digital performer: you still write the melodies, but instead of hiring a violinist for one version, AI can play it—you compose and tweak as normal, and can still have an orchestra perform it.
They share a hands-on example: recording a dulcimer melody and having AI expand it into a fuller multi-instrument version with the same main melody. The takeaway: you're still writing music, just with more options.
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