Re:Ask HN: How are these AI cover songs made?
by vunderba on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:05PM
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Style transfer for music has actually made huge strides in the past few years.
When I composed this piece of classical music over nearly a decade ago, it was originally intended for strings. A few months ago I tried using GenAI to do a cover in a chamber quartet style by providing a WAV file of the original piano performance and it stayed almost 1:1 faithful to the original in terms of motifs and structure.
Related blog post with comparisons of the original piano performance and the cover for reference.
When I composed this piece of classical music over nearly a decade ago, it was originally intended for strings. A few months ago I tried using GenAI to do a cover in a chamber quartet style by providing a WAV file of the original piano performance and it stayed almost 1:1 faithful to the original in terms of motifs and structure.
Related blog post with comparisons of the original piano performance and the cover for reference.
https://mordenstar.com/blog/screwdriver-sonata