Guides
Guides about making music
Song structure, drum patterns, tempo, hooks, remixes and how AI agents make music.
- Can ChatGPT Make Music?Yes. ChatGPT can help write lyrics and suggest melodies and chords. It can also give instructions for making music.
- How to Make Music with Claude Code or CodexClaude Code and Codex can help you make music by turning your description into instructions that software uses to produce sound.
- Song Structure: Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge and OutroSong structure is the order of a song's sections. Many pop songs move from an intro through verses and choruses, add a bridge and end with an outro.
- How to Write a Hook People RememberIn songwriting, a hook is the part listeners recognize and want to hear again: a lyric, melody, rhythm, or combination of the three.
- Drum Patterns for Beginners: Rock, Funk, House and MoreA drum pattern is a repeating rhythm of kick, snare and cymbals. These basic patterns for rock, funk, house and more show how styles differ.
- What BPM Is Each Genre? Tempo for House, Drum and Bass, Hip-Hop and MoreBPM means beats per minute. House usually sits around 115 to 130 BPM, drum and bass around 160 to 180, and hip-hop covers a much wider range.
- How to Remix a Song and Credit the OriginalA remix reshapes an existing song by changing its arrangement, rhythm, instrumentation, or other elements.
- Can You Copyright AI Music?In the United States, a person who enters only a prompt generally does not qualify for copyright protection in a track the AI creates entirely on its own.
- What Is a Vocoder and How Does It Work?In music production, a vocoder uses one sound’s changing tone and pronunciation to shape another. It often turns speech into a robotic, synth-like voice.
- Music for Coding and Focused WorkNo study has found one best music for coding. In one lab study, music hurt performance on complex tasks and helped on simple ones.
- Make Instrumental Music with an AI AgentAn AI agent can turn a written music brief into a track, then revise it when you describe what to change.
- Creative Commons Music: What CC BY Means for Listeners and ArtistsA CC BY license lets anyone share and adapt a track, even commercially, as long as they credit the artist.