Introduction
MusicGen organises multiple streams of compressed music tokens through a single language model, using text or melody conditions and adding sonic representation and control to the timeline.
View full image ↗Figure 1: MusicGen token-interleaving patterns; sonic results require the authors’ listening examples. Source: v3; the image version is distinct from the initial submission date.
Copet, Jade; Kreuk, Felix; Gat, Itai; Remez, Tal; Kant, David; Synnaeve, Gabriel; Adi, Yossi; Défossez, Alexandre · original paper / arXiv · Rights in the paper and depicted works remain with their holders. Research quotation does not establish an open licence; republication rights await independent review.
Source · Simple and Controllable Music Generation ↗RESEARCH ACCOUNT
MusicGen organises multiple streams of compressed music tokens through a single language model, using text or melody conditions and adding sonic representation and control to the timeline.
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-03
What the paper investigates
The paper represents music as multiple discrete-token streams and uses interleaving patterns to process them with a single-stage transformer. Text and melodic conditioning are examined through automatic evaluation and listening studies.
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Its place in generative-art history
Editorial interpretation: melodic input means musical generation need not begin entirely with words. The entry supports comparisons between existing musical material, descriptive language and generated passages; listening examples remain necessary for understanding the medium.
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Reading limits and versions
Generated passages differ from complete composition, performance and publication workflows; listening studies do not settle training permission or output rights.
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Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 2023-06-08 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2023-06-08
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