
Roland has launched Melody Flip, a generative AI music tool designed to inspire creativity rather than produce finished tracks. Available as a plugin for digital audio workstations, it offers around 250 'Palettes' of musical ideas sorted by genre. Users can generate melodies, chord progressions, basslines, or drums, but the outputs are simple loops meant to be developed further. This marks Roland's entry into AI music, though the tool's limited control and basic sound presets may not appeal to all musicians.
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