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Music. Art. Machine Learning.

Magenta is an open source research project exploring the role of machine learning as a tool in the creative process.

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Magenta RealTime 2

Magenta RealTime 2 (MRT2) is a state-of-the-art open model and real-time neural synthesis engine that enables you to build and play your own AI musical instruments on your laptop.

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Featured Projects

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The Infinite Crate
Ashu Desai desaiashu

The Infinite Crate is a DAW plugin prototype that integrates the Lyria RealTime API directly into your favorite music software.

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DDSP-VST
Jesse Engel jesseengel jesseengel

DDSP-VST is a DAW plugin to morph audio from one instrument to another in realtime and is even playable with MIDI.

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Magenta Studio
Yotam Mann tambien yotammann
Cassie Tarakajian catarak

Magenta Studio is a collection of music plugins for Ableton Live built on Magenta’s open source tools and models. It can also be downloaded as standalone, native apps with no additional dependencies.

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Listen to Transformer
Monica Dinculescu notwaldorf notwaldorf

An app to make it easier to explore and curate samples from a piano transformer.

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Latest Updates

From Hackathons to Instruments: MRT2 Out in the World
A roundup of community projects and hacks built with Magenta RealTime 2. Read the blog post.
Magenta RealTime 2: Open & Local Live Music Models
Magenta RealTime 2 is an open-source framework for developing real-time, interactive applications, powered by our new state-of-the-art open-weights live music model. Read the blog post.
Open-sourcing The Infinite Crate DAW plugin
Today we're fully open sourcing The Infinite Crate, a DAW plugin built on the Lyria RealTime API, for developers to fork, modify, and make their own under the Apache 2.0 license. Read the blog post.
Lyria Camera: Soundtrack your life
Lyria Camera is an app that uses Lyria RealTime to make music with your camera. By combining Gemini’s image understanding and the Lyria RealTime API, Lyria Camera generates a musical score that adapts to your environment. Read the blog post.
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