The “world’s first generative AI guitar” is about to launch on Kickstarter
The world’s first generative AI guitar is here, and lets users generate original songs, play any track, and learn through guided gameplay without any prior musical training.
Made by music technology company TemPolor, which is focused on making music creation “more accessible through AI-powered instruments and interactive design”, the Melo-D guitar is its flagship product, and combines generative AI and guided play with a patented foldable design for portability.
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Melo-D has a built-in 2.4-inch LCD touchscreen and functions as a fully standalone device so there’s no need for an external app. Using TemPolor’s proprietary TemPolor.AI engine, it can transform humming into guitar solos and generate complete original songs with lyrics from text inputs.
Users can also paste a song link or upload an audio file, and Melo-D will transcribe it into fingerstyle tabs or chord charts in under 60 seconds, with on-screen guidance and light-up strings to help beginners play with no music theory required. You can see how it works in the videos below:
“Our goal with Melo-D was to lower the barrier between inspiration and creation,” says Jason Jia, founder of TemPolor. “We wanted to build an instrument that feels approachable to beginners, useful to creators, and exciting from the very first interaction, whether someone is playing, learning, or generating a completely original song.”
The guitar is soon to launch on Kickstarter, and early backers will have access to a Super Early Bird price before full retail availability.
To find out more, head over to the TemPolor Kickstarter page.
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