About real new sounds: I got the feeling all sounds are already generated. This AI might generate variations of sound we already know, but could there be any new sounds we never heard before?
I got the feeling that since like 1920 until now all sounds are generated and we don't experience any 'new' sounds anymore.
Maybe AI could be used to explore sounds we really never heard.
You can combine sine waves in an infinite number of ways, so I think it's safe to assume there are plenty of sounds nobody has ever heard before.
To some degree, it's about how you group things. If you believe a guitar and a banjo are similar enough to qualify as the "same" sound – then no, there's probably not too much left to discover. But if small subtleties in timbre are fair game, then there's basically a limitless supply of new sounds.
I got the feeling that since like 1920 until now all sounds are generated and we don't experience any 'new' sounds anymore.
Maybe AI could be used to explore sounds we really never heard.