So It Begins...Is This A Real Band Or AI?

Summary by Krater

An audio engineer tests whether the viral Spotify band The Velvet Sundown is AI-generated by separating the stems of their song "Dust on the Wind" and comparing the results to Led Zeppelin and Sabrina Carpenter tracks, concluding that the band's poor separation and audio artifacts strongly indicate AI generation.

From the video

Answers: Is the viral Spotify band The Velvet Sundown AI generated?

• AI-generated music detection
• Audio stem separation in Logic Pro
• Identifying audio artifacts in AI tracks
• The Velvet Sundown Spotify popularity

What it concludes

• The Velvet Sundown has amassed over 473,000 monthly listeners on Spotify with virtually no prior history.
• AI-generated music struggles with stem separation because it is typically trained on low-quality MP3 mixes containing the entire audio blend.
• Testing The Velvet Sundown's track "Dust on the Wind" in Logic Pro reveals severe audio artifacts when attempting to separate instruments and vocals, indicating it is likely AI-generated.