Use A.I. To Generate Funky Ideas

Sampleson tells us that they finally feel ready to release their first A.I. generative plugin, after months of refining a model that finally feels genuinely musical and inspiring.

It is called Funkastic and is described as an A.I. model trained with funky grooves that can generate unlimited funk/soul MIDI parts. Ideal for seeding a new song, inspiring a new track, or just jamming over. It's available as a standalone app and VST3/AU plug-in for Windows & macOS.

A spokesperson told us, "This is not a 'finished track' A.I. or an auto-composer. Funkastic behaves more like a session player that throws ideas at you. You take it from there."

Here's the official press release...

Sampleson is proud to announce the release of Funkastic, the company's first A.I.-powered generative plugin.

Funkastic is an A.I. model trained with funky grooves. It's mainly designed to generate Clavi-style parts, but also works for electric pianos, organs or even bass lines.

Unlike "auto-composer" tools or A.I. systems that attempt to create finished tracks, Funkastic behaves more like a funk session player: it throws musical ideas at you -- short, expressive one-bar grooves -- and you take it from there. The goal is simple: help you spark a new song, kickstart a groove, or just have fun jamming.

Funkastic allows users to choose specific musical characteristics such as Style, Mode, Root note, Feel, Notes Amount, and Velocity Strength. Every click on Generate produces a new idea, while Variate delivers alternative phrases based on the same rhythmic pattern -- perfect for building multi-bar grooves that sound natural and human.

Generated phrases appear instantly as standard MIDI, ready to be dragged into any DAW or routed via MIDI Out to play through your favorite virtual instruments. Funkastic runs locally (no cloud required) and includes standalone and VST3/AU plugin versions for both macOS and Windows.

Pricing and Availability:
On offer at $29 (Regular price: $49)

More information:

• Funkastic

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