{"ID":2885913,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04651","arxiv_id":"2508.04651","title":"Live Music Models","abstract":"We introduce a new class of generative models for music called live music models that produce a continuous stream of music in real-time with synchronized user control. We release Magenta RealTime, an open-weights live music model that can be steered using text or audio prompts to control acoustic style. On automatic metrics of music quality, Magenta RealTime outperforms other open-weights music generation models, despite using fewer parameters and offering first-of-its-kind live generation capabilities. We also release Lyria RealTime, an API-based model with extended controls, offering access to our most powerful model with wide prompt coverage. These models demonstrate a new paradigm for AI-assisted music creation that emphasizes human-in-the-loop interaction for live music performance.","short_abstract":"We introduce a new class of generative models for music called live music models that produce a continuous stream of music in real-time with synchronized user control. We release Magenta RealTime, an open-weights live music model that can be steered using text or audio prompts to control acoustic style. On automatic me...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04651","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.04651v3","authors":"[\"Lyria Team\",\"Antoine Caillon\",\"Brian McWilliams\",\"Cassie Tarakajian\",\"Ian Simon\",\"Ilaria Manco\",\"Jesse Engel\",\"Noah Constant\",\"Yunpeng Li\",\"Timo I. Denk\",\"Alberto Lalama\",\"Andrea Agostinelli\",\"Cheng-Zhi Anna Huang\",\"Ethan Manilow\",\"George Brower\",\"Hakan Erdogan\",\"Heidi Lei\",\"Itai Rolnick\",\"Ivan Grishchenko\",\"Manu Orsini\",\"Matej Kastelic\",\"Mauricio Zuluaga\",\"Mauro Verzetti\",\"Michael Dooley\",\"Ondrej Skopek\",\"Rafael Ferrer\",\"Savvas Petridis\",\"Zalán Borsos\",\"Äaron van den Oord\",\"Douglas Eck\",\"Eli Collins\",\"Jason Baldridge\",\"Tom Hume\",\"Chris Donahue\",\"Kehang Han\",\"Adam Roberts\"]","published":"2025-08-06T17:18:21Z","proceeding":"cs.SD","tasks":"[\"cs.SD\",\"cs.HC\",\"cs.LG\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}