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Garling-Staff Writer for Creative

Garling

Staff Writer for Creative

About Garling

Garling has a Master's in Music and over a decade of experience working with creative technologies. She writes about the benefits and pitfalls of AI and art, alongside practical guides for film, photography, and audio production.

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How to Create Better AI Art: 11 Tips and Tricks

Creating great AI artwork requires more than a simple text prompt. Let's show you how to level up your AI art.

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How to Make Computer Generated Art Using AI

With AI art generators, anyone can be an artist, you just need to fine-tune your prompt. Here's how to get the best results.

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How to Move Your Logic Pro Sound Library to an External Drive

Move your Logic Pro sound library to an external drive to free up space on your computer as well as improve Logic Pro's performance speed.

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How to Use GPT-3 in OpenAI Playground

You don't need to be fluent in programming to use GPT-3. Thanks to public access through OpenAI Playground, anyone can use the language model.

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8 Big Problems With OpenAI's ChatGPT

OpenAI's new chatbot has garnered attention for its impressive answers, but how much of it is believable? Let's explore the darker side of ChatGPT.

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27 AI Art Prompt Ideas You Should Try

If you're new to AI art creation, or simply stuck for ideas, use these prompts as a starting point.

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5 Free AI Plugins for Music Production

Music production is easier when you have the right plugins, and you can even use AI-powered tools to bring your creative ideas to life.

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How to Identify an AI-Generated Image: 4 Ways

Differentiating between AI-generated images and real ones is becoming increasingly difficult. But there are a few tricks you can try.

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How to Install Audio Plugins From GitHub

GitHub is useful in numerous situations, and you can install audio plugins if you need access to these features.

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How to Access Spotify's AI DJ (and Where It's Available)

Available in many countries across the globe, Spotify's AI DJ is the perfect way to discover new music you'll love, suggested by a life-like AI voice.

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How to Use TextToSample to Generate AI Music Samples in Your DAW

Samplab hops on the AI music wave with its TextToSample plug-in. Eager to experiment with AI music samples? Let's show you how to use it.

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How to Make AI Music With Meta's MusicGen

Stay ahead of the text-to-music craze by experimenting with Meta's AI music tool.

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What Is Outpainting in DALL-E 2 and How Do You Use It?

DALL-E's Outpainting tool allows you to expand your AI image beyond the 1:1 default. Here's how to use it.

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The 10 Best Places to Buy Music Online

Prefer to buy music online rather than streaming it? Here are the best sites to buy music online that are worth bookmarking.

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7 Awesome Sites for Free Blender Textures

Need some textures for your models in Blender? Check out these awesome sites where you can get them for free.

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You Can Now Use AI to Create Spotify Playlist Cover Art

With this Spotify feature, you can create cool, unique art for your playlists in a few seconds.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Craft Sounds in a DAW

ChatGPT is a hidden gem for music production. Discover its capabilities in crafting sounds within your DAW.

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Is Logic Pro for iPad Worth the Subscription?

Using Logic Pro on your iPad could be a game changer, that is, if you are the target audience. Otherwise, it might be worth rethinking a subscription.

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Does Google's MusicLM Live Up to the Hype?

Google's MusicLM seemed promising with its ability to generate music from text prompts. But after putting it to the test, it didn't quite deliver.

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3 DIY Freeze Dryers You Can Make at Home

Commercial freeze-drying machines can be expensive, so why not build your own? Yes, it really can be done and we'll show you how.

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