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This paper presents an ethnographic study of professional music producers, mixers, and recording engineers to understand the impact of AI and automated tools on their workflows. The study identifies tensions arising from the need for speed and efficiency, controllability, and maintaining creative agency when using these tools. The findings suggest that tool design can alleviate these tensions and improve user experience.
AI's promise of efficiency in music production clashes with professionals' need for creative control, revealing critical design considerations for AI-powered tools.
In this paper, we present the results of an ethnographic study into the impact of AI and automated tools on music production workflow. Focusing specifically on professional participants who identified as recording engineers, mixers, and producers, we discuss their usage of common AI and automated software, as well as their sentiments on the proliferation of these tools. We discuss tensions that may be created between users and automated tools in key areas such as the need for speed and efficiency, controllability, and maintaining creative agency, and how these tensions may be alleviated through tool design.
