
FeatureOct 3, 2025
The 7 Different Types of AI Tools
Not all “AI music” is the same. Some tools write full songs, others just remix, master, or clone voices. Here’s how to tell which ones truly use AI — and which just sound like they do.
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Production & DAW tools
Four AI plugins that generate chords, melodies, basslines and rhythms.
Orb Producer Suite from Hexachords is a set of four AI-powered MIDI plugins that generate chord progressions, melodies, basslines and arpeggios or rhythms, all following one shared harmony. Version 3 added polyrhythms, a more lyrical melody engine and a block system for chaining ideas into longer pieces. It's aimed at electronic and pop producers who want a fast source of editable musical ideas inside their DAW. It's also distributed through LANDR's plugin marketplace.

Not all “AI music” is the same. Some tools write full songs, others just remix, master, or clone voices. Here’s how to tell which ones truly use AI — and which just sound like they do.