The question we keep getting more and more often
"Do you actually make your music with AI?" We get asked this so often now that it's time for a clear answer.
And the answer is: No.
At least not when it comes to the music. But let's take it one step at a time.
Yes, we use AI, just not everywhere
Let's be honest: artificial intelligence is a fantastic tool. For writing, research, concept development and market analysis, it saves us hours of work and helps us get ideas to the point faster. We'd be pretty dumb not to use it.
We also use AI voices for some of our meditations and hypnosis sessions. Why? For one thing, I'm Austrian, and as charming as the accent may be, it's distracting, or a large part of our audience simply doesn't understand it properly. For another, science shows that for sleep meditations or deep trance states in particular, a monotone, even voice is often more effective than an emotionally colored one. An AI voice can deliver that perfectly: steady, neutral, without distraction. In certain contexts that makes complete sense, even if it obviously doesn't fit every track.
But music? That's a different story.
Why AI music is out of the question for us
I've listened to AI-generated music and spent a lot of time digging into it. Every time, I had the same feeling: technically clean, but somehow... empty. Like a perfectly set table with no food on it. Music without a soul, if you will.
Anyone can write a prompt. But taking an idea that showed up in a dream at night and turning it into sound exactly the way it feels? No AI can do that. It doesn't know what emotion I want to convey. It can't sense when a sound is "right." It isn't amazed by its own work when everything suddenly comes together.
And for us it's never just about music. It's about music that has an effect. Every frequency, every layer, every transition is deliberately designed to trigger something in the brain and the nervous system. That takes more than technical knowledge. It takes intuition, experience and a feel for what a person needs to reach deep states. An AI can generate tones, but it doesn't understand what transformation means.
When I'm sitting in the studio and a frequency emerges that captures exactly what I had in my head, that feeling of "Yes, THAT'S it!", it's a moment no technology in the world can take off my hands. And honestly, none should.
It's not just about the destination
A life's calling isn't about getting from A to B as efficiently as possible. It's made of the journey itself. Of the flow when your hands move across the faders. Of the moment a melody suddenly clicks. Of the feeling when an idea that came to you in a dream finally turns into sound.
If I handed that over to AI, I'd just be working to make money. And that's definitely not why Brainwave3D exists.
Instruments as an extension of intuition
Many of my compositions aren't born at a desk. They come in dreams, in meditation, sometimes just out of nowhere on a walk. Suddenly there's a melody, a mood, a feeling, and it wants out.
The synthesizers, the Eurorack, all the studio gear: to me, those aren't machines. They're tools for making the invisible audible. An extension of my own creativity and intuition, so to speak.
With an AI prompt, I might get something that sounds pretty good. But not that. Not exactly what I feel and want to express.
The legal side of AI music
There's another reason that often gets overlooked: legally, AI music is on thin ice. The models were trained on copyrighted works, and tracks are already being taken down for being too close to protected originals. We want to protect ourselves and our customers in the long run, and that alone would be reason enough.
But the main reason is something else. I believe life is about finding a calling that fulfills you and then living it to the fullest. Experiencing as much of that creative process as possible, being in flow, creating. That's not a job I want to optimize. That's the meaning of life: being fulfilled.
We use AI where it helps us, never where it would replace us.
The frequencies you get from us are still created in real studio sessions, with real instruments, through real creative work. Every meditation, every hypnosis, every audio carries the signature of the person who created it.
And that's how it's going to stay.
Marko C. Lorenz
FAQs
Does Brainwave3D use AI for music production?
No. Our frequency music is produced entirely by hand in the studio. Every composition is created with real instruments, synthesizers and Eurorack modules, with no AI-generated music involved.
Why doesn't Brainwave3D use AI for music?
AI-generated music sounds technically clean, but it lacks soul. Our products are about music with an effect: every frequency and every transition is deliberately designed to trigger transformation in the brain. That takes intuition and experience no AI can replace.
Does Brainwave3D use AI at all?
Yes, but selectively. We use AI for writing, research and, in some cases, for meditation voices. According to research, a monotone AI voice is often more effective than an emotionally colored human voice, especially for sleep meditations.
Is AI-generated music legally safe?
Right now it's a gray area. AI models were trained on copyrighted works, and tracks are already being taken down for copyright infringement. That's another reason Brainwave3D doesn't use AI music.
How are Brainwave3D frequencies created?
Many compositions start as flashes of inspiration: in dreams, in meditation or spontaneously in everyday life. These ideas are then realized in a professional studio with synthesizers and Eurorack modules. The gear serves as an extension of the creator's own creativity and intuition.
What makes handmade frequencies different from AI music?
Handmade frequencies carry a personal signature. Every layer and every sound is chosen deliberately to achieve a specific effect. AI can generate tones, but it doesn't understand what a person needs to reach deep states of consciousness.
