2026 Online Workshop Series
Ethical Creative AI Tools
Day 1
Music with MIDI-GPT
We are thrilled to announce a free one-day online workshop designed to introduce MIDI-GPT. The workshop aims to demonstrate the system’s capabilities and provide participants with a hands-on experience.
Date:
August 19, 2026
10 am – 12 pm PDT
Location:
Online (Zoom)
The Zoom link will be sent to the participants before the workshop.
Presenters:
Dr. Philippe Pasquier
Paul Triana
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Please note the following:
This workshop is in English.
This workshop is free.
What is MIDI-GPT?
Discover MIDI-GPT, a generative AI system developed by the Metacreation Lab for computer-assisted music composition. In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore how to generate, continue, and rework multi-track MIDI compositions while controlling instruments, musical style, note density, polyphony, and duration. No advanced AI knowledge is required. Just come with an interest in experimenting with new approaches to music creation.
Who is this workshop for?
Musicians and composers (all ages 16+, all levels). Experience with any DAW will help, and users of Ableton, Cubase, or Reaper are particularly welcome. No cap.
What will be covered?
Introduction (10 mins)
Plan and motivations (5 mins)
Critical survey of computer-assisted composition tools (15 mins)
https://dl-acm-org.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/doi/10.1145/3812539MIDI composition: Introduction to MIDI (5 minutes)GigaMIDI and MMM (10 minutes)
https://www.metacreation.net/projects/gigamidi-datasetIntroduction to MIDI-GPT (10 mins)
https://github.com/Metacreation-Lab/MIDI-GPTDemonstration of systems and artworks made with them:MIDI-GPT in Cubase (15 mins)
https://www.metacreation.net/projects/mmm-cubaseMIDI-GPT with Teenage Engineering OP-Z (10 mins)
https://www.metacreation.net/projects/opz-mmm?rq=mmmMIDI-GPT in Ableton Live (15 minutes)
https://www.metacreation.net/projects/mmm4live?rq=MMMDemonstration of MIDI-GPT in Reaper (25 minutes)
https://metacreation-lab.github.io/midigpt-REAPER/Conclusion (5 mins)
Q&A (25mins)