There’s a point system

0: stealing a chord progression
1: stealing a melodic phrase + chord progression
2: using an auto chord progression tool
3: using an auto melody tool
3: using samples from splice
4: using loops from splice
4: using logic session drummer and session keyboardist
5: using a pre-made song template and modifying the instruments and tempo
6: using a daw demo song and modifying it slightly
7: going to nashville and asking them “give me something cool with lyrical theme of this”
8: going to ai and asking them “give me something cool with lyrical theme of this”
100: passing it off as something it isn’t, cheating others
1000: cheating yourself

Of course being facetious, and there’s lots of value going across the board here and lots of gray area. However please don’t pull a Giacomo level of cheating others and yourself, that’s not what this community is about. Personally I enjoy making things with logic’s chord progression tools, autodrummer, templates, ai etc. I’ve been called out on it numerous times “hey I can spot that logic drummer from a mile away” and certain people won’t listen to my stuff and that’s fine, that’s just the level I’m currently at and able to do in a week, it’s a shortcut that really lets me focus on the melody and harmony which is my focus area of growth.

Full ai, some ai, no ai, the key thing is did you make it and grow?

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Last edited by FrogCity (January 2, 2026 6:48 pm)