Multi-Source Music Generation with Latent Diffusion

Most music generation models directly generate a single music mixture. To allow for more flexible and controllable generation, the Multi-Source Diffusion Model (MSDM) has been proposed to model music as a mixture of multiple instrumental sources (e.g., piano, drums, bass, and guitar). Its goal is to use one single diffusion model to generate consistent music sources, which are further mixed to form the music. Despite its capabilities, MSDM is unable to generate songs with rich melodies and often generates empty sounds. Also, its waveform diffusion introduces significant Gaussian noise artifacts, which compromises audio quality. In response, we introduce a multi-source latent diffusion model (MSLDM) that employs Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) to encode each instrumental source into a distinct latent representation. By training a VAE on all music sources, we efficiently capture each source's unique characteristics in a source latent that our diffusion model models jointly. This approach significantly enhances the total and partial generation of music by leveraging the VAE's latent compression and noise-robustness. The compressed source latent also facilitates more efficient generation. Subjective listening tests and Frechet Audio Distance (FAD) scores confirm that our model outperforms MSDM, showcasing its practical and enhanced applicability in music generation systems. We also emphasize that modeling sources is more effective than direct music mixture modeling. Codes and models are available at https://github.com/XZWY/MSLDM. Demos are available at https://xzwy.github.io/MSLDMDemo.