Data‑Driven Analysis of Text‑Conditioning in AI‑Generated Music: A Case Study with Suno and Udio
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tismir.273 | Journal eISSN: 2514-3298
Language: English
Page range: 194 - 209
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 3, 2026
Published on: May 7, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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