February 6, 2026
Drop the beat, start the beef
Claude Composer
AI makes 8-bit bops and a robot rock song; commenters go wild
TLDR: A coder got Claude to code original songs—from chiptune to EDM to a “rock” track sung by Mac’s robot voice—using only math and Python. Comments erupted into a tools‑vs‑talent fight, praise for sharing prompts, one‑up MIDI hacks, and jokes comparing the vibe to an ELO‑meets‑Daft‑Punk mashup.
A late‑night coder asked Claude, an AI coding assistant, to make music from pure math—no samples, no fancy tools. The results? A chiptune‑y ringtone vibe (“Digital Dawn”), an EDM track with code‑built drums and bass, and a “rock” song with vocals sung by macOS’s robotic “say” voice. Even the author admits it sounds like a 1985 video game at times. It’s not meant to beat dedicated music AIs like Suno or Udio, but to see how far raw code and an AI assistant can go. And then the comments turned it into a full‑blown concert of opinions.
The top drama: one commenter basically shouted “learn music or don’t bother,” dropping the cold line “Claude will not help you here,” sparking a tools‑versus‑talent brawl. Others clapped back by cheering the transparency—big props for sharing the exact prompts and transcripts, and side‑eye at big AI demos that don’t. Meanwhile, the flex crowd showed up with hacks: notes that ChatGPT Canvas can send and receive MIDI (a way computers talk to instruments), letting you control GarageBand or Ableton right from the browser. And the memes? A listener crowned one track “ELO × Daft Punk,” while another called the sine‑wave approach “pretty original.” Verdict: the music’s charmingly retro; the comments are the real headliner, a mix of gatekeeping, geeky show‑and‑tell, and nostalgic synth jokes.
Key Points
- •The author used Claude Code to generate complete, original songs via Python without third-party dependencies.
- •Experiment 1 produced “Digital Dawn,” a fully structured track created from synthesized waveforms and mapped note frequencies.
- •Experiment 2 generated an EDM track with drums, bass, lead synth, and pads, all built via code.
- •Experiment 3 created a rock song with original lyrics and vocals using macOS’s say command, plus power chords and drums from raw synthesis.
- •Suno and Udio are cited as specialized AI music tools, but the experiment focuses on code-only audio generation with Claude Code.