Roland has announced Melody Flip, a melody-generation software developed in collaboration with Sony Computer Science Laboratories that analyses your audio and generates melodic ideas to work alongside your own creative process.
Roland has announced Melody Flip – a melody-generation software built in partnership with Sony Computer Science Laboratories that analyses your audio and suggests melodic ideas for producers to pick up, tweak or rebuild however they see fit.
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The software works by letting you import an audio file, which Melody Flip then analyses for its musical structure, BPM, beat positions, key, chord progression, genre and mood. It cross-references that analysis against a curated library of around 300 creative palettes, each representing a different musical style or tonal direction, and generates melodic ideas from there. Those ideas are purely suggestions, and you’re free to pick one, chop it up, tweak it entirely or use it as a jumping-off point – how much or how little you lean on the software is entirely up to you.
The technology behind it comes from Sony Computer Science Laboratories, whose research in AI-assisted music creation has been folded into Roland’s own expertise in building tools that feel intuitive in practice. Roland also worked directly with artists during development to make sure the software reflects how musicians actually experiment and refine ideas, rather than how an engineer might assume they do.
Roland CEO Masahiro Minowa framed the broader ambition, saying, “Melody Flip represents a significant step forward in the era of responsibly developed AI, introducing a future in which technology and people work together and elevate creativity.”
Melody Flip runs on macOS and Windows as a plug-in within major DAWs. Generated melodies, along with chord, bass and drum parts, can be exported in both audio and MIDI formats, making it straightforward to move from idea sketching into a full production session. The software will be available through Roland Cloud Manager for Roland Cloud members. A free trial launches in May 2026.
Roland is a founding supporter of The Principles for Music Creation with AI and is committed to developing AI tools that enhance human creativity rather than displace it.
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