Glossary
AI Singing — Terms Explained
Plain-English explanations for voice cloning, AI cover songs, and everything in between.
What Is an AI Cover Song?
An AI cover song replaces a track's original vocals with a cloned voice. Here's what that means and how to make one.
What Is AI Music Generation?
AI music generation uses neural networks to compose original music from text prompts or style inputs — no instruments or singers required.
What Is Auto-Tune? The Pitch Correction Tool Explained
Auto-Tune corrects off-pitch vocals in real time or in post — it's the most used (and misunderstood) tool in modern pop music.
What Is Band Mode? — VibeSing Group Rooms Explained
Band Mode lets multiple people record their voices and generate one shared AI cover song together. Here's how it works.
What Is MIDI in Music Production?
MIDI is a digital protocol that lets instruments and computers communicate — the invisible backbone of modern music production and AI music generation.
Music Cover Song Copyright — What You Need to Know
Making a cover song doesn't mean you own it. Here's what copyright means for AI cover songs, personal use, and sharing online.
What Is a Music Cover? Traditional vs. AI Covers Explained
A music cover is a new recording of a previously released song. AI covers take this further — using your cloned voice to generate the recording automatically.
What Is Music Streaming — and How Does It Relate to Trending Songs?
Music streaming delivers audio on demand over the internet. Streaming chart data is what VibeSing uses to surface trending songs in each market.
What Is Pitch Correction in Music?
Pitch correction adjusts the pitch of a recorded vocal to the nearest correct note — the technology behind Auto-Tune and T-Pain's signature sound.
What Is Royalty-Free Music?
Royalty-free music allows you to use a track without paying ongoing royalties — but it doesn't mean the music is free to use without restriction.
What Is RVC (Retrieval-Based Voice Conversion)?
RVC is an open-source AI method for converting audio to sound like a trained voice model. Here's what it is and how apps like VibeSing use it.
What Is Sampling in Music?
Sampling is taking a portion of a recorded song and using it in a new composition — the legal and creative backbone of hip-hop and electronic music.
What Is Stem Separation in Music?
Stem separation splits a song into individual layers — vocals, drums, bass, instruments — using AI. Here's how it works and why it matters for AI covers.
What Is Timbre in Music?
Timbre is what makes your voice sound uniquely like you — even when singing the same note as someone else. It's the basis of voice cloning.
What Is Vibrato in Singing?
Vibrato is the natural oscillation of pitch that gives a sustained note warmth and expressiveness — the signature of trained classical singers.
What Is Vocal Harmony in Singing?
Vocal harmony is when two or more voices sing different notes that sound good together — the magic behind choruses and group singing.
What Is Vocal Range?
Vocal range is the span of notes a singer can comfortably produce — from their lowest to highest pitch. It determines which songs you can cover.
What Is Vocal Synthesis?
Vocal synthesis is AI-generated singing or speaking that sounds like a real human voice — without any real human recording the output.
What Is Voice Cloning? A Plain-English Explanation
Voice cloning uses AI to learn how your voice sounds and recreate it. Here's how it works and what you can do with it.
What Is Voice Model Training?
Voice model training is how AI learns your unique voice characteristics from sample recordings. Here's what happens and how long it takes.