Suno

What Suno does

Suno generates full songs, including vocals, instrumentation and structure, from a short description of style and subject, or from lyrics you write yourself. Controls cover genre, mood, tempo hints, instrumental-only output, persona features for keeping a consistent vocal identity across tracks, extending or remixing an existing song, and stem separation for further editing. It is the most widely used tool of its kind and much of the AI music circulating online originates here. It suits content creators needing original background music, songwriters sketching ideas and hobbyists. Two limitations matter. Artistically, tracks tend toward polished generic arrangements and repeated listening reveals structural sameness. Commercially, the legal position of AI music has been contested, the company has reached settlements with some rights holders while litigation with others continues, and commercial usage rights depend on your subscription tier, so check terms before monetising anything.

How to use it

Sign up at suno.com with a Google, Microsoft or Discord account; free accounts receive daily credits that produce a couple of songs a day. The simple mode takes one description and generates two variations, which is the right place to start. Move to custom mode quickly, because that is where quality comes from: write or paste your own lyrics, use structure tags such as verse and chorus markers to control arrangement, and put the genre, instrumentation and vocal character in the style field rather than in the lyrics. Keep style descriptions short and concrete; long lists of adjectives produce muddled results. Use the extend function to lengthen a track from a chosen timestamp and the persona feature to keep the same voice across a set. Two things to check: free-tier songs are generated publicly and carry non-commercial terms, and downloading stems for mixing requires a paid plan. Keep a plain text file of the style descriptions that worked, since small wording differences change the result more than you would expect.

Best for

• background music
• song sketches
• jingles
• lyric-driven tracks
• content soundtracks

Strengths and limitations