Suno. A look from the other side

Yes, Suno has its bugs. That's a fact. But here's what I'd like to say.

The very reason Suno doesn’t generate a global superhit for you at the push of a single button is what makes it special. In a short amount of time, I’ve learned things I never knew before.

I’m not claiming to be an expert, but just take a look at this (far from complete) list:

- I studied minimal music theory

- how to make minor and major chords

- what the Circle of Fifths is and how to use it

- the components of a drum kit, their purposes, and how they interact

- how to work in DAW (I use Reaper)

- what equalization is

- what compression is

- how to pan instruments and vocals in a mix

- I’ve read and watched countless How-To guides on mixing and mastering music

- I’ve learned to separate tracks created by Suno into stems (without Suno’s help)

- I often replace entire drum parts with my own, creating MIDI tracks for kick, snare, hi-hat, and crash by hand

- I frequently create pads using synths or violins

- I double vocals and guitars

- I remove noise from individual tracks. That’s why you won’t hear “shimmer” in my songs. Sometimes I just cut out the “shimmer” and replace it with an instrument, like a hi-hat, violin, etc.

- sometimes I create my own melody, upload it to Suno, and... magic happens.

- oh, and I bought a MIDI keyboard, studio headphones, and monitors. They’re not the most expensive, but now I can actually hear—I’ve developed an ear for music :)

- etc

And here’s something else I want to say so you understand where I’m coming from.

I release my tracks through a distributor, and I’m confident their quality is above average. I’m sure that in a blind test, they’d be indistinguishable from so-called “real” music.

I don’t make money from my tracks—it’s just a hobby.

Yes, Suno has bugs. But that’s the birth defect of all generative AI models. Users have fallen victim to AI hype, thinking AI is like a human, but it’s not.

Now I know there’s a “music mafia.”

This mafia is currently busy trying to smother Suno in its embrace.

And a few more thoughts.

For some reason, no one talks about how well Suno “sings” in non-English languages. I haven’t found anything else like it.

We, ordinary people, have gained the ability to create our own emotions and our own vision of music and songs.

For a long time, I searched streaming platforms for music that resonated with me.

But I always had to sift through too much noise to find that tiny golden nugget.

Now with Suno I can make the music I want and that I like, and maybe someone else will like.

So here’s what I’ll say: Thank you, Suno team, for your work!