I’m starting to get clients coming to me with music they’ve made using Suno and other AI music generators, so I figured I’d write a quick post on how I can help people get more out of those tools. I’ll skip the arguments for or against AI in music because, honestly, that debate feels pointless. These tools are here, they’re powerful, and it makes sense to use them to your advantage. For this post, I’ll just stick to Suno.com since that’s the one I’ve been experimenting with.
After playing around with Suno, I have to admit I was impressed. I threw in some of my old songs and asked for remixes and I have to say some of them turned out fantastic. Then I tried using, beats I’ve struggled to write to, dropped in a few lines for lyric ideas, and it came back with some surprisingly solid results. It’s clear that the more you feed it, the more you get out of it. I can definitely see myself tossing in new ideas, even just to spark inspiration. I came to think of it as having a real hot shot LA producer able to give you some direction and inspiration whenever you needed it. That's huge!
That said, after using it for a while I see where I can help people take things further. The most obvious area is vocal production. If you’re a singer-songwriter, chances are you’ll want to actually sing on your own song. That’s something I have a lot of experience with whether it’s helping people get the most out of their vocal takes recorded at home or working together in my studio.
The built in vocals in Suno are good, but they all carry this super emotive tone that I think people will start recognizing pretty quickly. Nothing beats the authenticity of your own voice on your own track. It gives the music that personal touch AI can’t replicate.
Another area is personalizing the productions themselves. Suno already lets you export stems, which gives you more flexibility, and they’ve announced that track separation with MIDI is on the way. That will be a game changer.
Listening to the stems can be funny though. Some synth pads and guitar chords sound less like the real thing and more like a placeholder that fills in the right frequencies. Swapping in a real guitar or layering in live instruments can make a massive difference, taking away that “AI” polish and making the track feel unique.
In the past year I've already recorded clients original vocals to AI tracks, recreated entirely AI tracks (and made them a lot better *cough*) and changed around parts within the same tracks and different versions of the tracks.
AI is here to stay, and it can be a genuine creative partner. But with such a low bar to entry, the music space is going to get even more crowded. Working with someone like me means you get the best of both worlds: the speed and creativity of AI combined with the human touch that helps your music stand out.
As I like to call it—AI, Personalized.
If you need some help with your productions or mixes, AI generated or not, feel free to reach out!
Ashton Price
