Master Suno AI Music

• ( ) Parentheses - Optional in-song cue; sung softly, repeated, whispered, airy, or lighter than the main line.
• [ ] Brackets - Production cue for instruments/effects/sound direction; generally not sung.
• ~ Tilde - Sustain or bend the vocal (hold note, pitch slide, vibrato-style movement).
• - Dash / Hyphen - Stretch a syllable or split emphasis across words to fit rhythm.
• / Slash - Split sections, alternatives, or chord/transitional guidance; not sung as text.
• ALL CAPS - Emphasize energetic words for louder, punchier delivery.
• " " Quotation Marks - Highlight ad-libs or words delivered differently (spoken/airy/whispered).

Upload/record short clips as source material. Typical ranges are 6-60 seconds, and up to 120 seconds in some Pro/Premier contexts.

Recipe 1: Melody first

1. Record 10-15 seconds humming the hook.
2. Upload it.
3. Style prompt:

Raise Audio Influence if Suno forgets the melody.

Recipe 2: Rhythm first

1. Clap or tap an 8-bar groove.
2. Upload it.
3. Style prompt:

Recipe 3: Cadence first

1. Speak your verse rhythmically.
2. Upload it.
3. Style prompt:

Also useful tools: Remaster, Exclude, Reuse Prompt, Song Editor, Extend, Add Vocals, and stem-based workflows.

Warning: Use 1-3 exclusions first. Do not dump 12 negatives into the box expecting clean control; results usually degrade.

1. Generate a song with a voice you like.
2. Make a Persona from it.
3. Write a new song.
4. If Persona overpowers arrangement, generate freely first.
5. Then apply Cover + Persona to pull vocal/style toward the identity you want.

Step 1: Create a Persona

Generate a song with a vocalist you love, then make it a Persona.

Step 2: Use the Persona in New Songs

In Custom mode, select your Persona. The style auto-populates.

Step 3: Expect Drift, Iterate

Vocal tone may shift slightly. Use Remaster/Subtle to fix pronunciation, or try the Cover technique for a lighter touch.

Alternative (If Persona Overwhelms):

Generate a new song freely, then apply Cover with your Persona to layer the style afterward.

Use Inspire Playlists

1. Create a 3–5 song "reference playlist" (songs that set the mood/tempo/instrumentation).
2. In Custom mode, click +Inspo and select your playlist.
3. Write your new lyrics and style.
4. Generate. Suno will channel the playlist's vibe.
5. If it drifts, raise Style Influence or reduce playlist size to 3 songs.

Pro Tip:

Combine Inspire + Persona for maximum cohesion: use Inspire for the album vibe, and Persona for the vocalist consistency.

Audio Upload Workflow

1. Record a clip (6–60 seconds): Sing "la-la-la" on your melody, tap a drum pattern, or speak your verse rhythmically.
2. Upload it to Suno.
3. Choose Extend From timestamp: Where should Suno start building from? (Early seconds = intro treatment).
4. Adjust Audio Influence: Higher = tighter adherence to your clip. Start at 50–70%.
5. Generate and listen. If Suno forgets your intent, raise Audio Influence and lower Weirdness.

Sample Audio Ideas:

• Dry topline (10–20s): "La-la-la" melody with no effects.
• Rhythm map (10–15s): Speak your verse on beat ("da-da-da").
• Drum pocket (6–12s): Clap a rhythm you want the drums to follow.

Immediate Fixes (Before Regenerating)

1. Reformat your lyrics: Shorter lines (8–10 syllables). Line breaks between thoughts. No end punctuation.
2. Regenerate with the same Weirdness/Style Influence.

If Still Slurred:

1. Use Replace Section: Highlight the bad line(s), edit, regenerate just that section.
2. Preview variants, pick the clearest.
3. Rebuild the whole song.

Last Resort:

Use Remaster with Variation Strength: Subtle. It can improve pronunciation without changing lyrics.

Option 1: Add Vocals (Recommended)

Upload your instrumental, write lyrics + vocal style, and Suno layers vocals on top while preserving the beat.

Option 2: Extract Stems from Your Current Song

1. Export stems from your current track.
2. Mute or delete the vocal stem in your DAW.
3. Keep the instrumental stem, re-render.

Option 3: Cover Your Instrumental

Upload the beat as a Cover, provide new lyrics, and Suno regenerates with your words while preserving the groove.

Purpose: Generate a version without lead vocals (instrumental-only).

Caveat: Suno may still hallucinate choir-ish vocals or background humming. If that happens, extract stems and mute the vocal track, or regenerate with Exclude "vocals".

Use case: You need a beat-only version for remixing, or a backing track for live performance.

Simple Mode: One description. Fast. Works for quick ideas.

Custom Mode: Separate lyrics + style + advanced options. Full control. Recommended for consistent results.

Both mobile and web support Custom mode. Custom is where you'll use Personas, Inspire, and granular controls.

Weirdness (Safe ↔ Chaos)

• Purpose: Controls variance and creativity of the output.
• Default: 50% is described as "normal."
• Lower (0-30%): More predictable, safer choices.
• Higher (70-100%): More experimental, unexpected arrangements.
• Use case: Lower for consistency; higher for happy accidents.

Style Influence (Loose ↔ Strong)

• Purpose: How tightly output adheres to your Style box description.
• Lower (0-30%): Style is a suggestion. Suno has more freedom.
• Higher (70-100%): Strict adherence to your style prompt.
• Use case: Raise if vocals/instrumentation drift away from your intent; lower if the result feels too rigid.

Available: v2, v3, v4, v4.5, v5

• v5 (Latest): Best quality, up to ~8 minutes in one shot. Better prompt adherence. Best for longer songs.
• v4.5: Great balance. Still excellent. ~8 min max. Good if v5 over-smooths your phrasing.
• v4: Older, shorter max length (~3-4 min). Use only if experimenting.

Pro tip: If v5 drowns out your line breaks or "freestyles" too much, drop to v4.5. Models behave differently for phrasing.

Purpose: Tell Suno what NOT to include. Found in Advanced Options.

Common Exclusions

⚠️ Warning: Negative prompting can be inconsistent in any generative system. Test before relying on it. Suno explicitly supports Exclude as an Advanced Options field, but results vary.

Goal: Reuse the "essence" of a vocalist/style from one great track and apply it to new songs.

Steps (UI)

1. Find a song with a vocalist you love.
2. Click More Actions (…) �' Create �' Make Persona.
3. Toggle to private if you want (Personas are public by default).
4. In Custom mode, select your Persona above the lyrics field.

Exact Prompt Example (Style of Music Field)

Settings to Adjust

• Model: v4.5+ or v5 for better prompt adherence.
• Weirdness: Keep near 50% (default "normal").
• Style Influence: Raise if drift occurs.
• Exclude: Add "male vocals" or other unwanted vocal artifacts.

Troubleshooting

Persona drags instrumentals too much? Try generating without Persona, then apply Cover with the Persona, or use short 6–10s audio clips.

Good voice but pronunciation off? Use Remaster �' Subtle (v5 supports Variation Strength).

Goal: Generate a new track "in the style of a playlist" for consistent tempo, instrumentation, and mood across an album.

How It Works

Inspire conditions output from a playlist you create, channeling shared features while respecting your new lyrics and style description. Works best with short playlists (3–5 songs).

Steps

1. Create a 3–5 song playlist with the vibe you want to reuse.
2. In Custom mode, click +Inspo and select your playlist.
3. Write your new lyrics and style.
4. Adjust Style Influence if result drifts.

Example Lyric Top Note

Settings

• Playlist Size: 3 songs = tighter control. Add up to 5 for looser vibe.
• Style Influence: Raise if your intent gets lost.

Tip: If Inspire overwhelms your new direction, reduce playlist to 3 songs and tighten your style prompt.

Goal: Make Suno build from your uploaded melody, beat, or vocal idea. Closest thing to "recognition" without external tools.

What Suno Supports

Upload Audio lets you import a 6–60 second clip (up to 120s for Pro/Premier), then Extend it into a full track from a chosen timestamp.

Sample Audio Clips to Record (Not Text!)

Settings to Adjust

• Audio Influence: Higher = tighter adherence to your upload. Raise if Suno "forgets" your intent.
• Extend From Timestamp: Choose where to extend from (e.g., early seconds for intro treatment).
• Weirdness: Lower if Suno drifts too far from your audio.

Goal: Turn any song into a "cover" with your new lyrics, keeping the original's instrumental groove and vocal style.

How It Works

Upload or select an existing Suno track, provide new lyrics, and Suno regenerates it with your words while preserving the original's arrangement and vibe.

When to Use

• You love a song's instrumentation and want new lyrics.
• You want to "remix" a Persona's vibe with different lyrics.
• Persona conditioning is overwhelming—use Cover for a lighter touch.

Settings

• Original Track: Select the song to cover.
• New Lyrics: Write your lyrics (same line discipline applies).
• Style: Optional—leave blank to inherit the original, or adjust for a twist.

Goal: When your instrumental is correct and you want vocals added without changing the beat.

How It Works

Upload or select an instrumental track, supply your lyrics and vocal style, and Suno layers a custom vocal on top while preserving the groove and chord movement.

When to Use

• You have a perfect beat but vocals aren't working.
• Instrumental-first composition workflow.
• You want minimal "beat drift" compared to full regeneration.

Example Style Prompt

Settings

• Audio Strength: (Advanced Options) Controls how much the new song adheres to the old instrumental.
• Lower: More freedom for new vocal arrangement.
• Higher: Strict adherence to original beat/timing.

Troubleshooting: If the vocalist is wrong, try Cover or Persona workflows instead. Add Vocals is primarily for instrumental-first pipelines.

Goal: Prevent "one long sentence sung as mush" and get clean segmentation between lines.

Core Rules

• Short lines: 8–10 syllables per line works best.
• Line breaks are sacred: One thought per line. Press Enter between them.
• No end punctuation: Suno can get confused by periods/commas at line ends.
• Sparse punctuation: Use commas and ellipses only when intentional for breathing.

Template: Rap (Cadence-First)

Community guides frequently tie punctuation/line breaks to pacing for rap delivery. Use commas liberally for breath placement.

Settings to Check

• Model: If v5 over-smooths, try v4.5 or v4.5+. Models differ in phrasing behavior.
• Style Influence: Raise if the vocal is "freestyling" away from your line structure.

If Still Slurred?

Don't keep regenerating. Use Song Editor �' Replace Section to fix the problematic line(s).

Goal: Create audible breathing room and stop Suno from "machine-gunning" syllables.

Punctuation Techniques (Often Works, Sometimes Ignored)

Beat-Precise Space (Song Editor Method)

Best practice: Don't rely on magic punctuation. Use Song Editor to literally create space.

1. Open Song Editor.
2. Insert a new section via the "+" between sections.
3. Set beat count (e.g., 4 beats for a measure of silence).
4. Leave lyrics empty or add a minimal cue like [Breath].
5. Create and commit the best variant.
6. Add Fade In/Fade Out at section edges for smooth breath-like transitions.

Settings

• Exclude: Remove "crowd chants," "choir," "vocal runs" if they keep appearing and muddy clarity.
• Audio Influence: If using audio upload, control adherence to uploaded timing.

If punctuation gets ignored? Simplify (use it sparsely) or switch to Replace Section in Song Editor for a clean fix.

Goal: Fix bad lines or mid-song changes without regenerating the whole track.

How It Works

1. Open Song Editor on a generated track.
2. Select the problematic section (highlight region).
3. Edit the lyrics or style notes.
4. Regenerate that section only.
5. Suno creates alternate variants; pick the best one.
6. Click "Rebuild Whole Song" to apply the fix to the full track.

Use Cases

• One line is slurred—fix it without touching verses/chorus.
• Pronunciation is off on a specific phrase.
• Beat timing needs a tweak mid-song.
• You want to try a different lyric in the bridge.

Pro tip: Use Replace Section early and often. It's faster and less risky than full regeneration.

Goal: Improve mix clarity, pronunciation, and overall polish without changing the core song.

How It Works

Remaster re-renders your song with audio processing (EQ, compression, clarity boost) while preserving the melody, lyrics, and arrangement.

Variation Strength (v5 Feature)

• Subtle: Minimal changes. Perfect for pronunciation/clarity fixes. Recommended starting point.
• Normal: Moderate polish. More noticeable improvement in mix.
• High: Aggressive remaster. May introduce new variations. Use sparingly.

When to Use Remaster

• Pronunciation is muddy. Use Subtle.
• Mix feels thin or lacks low-end. Use Normal.
• You want a "final master" pass. Use Subtle �' Normal if needed.

⚠️ Tip: Don't over-Remaster. One pass with Subtle is usually enough. Multiple remasters can degrade quality.

Goal: Remove too-long intros/outros and tighten song structure.

How It Works

1. Go to Remix/Edit �' Crop (desktop web only).
2. Visually select the start and end points of the section you want to keep.
3. Preview and confirm.
4. Export the cropped version.

Use Cases

• Intro is 30 seconds when you want 8 seconds.
• Outro has unnecessary repetition.
• Song is 4 minutes and you need 3:20.

Note: Crop is purely for trimming; it doesn't regenerate audio.

Goal: Extract individual instrument tracks (vocals, drums, bass, etc.) for mixing, editing, or DAW integration.

What You Get

• Up to 12 stems (vocals, drums, bass, guitars, synths, strings, pads, etc.).
• Formats: WAV (audio) or MIDI (for tempo-locked playback).
• Tempo-locked: All exports respect the original song's BPM.

Workflow: Use in a DAW

1. Export stems from Suno.
2. Import into your DAW (Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools).
3. Adjust EQ, compression, panning, effects per stem.
4. Mix down to stereo master.
5. Export final WAV/MP3.

Use Cases

• Vocal is good but drums are too loud—stem out and EQ.
• Want to add your own instrumental layer on top.
• Need to sync to a music video—grab the instrumental stem.
• Remixing or mashup work.

Pro tip: Suno's mix is already polished. Use stems for subtle tweaks (�'3dB here, +2dB there), not major surgery.

Mix genre terms with other musical vocabulary for precision. Example: "upbeat allegro pop" or "slow adagio soulful ballad"

Workflow

1. Pick Best Take: Generate 2 variants, choose the one that nails the vibe.
2. Remaster for Clarity: Use Remaster with Variation Strength: Subtle to fix pronunciation/clarity without changing the core song.
3. Extract Stems: Get individual tracks (vocals, drums, bass) if you need to mix in your DAW or adjust EQ.
4. Export: Download final WAV or MP3 (with or without stems).

Pro Tips

• Don't over-Remaster. One pass with Subtle is usually enough.
• If you pull stems into a DAW, use them for subtle mixing (EQ, compression) rather than heavy re-recording.
• Suno's mixing is already polished. Your job is to make it yours, not to "fix" it.