Suno expands AI music production tools with v5 release & Suno Studio
The company drops its “most advanced model yet” alongside a new generative DAW, while facing lawsuits from major labels over alleged “stream-ripping”
AI music platform Suno announced two major product updates last week.
On September 23, the US$500 million-valued company introduced v5, which it describes as “the world's best AI music model”.
The update, currently available to Pro-tier subscribers in early beta, brings improvements in musical structure, fidelity, and composition.
“A lot of things should get better, musical structure, fidelity, overall composition, but also, maybe more importantly, it will power a lot of the upcoming features and capabilities on our platform,” said Suno CTO Georg Kucsko.
Kucsko noted that the rollout will remain limited while the company tests stability and collects user feedback. Free-tier users are set to receive a separate upgrade in the near future.
Music Business Worldwide then reported that two days later on September 25, the company unveiled Suno Studio, a generative digital audio workstation (DAW).
The software integrates the Suno’s AI music generation tech with multi-track editing tools, allowing users to isolate or add elements like drums, synthesizers, and vocals, as well as upload and expand their own samples into full tracks.
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Suno Co-Founder and CEO Mikey Shulman described the new DAW as part of a shift in music production: “Studio was built to expand the toolkit for musicians; it intentionally does not prescribe workflows so that human talent can remain front and centre. What’s been most inspiring for us is putting the technology in the hands of artists and watching them experiment with what’s possible, all with their creativity, knowledge and talent remaining in the driver’s seat.”
However, the product launches coincide with an intensifying legal battle.
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Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group filed amended complaints on September 19 accusing Suno of using “stream-ripping” to bypass protections on platforms like YouTube and download copyrighted recordings for training.
The practice is alleged to violate federal anti-circumvention provisions under US copyright law.
A separate class-action suit led by independent country artist Tony Justice expanded its own allegations on September 22.
Suno, which has raised US$125 million in funding and reports over 12 million users, continues to defend its practices under fair use.
Via: Music Business Worldwide
Amira Waworuntu is Mixmag Asia’s Managing Editor, follow her on Instagram.
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