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Refining AI-Generated Songs with Suno: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Elevate Your Suno AI Songs with Structured Refinement
AI-generated music is an exciting tool for songwriters, but the first generation of a song often lacks structure, energy, or the right emotional impact. In this breakdown, we explore how Suno AI can be used effectively as a songwriting assistant rather than a complete song generator. This approach ensures your final track is unique and fully aligned with your creative vision.
Step 1: Starting with Suno AI Lyrics and Selecting a Genre
When using Suno AI, it’s crucial to guide it with a clear meta prompt to get an initial structure that fits your intended genre. In this example, we started with an Imagine Dragons-inspired rock song, using the following prompt:
Prompt 1: Male vocal, baritone, anthemic, contemporary rock with electronic influences.
The first results were acceptable but lacked the hard rock edge expected from the prompt. Rather than settling, this stage serves as a starting point for further refinement.
Step 2: Experimenting with Different Genres
When the first attempt didn’t hit the desired energy level, the next logical step was to pivot to a genre that better suited the structure of the AI-generated lyrics. Testing a country-rock blend, the following prompt was used:
Prompt 2: Male vocal, baritone, raspy, soulful, powerful. Merge country, blues, and southern rock.
This version gave the song a more organic feel, but it still lacked a dynamic build between sections.
Step 3: Structuring the Song for Progression
A song’s effectiveness depends on how it builds from verse to chorus. To refine the AI-generated track further:
- Changed the ‘pre-chorus’ label to ‘verse’ to encourage a stronger progression.
- Added ‘build excitement’ to the pre-chorus section for increased energy.
- Labeled the chorus as ‘big chorus’ to ensure an anthemic lift.
- Repeated a key payoff line to reinforce the song’s emotional core.
These small adjustments resulted in a more structured and emotionally engaging song, even though Suno AI didn’t perfectly execute every instruction.
Step 4: Fine-Tuning for Intensity and Emotion
Even with improvements, the song still needed more intensity. A final round of refinements included:
- Changing meta tags from ‘excitement’ to ‘intensity’.
- Adding specific instructions for ‘big builds’ in the pre-chorus and chorus.
With these refinements, the final output demonstrated better control over the rise and fall of energy throughout the track, making it feel more like a real song rather than a flat loop.
Using Suno AI as a Songwriting Tool, Not a Song Generator
Suno AI provides a strong starting point, but it should never be used as a one-click final product. Instead, it offers rhythms, grooves, and melodic ideas that can be restructured and refined into a unique composition. Here are some ways to make the most of Suno’s output:
- Use AI-generated tracks as background inspiration while writing your lyrics.
- Extract sections (like chord progressions) to build your own arrangement.
- Modify AI-generated elements to avoid a generic sound.
By separating AI-generated parts and creatively rearranging them, you can develop a song that stands out while still benefiting from Suno’s assistance.
Resources for Songwriters
For those looking to improve their songwriting skills, consider exploring these resources:
- MySongCoach.com – A great resource for refining songwriting techniques.
- PopPop.AI – A tool for separating vocals and instrumentals from AI-generated songs for further editing.
Final Thoughts
AI music tools like Suno can enhance creativity, but the key to success is in how you refine and shape the AI’s output. By following these steps, you can transform a basic AI-generated track into a well-structured, dynamic song that stands out.
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