Define Your Sound Before You Prompt | Suno V6 Member Training
Define Your Sound Before You Prompt
The prompt should implement a musical decision. It should not be where you first decide what the music is.
Outcome
Create a one-page Sound Target that guides prompting, comparison and revision.
Editable Sound Target — tap/click and replace the brackets
[PRIMARY GENRE / SUBGENRE]
[TEMPO / BPM RANGE]
[METER / GROOVE / POCKET]
[HARMONIC COLOR / TENSION]
[ENERGY ARC]
[CORE INSTRUMENT ROLES]
[VOCAL REGISTER / WEIGHT / PHRASING]
[ARRANGEMENT-DENSITY ARC]
[SECTION CONTRAST]
[HOOK FUNCTION]
[TRANSITION DEVICES]
[PRODUCTION / SPACE CHARACTER]
[LYRICAL POSTURE / PROSODY]
[MUST KEEP]
[CAN FLEX]
[DISQUALIFIERS]
Edits stay in the page while it is open. Print / Save PDF before refreshing or leaving if you want to keep your completed worksheet.
These are fill-in placeholders, not literal Suno commands. Replace them with the decisions that matter to your project.
Producer specification: what these fields actually control
- Tempo / BPM range: enough precision to define motion without pretending one BPM guarantees identity.
- Meter / groove / pocket: straight, swung, behind-the-beat, urgent, half-time, syncopated, sparse or another audible rhythmic relationship.
- Harmonic color / tension: bright/dark is not enough; describe stability, suspension, unresolved movement, modal color or harmonic pace when it matters.
- Instrument roles: state what an instrument does—pulse, counterline, texture, hook, low-end anchor—not merely that it exists.
- Vocal behavior: register, density, proximity, grit, restraint, phrasing and how intensity changes by section.
- Arrangement-density arc: where the record gains or loses layers, width, motion and performance intensity.
- Hook function: melodic hook, rhythmic hook, repeated lyric phrase, riff or production motif.
- Production / space: front-to-back depth, width, dryness/wetness, transient feel, low-end weight and intimacy/scale.
Separate identity from preference
Every target should be sorted into three levels:
CAN FLEX = variation is allowed and may be desirable
DISQUALIFIER = strong evidence the generation has left the intended lane
This prevents a common advanced-user failure: writing a highly detailed brief where every adjective is treated as equally important. A producer needs hierarchy. Your three strongest identity variables should carry more weight than ten decorative descriptors.
Neutral example: soulful reggae
Example — not your worksheet.
[EMOTIONAL JOB] reflective reassurance that grows into communal resolve
[PRIMARY GENRE / SUBGENRE] contemporary roots reggae with subtle soul influence
[TEMPO / GROOVE] relaxed one-drop pocket; unhurried forward motion
[CORE INSTRUMENT ROLES] warm bass as low-end anchor; offbeat guitar as pulse; organ as sustained texture; natural drums with space
[VOCAL CHARACTER] intimate low male lead; conversational verses; stronger but controlled chorus
[ARRANGEMENT-DENSITY ARC] sparse verse → wider chorus with backing-vocal lift
[PRODUCTION / SPACE] warm, organic, spacious, restrained top-end gloss
[MUST KEEP] bass/groove relationship, intimate vocal, organic space
[CAN FLEX] exact BPM, organ density, backing-vocal count
[DISQUALIFIERS] glossy EDM drops, hyper-busy drums, novelty effects
Case Study: Borja / Dante9
Borja · Dante 9th
Borja is the creator behind Dante 9th, a Spanish-language virtual rock project moving through melodic alternative rock, post-grunge and pop-rock, with clean-to-heavy guitar dynamics, vulnerable male vocals and emotionally direct songwriting.
Featured album: Mi Divina Comedia
Borja's target becomes more useful when it describes relationships rather than a pile of genre words:
[TEMPO / GROOVE] steady mid-tempo forward motion; grounded live-band pocket
[HARMONIC COLOR] tension should feel emotionally unresolved rather than celebratory
[INSTRUMENT ROLES] clean spacious guitars create verse air; layered distorted guitars create chorus density; bass/drums remain grounded rather than flashy
[VOCAL] vulnerable grounded male lead; conversational restraint in verses; urgency and controlled grit in hooks
[DENSITY ARC] reflective verse → rising pre-chorus → broad melodic chorus
[HOOK FUNCTION] memorable chorus melody with emotionally direct Spanish phrasing
[PRODUCTION / SPACE] modern polished rock, human band feel, controlled stereo width
[MUST KEEP] grounded vocal + clean-to-heavy guitar arc + emotional ambiguity
[CAN FLEX] exact tempo, guitar tone, bridge design
[DISQUALIFIERS] metal screaming, cheerful pop sheen, excessive synth leads, over-busy percussion
Existing Dante9 songs such as Mírame should be treated as internal evidence: identify what already feels recognizably Dante9 before asking V6 for something new.
Completion gate
Move on when you can name the three identity variables that carry the most weight, what can flex, what disqualifies a generation, and how section energy should move.
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