Suno Subgenre Performance

Introduction

Suno AI is a tool that generates music based on prompts. Users have noticed that it excels in some subgenres while struggling with others. Let’s break down these observations and offer solutions.

Suno’s Struggles

1. Early Post-Punk and Jangly Guitar

Suno seems to have difficulty replicating the early post-punk sound, especially with jangly guitar elements like in “This Charming Man” by The Smiths.

2. Boyband Music

Creating early 2000s boyband music poses a challenge. Users reported the AI’s inability to generate accurate intro noises like the private jet arrival.

Still didn't manage to get the private jet arrival noise as an intro for a boyband song

3. Dubstep and EDM

While Suno can handle basic DnB and Latin pop, it struggles with more complex EDM genres, especially those requiring heavy sound design.

It struggles with DnB in general. As a workaround, specify "Drum and bass, drum and bass, drum and bass" in the style.

https://suno.com/song/d9cba71c-ab71-4904-aeed-c9eaeaae9bbc

4. Mandarin Music

Suno often struggles with Mandarin songs, likely due to insufficient training data. Korean and Japanese songs seem to fare better.

Mandarin songs are of pretty poor quality right now.

5. Metal Subgenres

Suno has issues with extreme metal genres like doom and black metal. The AI-generated riffs often miss the mark.

Struggles a lot with extreme metal like doom and black metal. The riffs it makes are so wack.

https://suno.com/song/f4dc326e-4d95-475b-ac7a-9f02c64fbebc

Suno’s Strengths

1. Trap Music

Users consistently find Suno excels in creating trap music, often producing high-quality bangers.

2. Lofi Music

Suno shines in generating various lofi subgenres like soul, RnB, and chill hop.

3. Jazz and Blues

1920s-1950s jazz and blues, particularly with female vocals, are areas where Suno performs well, though sometimes the vocals sound robotic.

I've had great success with 1920's jazz and 1950's style blues with female vocals.

4. Country and Indie

Suno is effective in generating country and indie music, providing a believable and authentic sound.

Solutions and Tips

1. Modify Prompts

To get better results, especially for difficult genres, modify your prompts. Repeat the genre name multiple times to emphasize it.

Specify "Drum and bass, drum and bass, drum and bass" in the style to improve DnB results.

2. Use Original Content

Ensure the lyrics and music you input are original to avoid issues with sampling and copyright.

3. Dispute Incorrect Claims

If you encounter incorrect sampling detections, dispute them. Automated detections can often be overturned with a human review.

I've made original music where a tiny section that sounded similar to some obscure song got flagged. Nothing a quick dispute didn’t fix.

Conclusion

Suno AI has its strengths and weaknesses across different music genres. By understanding these, you can better tailor your prompts to achieve the desired results. Keep experimenting and adapting to make the most of this powerful tool.