About Sonura | The Artist-Led, Ethical AI Music Studio

Sounds that don't exist yet

Sonura is an artist-led, ethical AI music studio. Our tools help music makers create loops, vocals, one-shots, stems, and full tracks, in the browser or inside their DAW.

Why we started Sonura

We're musicians first. Finding the sound in our heads took hours of digging through packs, and the tools that promised to fix that wanted to make the whole song for us.

We wanted the opposite. Something that gets you to the sound fast, then gets out of the way, so the record is still yours.

What we believe

Artists first

We make the tools we want in our own sessions. If it doesn't help someone make a better record, we don't build it.

Licensed, not scraped

A lot of AI music was trained on songs nobody agreed to share. Sonura is built on licensed music instead.

Tools, not replacements

Sonura gives you parts to shape, not a stand-in for your taste. Even full tracks split into stems you can take apart.

Your work is yours

On paid plans what you make stays private and yours to release, with no royalty splits.

How we build

We only build on music that was licensed for it, and we hold ourselves to the same standards as the groups we've joined. How we work with artists

The team behind Sonura

We're a small team in London.

Kindred Salway, co-founder of Sonura

Kindred Salway

Co-founder

Kindred made music for years and co-founded the dance label Bleached before writing software, and kept losing hours digging for sounds. Sonura turns those hours into seconds, and leaves every decision with the person making the record.

Blue Bookhard, co-founder of Sonura

Blue Bookhard

Co-founder

Blue is a musician and producer with a track that passed 6 million streams and featured in Step Up. Blue has worked with artists at TIDAL and Snapchat, writes the No Skips newsletter, and kept meeting people with good ideas and no way to finish them. Sonura is the tool for them.

What we make

A full studio in your browser. Make loops, one-shots, vocals and sound effects, arrange them in a full DAW, write whole songs in songs mode, and split any track into stems.

Sonura Flow brings the same tools into Ableton, Logic, FL Studio and five more DAWs.

Key facts

Key facts about Sonura
Company Sonura (Sonura Studio)
Founders Kindred Salway and Blue Bookhard
Based in London, UK
What it makes Loops, vocals, one-shots, sound effects, stems, and full tracks
Products Web studio, Sonura Flow plugin, Sonura Split, free tools
Works with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Studio One, Bitwig, Cubase, Reaper, GarageBand, via the Sonura Flow plugin
Pricing Free plan, plus Starter, Pro, and Max. See pricing
Rights Paid plans: private and yours, no royalty splits. Free plan and public work: CC0. Terms
Training data Licensed, not scraped. How we work with artists
Support Email [email protected] or ask in Discord
Affiliations Member, Music Technology UK. Supporter, AI For Music principles
Alternatives to Suno, Udio, Splice, Soundraw, AIVA, Moises, Waves Illugen

Frequently asked questions

What is Sonura?

An artist-led, ethical AI music studio. Our tools help music makers create royalty-free loops, vocals, one-shots, sound effects, stems, and full tracks from a text prompt, in the browser or inside their DAW.

Who founded Sonura?

Kindred Salway and Blue Bookhard, in London.

Is Sonura free?

Yes. You get 20 credits when you sign up and more each day, with no card needed. Starter, Pro, and Max add more credits.

Do I own what I make?

On paid plans, yes. Your work stays private and yours to sell and release, with no royalty splits. Free plan work is public by default and released under CC0.

What makes Sonura ethical?

It is built on licensed music, not scraped catalogs, and it gives you editable parts rather than a finished song, so the creative decisions stay with you.

Does Sonura work in my DAW?

Yes. Sonura Flow is a free VST3 and AU plugin for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Studio One, Bitwig, Cubase, Reaper, and GarageBand, on Mac and Windows.

How is Sonura different from Suno?

Suno makes finished songs. Sonura makes parts you can edit, with stems on every plan and a plugin that puts them straight into your DAW.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Plans are month to month. Cancel in settings and you keep access until the billing period ends.