How to Make a Song: 7 Simple Steps for Beginners
How to make a song from scratch with no instruments or training: pick a style, set a tempo, build a beat, add a melody and vocals, then arrange, mix and export.
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Guides, tutorials, and tips for music production, AI music creation, and releasing your tracks.
How to make a song from scratch with no instruments or training: pick a style, set a tempo, build a beat, add a melody and vocals, then arrange, mix and export.
The best AI plugins for producers, grouped by job: creating sounds from text, finding samples, mixing and mastering, and MIDI ideas. Formats and prices checked September 2026.
How to split stems in Logic Pro without losing quality. A step-by-step stem splitter workflow for importing and aligning stems in your session.
The best stem separation tools compared: phase cancellation, spectral masking, waveform, and hybrid models explained, plus how to pick the best stem splitter for your workflow.
How to separate drums from any song using an AI stem separator. Get a clean, isolated drum stem for sampling, studying grooves, or remixing.
The Munich court rules on GEMA vs Suno July 31, the first major verdict on AI music training. Plus the $9 billion fight over 61,000 recordings in Boston, and what both mean for producers.
Suno confirmed the breach and Have I Been Pwned lists 55.3 million exposed accounts. What leaked, how to check your exposure, and what the response says about scraped-model platforms.
Tempo, jazzy chords, dusty drums, texture and arrangement: the full lofi beat-making method, plus a legal way to source original sounds.
Over half of daily uploads to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, yet those tracks pull only 1-3% of streams, most of them fraudulent. What the numbers actually mean for working producers.
A hack exposed Suno source code and user data, and confirmed the training catalog was scraped from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius and more. What that means for producers who release music commercially.
How to export stems in FL Studio and Ableton Live, step by step, plus a faster path when your source is generated rather than tracked by hand. Includes bit-depth and sync tips.
Splice loops let you browse and license melodic loops from a shared catalog. AI melody generation creates an original loop from your prompt. Here is how the two compare for a producer who cares about originality.
What are stems in music production, and why do they matter? A complete guide to stems, how AI generation changes the workflow versus sample packs and manual recording, and how to use them in your DAW.
'AI music cover maker' usually implies one button. In practice a clean cover takes two steps: isolate the vocal or instrumental, then build a new backing track. Here's the honest producer workflow.
Generating an AI sample is the easy part. Here is the full DAW workflow: describe the sound, pick a category, set the BPM with the tempo control, export stems, and drag them into Ableton, FL Studio, or Logic Pro.
'Best AI music maker' means different things for full AI songs, background scoring, and production. Here is how to evaluate one for real work: editable stems, genre and BPM precision, commercial rights, and DAW fit.
A working producer's comparison of the best AI sample generators in 2026, from stem-based generation to browser tools and local plugins. What each is actually good for, and where editable stems matter.
Waves ILLUGEN 2.0 and Sonura are both AI text-to-sound generators, built for different jobs. ILLUGEN makes individual one-shots, loops, and SFX; Sonura makes full multi-layer stems. An even-handed comparison for producers.
Whether AI music is "ethical" comes down to two things: was the model trained with consent, and is there real human authorship in the track. Here is how licensed AI music actually works.
Yes, AI-assisted music is allowed on Spotify. What gets removed is spam, impersonation, and artificial streaming. Here is the real line between AI-assisted production and content-farm uploads.
The music industry is living in two realities. One side runs on licensed AI and label deals. The other runs on 60,000 fake tracks a day. Both are accelerating.
Sample libraries are overused and generic. Discover how AI-generated samples create unique sounds on-demand, giving your music the originality it needs to stand out.
Join the first-ever AI Music GenJam by Sonura Studio in San Francisco. Collaborate, create, and compete for prizes in this hands-on AI music event.
Learn how to make professional trap beats from scratch. Complete guide covering 808s, hi-hats, melodies, mixing, and modern production techniques.
Comprehensive guide to AI music generators. Compare features, pricing, quality, and commercial use rights to choose the best tool for your needs.
Learn what royalty-free means, licensing types, YouTube copyright rules, and how to use music commercially without legal issues.
Step-by-step guide to releasing music on Spotify as an independent artist. Distribution, playlisting, and maximizing streams.
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