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Suno has made 9 first-party announcements in the last 8 weeks. Latest: Introducing Speech (beta), 1 October 2026.
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Suno released Speech, a beta audio model that generates voice and background music together as a single track, allowing users to create spoken audio set to original music by typing an idea and describing the desired voice and musical style.
In a previous blogpost, I said that compression was one of the most ubiquitous music production tools. And while this is true, there is a clear winner in this particular popularity contest. And the winner is: Equalization , normally referred to as EQ . You’ll find EQ everywhere in music production. Some DAWs, like Logic Pro, have EQ built into every channel, whether you want it or not, ready to grab at a moment's notice. The truth is you normally will want to use it. Seasoned producers will often have several go-to EQs; I for one love to grab Ableton Live’s EQ Three for crude tone shaping, and EQ Eight for fine tuning. But if I want some character, I’ll go for a Pultec, API or SSL emulation to give my tracks more bite. What does EQ actually do? An EQ adjusts the sonic profile of your sounds, by boosting or cutting specific frequencies or ranges of frequencies. Most EQ are parametric, meaning they have several bands , and each band can have a different filter curve , such as high-pass, low-pass, shelving or notch. On each band of a parametric EQ, you’ll be able to adjust the gain , frequency , and bandwidth (Q) to dial in the characteristics you want. …
Suno Studio, the company's browser-based DAW, now includes a suite of audio effects including a compressor plugin that allows users to manage dynamic range in their mixes. The compressor is available to all Suno Premier subscribers at no additional cost.
Suno released v6, a new generation of music models developed with partners including Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. The v6 suite includes three models: v6 (flagship for Pro/Premier subscribers), v6-wild (exploratory, for Pro/Premier), and v6-mini (faster, free for everyone). New features include editing song parts with plain language, building mashups from multiple sources, sampling and isolating audio, creating from text/audio/images/video, and updating individual lyrics without rebuilding the song.
Suno announced a global strategic partnership with Believe and TuneCore, under which the companies will collaborate on new music models. Tracks created with Suno's new industry partner model will be eligible for distribution through Believe and TuneCore, giving independent artists a direct path from creation to streaming platforms.
Suno published a guide encouraging creators to complete their profiles by adding a name, photo, bio, genres, and links. The post lists five benefits: self-expression, promotion by Suno, community building, credibility, and converting listeners into followers.
Suno released Studio 2.0 for Premier subscribers, adding MIDI import and editing, a chat bar for music production, advanced stem separation, audio effects and custom plugin creation, automation curves, and unlimited high-quality multitrack export.
Suno announced a global partnership with music company BMG. The deal is part of the upcoming launch of Suno's first music model developed with the music industry. The partnership aims to create new music experiences and economic opportunities for artists and songwriters who opt in.
Suno announced upcoming new models developed in partnership with the music industry, which will retire all prior models upon launch. Starting September 3, the company will introduce download limits per tier: Free users get up to 7 lifetime trial downloads, Pro users 20 per month, and Premier users 60 per month, with no limits for Premier subscribers using Suno Studio. The new Terms of Service clarify commercial rights for downloaded songs on paid plans and update dispute resolution procedures.
Suno published its principles for responsible music AI, including a commitment to prevent imitation of existing artists, a forthcoming downloads policy to limit mass distribution on streaming platforms, and new audio watermarking and fingerprinting tools to identify AI-generated songs. The company also updated its Community Guidelines to clarify prohibited activities such as recreating existing songs or using someone's voice without permission.
Suno's guide offers practical advice for musicians on creating short-form video content to promote their songs, covering hooks, visual energy matching, formats, storytelling, phased promotion, series ideas, and distribution basics.
Suno published an interview with singer-songwriter sad alex discussing how she uses Suno as a creative tool for songwriting, including solving specific production problems like switching vocal genders or sourcing instrument parts, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining creative autonomy and human authorship in her work.
Suno profiles AI visual artist Dream Relic, who uses Suno's Create feature to turn his old lyrics into songs for his audiovisual project. He describes how the tool helped him bridge the gap between his musical vision and technical ability, and notes that a viral video response led him to take the music side of his work more seriously.
Suno published an interview with pianist and composer Eric Christian, who has sold over 100,000 scores in 200 countries. He describes using Suno as a final check to hear his solo piano melodies arranged as orchestral soundtracks, a process that previously took hours with orchestral mockups.
Suno interviewed dancer and choreographer Matt Steffanina about his creative process. Steffanina said Suno helps him bring musical concepts to life in minutes instead of days, and that he created a song with Suno for a dance video that became one of his best-performing Hooks.
Suno launched Spark, an incubator program for unsigned independent artists aged 18 and older who are singers, songwriters, or producers releasing music under their own name. Selected artists receive a grant, marketing funding, collaboration opportunities at writing camps, and a chance to give feedback on new features, while retaining creative control and commercial rights.
Suno has rebuilt its stem separation feature, offering three new modes: Auto Split (up to 12 stems, Pro and Premier), Split from Mix (isolate or remove one part, Pro and Premier), and Advanced Split (extract from nearly 100 instruments, Premier only). Instead of slicing the original mix, Suno regenerates each stem from scratch using its latest model, producing cleaner, punchier results.
Suno published a guide with six tips for using its Voices feature, including recording in a quiet space, practicing, and providing a voice reference of at least one minute for better results. Voices is available on Web, iOS, and Android, with free and paid plans.
Suno announced it has raised over $400 million in Series D funding at a $5.4 billion post-money valuation. The round was led by Bond Capital with participation from several other investors. The company plans to use the funding to accelerate its mission of helping people express themselves through music and to roll out its first music model developed in partnership with the music industry.
Suno released v5.5, its latest music-generation model, alongside three personalization features: Voices, which lets Pro and Premier subscribers capture and use their own singing voice; Custom Models, which allows Pro and Premier subscribers to fine-tune the model on their own tracks; and My Taste, a free feature that learns a user's genre and mood preferences over time.
Suno announced a partnership with Warner Music Group (WMG) to license high-quality music for training a new generation of Suno models, which will surpass v5. The partnership will introduce new creation features, including content from opting-in WMG artists, and will require a paid Suno account for song downloads, with tiered monthly download limits. Suno Studio remains unchanged with unlimited downloads.
Suno announced a $250M Series C funding round at a $2.45B post-money valuation, led by Menlo Ventures with participation from NVentures, Hallwood Media, Lightspeed, and Matrix. The company reports that nearly 100 million people have used Suno to create music over the past two years.
Suno announced Suno Studio, a generative audio workstation that integrates AI-powered music generation with traditional digital audio workstation features. The tool enables users to generate unlimited stem variations, edit multitrack timelines, adjust BPM and pitch, and export stems as audio and MIDI files for use in other DAWs.
Suno has partnered with Songs of Love Foundation, a nonprofit that creates personalized songs for children and older adults facing illness or hardship. The collaboration will use Suno's AI music tools to help volunteers produce custom songs at scale, and Suno is launching a Creator Program to recruit additional volunteers.