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by elliotbnvl 158 days ago
Yes! I feel like so many people really fail to appreciate this side of things.

Heck, Suno has gotten me to the point where I play so much more piano (the recording -> polished track loop is very rewarding) that not only did I publish an album to Spotify in my favorite genre, of music that I’m really happy with, I’ve also started to produce some polished acoustic recordings with NO AI involvement. That’s just because I’ve been spending so much more time at the piano, because of that reward loop.
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freedomben 158 days ago
As someone who is very much in this boat, though with guitar and bass rather than piano, I have really been wanting to get into this. I'm even willing to spend some money on tokens or subscription, but I have no idea how to really get started with it.

Are you willing to go into some more detail about what you do with Suno and how you use it?

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elliotbnvl 158 days ago
I use it very simply. I pay for the monthly subscription that gives you 2k credits a month. I record a few song ideas every day, usually 2-3min recordings, using my phone and Apple Voice Memos. I export them as mp3 files and upload those to the Suno app with a very short prompt (my album is made of songs generated via the very simple but slightly weird “house string quartet” prompt that I discovered by accident).

I generate a bunch, pick the ones that sound good, extend them if necessary, and save. Eventually once I have 30ish I can just pick the top winners and assemble an album. It’s drop dead simple.

The only reason I published them is because my family started to get worried that the songs would get “lost,” and at the request of friends also. Not doing it for profit or anything.

The recording is the real prompt: the longer of a recording you create, the more Suno adheres to the structure and tone/rhythm/voicings you choose.

I use the v5 model. Way better than the v4/4.5 models.

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dharmatech 158 days ago
What should we search for to hear your album?
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elliotbnvl 158 days ago
Thanks for your interest!

My artist name is He & The Machines (yes, it’s a bit on the nose). It’s on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and anywhere else you look probably.

The album name is “songs to play at the end of the world”.

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dharmatech 147 days ago
Here's the link for others:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n6B8QB_SzSfm...

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