Suno Studio 2.0 adds chat interface, unrestricted export for paid users

Suno Studio 2.0 transforms the company's AI music platform into a conversational digital audio workstation (DAW) tailored for Premier subscribers. The centerpiece is a new beta chat feature that allows users to interact with the platform as though collaborating with a bandmate, creating instruments, vocals, or custom plugins through simple text instructions.

Beyond the chat interface, the update delivers a suite of professional production capabilities. Users now gain MIDI import functionality, enabling integration with external sequences and compositions. Recording and editing features allow post-generation refinement of tracks. Stem separation breaks down mixed audio into individual instrument or vocal tracks. Automation curves enable dynamic parameter changes over time, a staple of professional production. Critically, the update includes unrestricted multitrack export at 32-bit/48 kHz—a high-fidelity format standard in professional audio work—without apparent consumption of user credits.

Plugin creation, a feature that lets users build custom effects or instruments, currently does not incur credit charges. Suno acknowledges this may change, noting that a credit system could be introduced later.

The unrestricted export policy stands in sharp contrast to Suno's recent announcements. CEO Mikey Shulman had just introduced download limits aimed at curbing mass distribution of AI-generated songs on streaming platforms. By restricting free and lower-tier users while offering unlimited export to paying professionals, Suno appears to be assuming that paid subscribers are less likely to flood streaming services with spam—a bet that premium users will use the tool for legitimate creative work rather than automated content farms.

The company has also faced mounting legal pressure over its training practices. A German court recently ruled that Suno's service violates German copyright law and that the training does not qualify under the U.S. fair use doctrine. These rulings add regulatory risk to the company's expansion into professional workflows, as they raise questions about whether content produced with Suno can be legally distributed or commercialized.