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Case Study

Surgical Repair of Suno Artifacts: 572 Clicks, One Channel, Repaired by Hand

A real Suno track had 572 sub-frame codec clicks, almost all concentrated in a single channel. No conventional mastering tool could touch them. Here is what the artifacts look like at the sample level, why STFT-based repair hits a hard wall below 5 ms, and how Pro Master's new waveform editor fixes them with a mouse wheel.

April 2026 · 12 min read · Case Study Read article
Getting Started

Does AI Music Need Mastering? (Yes. Here's Why.)

Your Suno track sounds great on headphones. But something changes when you upload it to Spotify. Here's what's happening, why AI audio needs mastering more than recorded music, and a step-by-step walkthrough of how to do it right.

April 2026 · 8 min read · Getting Started Read article
Guide 4

Prompt Like a Producer: How Suno Actually Reads Your Input

Suno doesn't read your prompt. It predicts from it. Learn how token weighting, seed files, slider thresholds, and producer tags give you real control over AI music generation.

April 2026 · 24 min read · AI Music Production Read article
Guide 3

Suno v5 vs v5.5: What Actually Changed in the Audio?

We measured 15 audio metrics across 5 genres to find out what v5.5 actually changed. The answer involves genre-adaptive intelligence, not just cleaner audio.

March 2026 · 15 min read · Audio Analysis Read article
Guide 2

Why Your AI Track Sounds Wrong: The Science Behind the Artifacts

Shimmer, fog, presence holes, bass anomalies. We ran spectral analysis on AI-generated tracks to identify exactly what makes them sound "off." A deep dive into the five measurable problems hiding in every AI track.

March 2026 · 12 min read · Audio Analysis Read article
Guide 1

Why Your AI Music Sounds Off

AI music generators like Suno and Udio create impressive tracks, but the raw output has consistent audio problems. Here's what's actually wrong and a step-by-step walkthrough of how proper mastering fixes it.

February 2026 · 10 min read · Getting Started Read article

Before You Master — Guide Series

Coming soon 6 — Arrangement for AI: Why 3 Instruments Sound Better Than 5
Coming soon 7 — From Suno to Spotify: The Complete Release Pipeline