Author: nopetnoget editors ·
For digital content creators and musical performers. The project team emphasizes generating background tracks for video creators. Overall, this is confirmed during testing. The cost and quality of composition have a certain balance, and the absence of copyright issues is a decisive factor for the service user. The project team clearly sees its target audience and offers solutions to their problems.
Verdict: 5/10. Recommended for paid use. If you are willing to pay 6-9 cents per track and need to generate 100 or more tracks per month. First, what to do: Add settings to set the number of composition versions you want to receive.
Step 1
Yes, from the first page it is clear what the service is about: an AI music generator. The text on the first screen successfully highlights the direction of the product: lyricism and the possibility of flexible customization. "Create original songs from texts, lyrics, links and your own ideas using our AI song generator. Customize vocals, styles and sounds to bring your musical vision to life".
Step 2
Registration is built on Google Auth, everything works great, the authorization popup emphasizes logging in via Google. However, during authorization, the Google provider is used as a quick way to get your email into the database, then the project team asks you to enter a password to enable login via email and password only. The reason for this may be a technical requirement, because when you authorize in the service using Google authorization, it goes to the 1010diy.com application, not the somio service.
Step 3
After registration, you are sent to your account, where there is a form to submit a prompt for generating a song/track. Everything is like all similar projects in this segment, there is no clear onboarding, but it's hard to get confused. Customizing the generation is not complicated, it's easy to figure out. In addition, you have a link to a guide on how to create a great prompt to get a high-quality track, and after clicking the large green Generate button, the service will clarify what exactly you wanted to do and suggest fine-tuning before generation again. The Generate button clearly indicates how many credits (tokens) this process will cost. According to the information on the tariff page, you can generate 2 songs for free. Separately, the project team pays special attention to prompting, because the quality of your composition and meeting your expectations depend on it. Therefore, in the library of ready-made tracks/melodies/songs, each one includes the prompt by which it was generated. Do not ignore this, review the examples so your song is worthy of TOP charts.
Step 4
Generating the first track took about 5 minutes, the track was generated in two copies, which was a bit disappointing, because on the tariff page we were promised 2 tracks, but in fact we got one in two very similar versions, in one style and one voice. In the generation presettings, we did not see the ability to specify how many versions of the composition we want to receive on output. The tracks we received were slightly above average quality, but our prompt was not very complex. The track came out in the language we prompted. The composition lacked depth of content, but our pop music style is not very demanding of this. The music and vocals are generally at a high level, performed in one voice, and in the settings we did not see the ability to get a duet performance or a band. Time: 7:20
Step 5
We were unable to repeat the song generation a second time or re-generate, because we ran out of tokens/credits. To get new credits, the service offers to get a subscription or share the track on social networks, after which (or after verification) you will receive some credits for generation. On the positive side, an album cover is generated for the track without the need to prompt it separately.
Step 6
The service team declares 2 songs on a free plan or participation in a loyalty program, which provides the ability to get tokens after sharing a composition on social networks. So when generating, remember this (!). We got 1 track in two versions. In the generation settings, we did not find the ability to specify how many versions we want to receive on output, so the free plan is very limited in our opinion, compared to the alternative MemoTunes. The advantage of somio.ai is that you can download your track to a device without needing to buy a subscription.
Step 7
The project team offers subscription plans or Pay-As-You-Go token purchases (minimum $19.99). Subscription plans are annual or monthly. If you choose monthly payment, the cheapest plan starts at $8.99 USD (1000 credits = 100 songs, cost of each composition is slightly less than 9 cents), or $24.99 (400 songs, cost of each track is 6 cents). Payment via Stripe. On annual commitments you can save up to 40%.
Step 8
There is no option to delete an account from the dashboard. You can only manage your subscription plans. For those who are particularly concerned, you can contact the project team via email or through online chat support.
Focus 1
There is no onboarding as such, but everything is intuitive. From registration to listening to your generated song takes 7 minutes. To the founder: Add the ability to specify the number of composition versions you want to receive on output.
Focus 2
Overall, there were no questions about pricing, two transparent tariffs that give the cost of a composition around 6-9 cents each. There is an option to generate a free track or buy tokens using a Pay-As-You-Go model. To the founder: No remarks on the pricing block except that the project team declares 100 songs, but by default generates 2 versions of a track, counting this as two compositions. Provide the ability to specify the number of desired copies/versions on output.
Focus 3
The project team clearly understands its target audience, focusing on digital content creators looking for a service to generate music compositions for their videos or podcasts. The service will also be convenient for beginner singers and creators to get fresh ideas for their future tracks. The quality of songs and tracks is at a proper level, which can allow you to take TOP charts on well-known streaming platforms even without additional post-processing. To the founder: No recommendations on target audience.
