Music AI isn’t just for generating tracks—one producer turned Suno into a $10/month communication tool that saves $300 per song. Here’s the counterintuitive workflow that’s actually worth stealing.
The Setup
After eight years of making music, Alexander Kumar knows exactly how a track should sound. The verse should hit a certain way. The breath should fall in a specific spot. The flow needs to pull back right before the hook lands.
But explaining that with words? Tricky. Humming doesn’t help when you’re not a singer. And hiring vocalists just to test ideas before committing runs $100+ per hour.
So he did something mildly controversial in music circles: he started using Suno.
But not to generate music. To generate clarity.
Suno As a Communication Tool
Suno is an AI tool that generates music from text prompts. Type a style prompt → get a finished track.
But that’s not what Suno does for Alexander.
It’s not making his music. It’s not writing his lyrics. And it’s not replacing his vocalists.
I use it as a rapid prototyping tool—for music.
It gives him vocal performance references he can use to:
Communicate ideas to artists
Test different vocal deliveries before recording
Create sample packs from atmospheric vocal elements
Figure out what actually works before committing
That alone saves $200-300 per track in wasted studio time.
What This Replaces (And What It Doesn’t)
What it replaces:
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<li>Humming</li>
<li>Hours of explaining flow to vocalists</li>
<li>Paying for vocal demos ($100-200 per track)</li>
<li>Trial-and-error in expensive studio time</li>
<li>Guessing if a lyric flow works
What it doesn’t replace:</li>
<li>Actual recording quality</li>
<li>Human vocal performance nuance</li>
<li>Your production skills</li>
<li>Your creative vision</li>
<li>Your final mix
What it enhances:</li>
<li>Decision-making speed</li>
<li>Communication with artists</li>
<li>Pre-production planning</li>
<li>Sample library creation</li>
<li>Workflow efficiency
If you think Suno is going to make your tracks for you, you’re missing the point. It’s a power tool. Not a replacement for skill.</li>
</ul>
Want to read the rest? The full post includes Alexander’s 5-element prompt framework, his exact prompts, complete workflows, and honest failure analysis → <a href="https://karozieminski.substack.com/p/suno-ai-vocal-reference-tool-music-producers" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read on Substack</a>
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Karo Zieminski

A music producer uses Suno AI not to generate final tracks, but as a $10/month prototyping tool to create vocal reference demos. This approach saves $200-300 per track by eliminating expensive studio trial-and-error, improving communication with vocalists, and testing lyric flows before committing to recording. The workflow focuses on rapid iteration and clarity rather than replacing human performance.

He Pays $10/Month for AI Music. Deletes Every Track.