Soundraw
Overview
Soundraw is a Japan-born AI music generation service founded in Tokyo in 2020. It specializes in producing royalty-free background music and is targeted at YouTubers, video creators and ad agencies.
Where Suno and Udio chase vocal songs and creativity, Soundraw positions itself as a practical tool for generating "good enough" BGM at scale. Subscribers receive royalty-free commercial usage of generated music, with low risk of YouTube Content ID blocking.
Key Features
1. Generate by mood, genre, and length
Choose Mood / Genre / Theme / Length / Tempo and Soundraw returns multiple candidate tracks in seconds. No prompt writing required — it fits naturally into a video editor's workflow.
2. Section-level customization
A signature feature: you can edit generated tracks bar by bar. Sections like intro, main, chorus and outro can be made louder/quieter or re-instrumented, so the music aligns perfectly with your video's cut.
3. Adobe Premiere Pro integration
Soundraw runs natively inside the Premiere Pro timeline, so you can generate and swap tracks without leaving the editor. Having music generation embedded in the video workflow is a practical edge no other AI music tool matches.
4. Bring your own audio
You can upload vocals or your own instrumental performances and layer them over Soundraw-generated beats. The tool does not sing, but it works as a bed for vocals you record yourself.
5. Stem downloads
Higher tiers let you download individual stems (drums, bass, melody, etc.) as WAV files for further mixing in a DAW.
6. Commercial use and rights
- Soundraw retains the rights and grants subscribers a royalty-free usage license
- Usable across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, ads and film
- Designed to avoid Content ID claims
Plans & Pricing
Pricing splits into a single Creator tier for content producers and three Artist tiers for people who distribute and monetize the music itself. WAV and stems start at Artist Pro.
| Plan | Price (USD/mo) | Downloads | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Preview and generate only, no downloads | — |
| Creator | $11.04 (¥1,650; ¥1,072 annual) | Unlimited | MP3 |
| Artist Starter | $19.49 (¥2,900; ¥1,885 annual) | 10/mo | MP3 |
| Artist Pro | $23.39 (¥3,590; ¥2,333 annual) | 20/mo | MP3, WAV, stems |
| Artist Unlimited | $32.49 (¥4,900; ¥3,185 annual) | Unlimited | MP3, WAV, stems |
| Enterprise | Contact | Unlimited | MP3, WAV, stems, API access |
Creator covers commercial use in videos, podcasts, ads and client work. The Artist tiers add distribution to Spotify and Apple Music and let you keep 100% of streaming royalties.
Typical Use Cases
- YouTubers: background music for long-form videos, vlogs and gaming
- Ad agencies: fast turnaround for promotional videos
- Podcasters: jingles and outro music
- Social creators: music for Reels, Shorts and TikTok
- Corporate video: company and product explainers
Strengths
- ✅ Fully royalty-free with a low barrier to commercial use
- ✅ Section-level editing syncs music to your video cut
- ✅ Prompt-free UI that's friendly to video editors, and it lives inside the Premiere Pro timeline
- ✅ Japan-based with strong JP support and invoicing
- ✅ Low Content ID risk thanks to cleaner training provenance
Weaknesses
- ❌ No vocal tracks — instrumental only; you must record and layer any singing yourself
- ❌ Less creative than Suno/Udio; best for utilitarian BGM
- ❌ WAV and stems require Artist Pro or above — the cheaper Creator tier is MP3-only
- ❌ Quality varies by genre
- ❌ Subscription-only, no one-off or pay-as-you-go purchasing
Official Resources
- Website: https://soundraw.io
- Pricing: https://soundraw.io/pricing
- X (Twitter): @soundraw_io