Suno pushes Studio 2.0 toward a true digital workstation

Suno has launched version 2.0 of its Studio product, adding MIDI support, automation, a built-in effects pack and a chatbot that manages the session—a clear step toward a full digital audio workstation rather than a basic audio editor with generative features.

The most significant addition is MIDI support, which Suno described as the most requested feature and a prerequisite for any modern DAW. The platform still lacks external plugin or VST support, so users remain confined to the proprietary built-in synthesizer—a basic wavetable with two oscillators, three envelopes and four LFO. The intent is not to emulate vintage Arturia gear but to treat MIDI data as a prompt: users can play chords and let Suno render them as audio, enrich a melody or write a B-part based on what is played.

Version 2.0 also introduces standard DAW automation, allowing pan or volume of individual tracks to be adjusted over time. Suno adds a simple effects suite that includes distortion, delay, reverb, compression and EQ, all integrated into the workspace.

A new chatbot is embedded in the current session and draws the musical direction of the project. Users can request lyrics, a new guitar part, or an instruction such as “make the vocal channel sound better,” and the bot will add reverb, compression and EQ automatically. It can also generate custom effect plugins—unique reverbs, rack-style compression or chorus effects—similar to the Endless AI guitar pedal from Polyend. Created effects are saved to the user’s account for reuse.

The next iteration of the chatbot leaves even fewer decisions to the user. In a demo, Henry Phipps corrects wrong notes and fixes MIDI, then remarks that he should have asked the chatbot to do it for him. He also skips selecting a vocal processing chain, deferring the choice to the AI. A correction published on 13 August clarifies: the original text mistakenly said the synthesizer had four envelopes, but it actually has four LFO.