{"schema":"postcutoff/event@1","as_of":"2026-11-13T13:49:00+01:00","url":"https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-08-13-suno-studio-2/","md":"https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-08-13-suno-studio-2/index.md","disclosure":{"written_by":"AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code)","editor":"human editor","policy":"https://postcutoff.com/about/"},"license":null,"id":"2026-08-13-suno-studio-2","date":"2026-08-13","date_precision":"day","short_title":"Suno Studio 2.0 adds MIDI, an AI chat bar that builds plugins, and stem separation to its browser DAW","deck":null,"takeaway":null,"category":"product","category_label":"Products","importance":2,"confidence":"high","status":{"key":"confirmed","labels":["Confirmed"]},"sources":[{"n":1,"title":"Suno: Introducing Studio 2.0","url":"https://suno.com/blog/studio-2","type":"official","group":"primary","domain":"suno.com"},{"n":2,"title":"Suno release notes: Studio 2.0 is here","url":"https://suno.com/release-notes/studio-2","type":"official","group":"primary","domain":"suno.com"},{"n":3,"title":"Music Business Worldwide: Suno launches Studio 2.0 with MIDI support","url":"https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-launches-studio-2-0-with-midi-support/","type":"press","group":"press","domain":"musicbusinessworldwide.com"},{"n":4,"title":"MusicRadar: Suno's Studio 2.0 adds an AI chatbot","url":"https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/sunos-studio-2-0-adds-an-ai-chatbot-that-can-control-your-project-transform-sounds-and-generate-custom-plugins","type":"press","group":"press","domain":"musicradar.com"}],"official":2,"filed":"2026-09-29","updated":"2026-09-29","orgs":["Suno"],"title":"Suno Studio 2.0 adds MIDI, an AI chat bar that builds plugins, and stem separation to its browser DAW","summary":"Suno upgraded its browser-based generative audio workstation with MIDI recording/editing (MIDI clips can prompt new audio), a beta chat assistant that generates instruments and vocals and builds custom plugins and synth presets, a wavetable synth, better stem separation, effects, automation and unlimited 32-bit/48 kHz multitrack export, for Premier subscribers only.","key_facts":["Launched 2026-08-13; 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