Udio Music Maker:
Create and Extend Clips to Suit Your Song

I have to tell you about Udio Music Maker—a creative AI tool I started using around the same time as Aitubo. While Udio focuses purely on music creation, I find it fun and intuitive when I want to explore song structure and lyrics.

Aitubo still offers greater value overall (in my opinion) because it also creates short videos and images—but Udio definitely holds its own if music is your main focus.

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Ever get that “what am I even doing?” feeling when trying out a new app? Yep—been there. So today, I’m walking you through Udio.com and how to start crafting music that actually sounds cool (and not like a robot having a meltdown).

Now yes, you can start for free—but as I always say, you get what you pay for. I’ve spent thousands on apps over the years because I believe in supporting tools that deliver. Udio’s no exception.

What Is AI Music?

AI music is exactly what it sounds like—music generated by artificial intelligence. These tools take your input (a written prompt, mood, genre, or even full lyrics) and create a complete audio track from scratch. No instruments. No studio. Just code, data, and creative algorithms working behind the scenes.

There are a few ways to go about it. You can type a prompt like “uplifting acoustic pop with female vocals,” and let the app whip up a track for you. Or—my preferred route—you can feed it your own lyrics and guide the mood and structure more intentionally.

Now, I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a poet. Writing lyrics? That part's easy for me. It's the music that always stumped me. Everything I composed sounded like I was tone-deaf (I swear I’m not!). So when AI music tools came along, I was intrigued—but also hesitant.

Just clicking a few buttons to auto-generate a song felt a bit too “push-button easy” for my liking. I wouldn’t feel right labeling it as 100% my own creation. But once I discovered I could write the lyrics and let AI handle the composition side? That changed the game for me. It became a true collaboration—one that gets me excited to hop out of bed and write the next verse.

How AI Voice Training Works

AI music tools are trained on—you guessed it—real artists. It’s a lot like how ChatGPT or Claude work: tons of data get scraped (yes, including our websites and books), then the AI learns from it. Sometimes it spits out something even better than what we humans wrote. That’s what pulled many of us in. Myself included.

So when it comes to music, the same logic applies. These tools aren’t “copying” anyone’s exact voice or song—they’re training on patterns from thousands (if not millions) of musical samples. The result? AI-generated vocals that sound shockingly human. I mean, I can carry a tune, but I’m no Adele. The voices these tools can produce? Amazing.

When I write lyrics and let an AI turn them into music, it’s really no different from how this very page was written—with the help of AI and a healthy dose of human editing. Sometimes you get magic, sometimes a total flop. That’s part of the fun.

For me, the joy is in writing the poem first, then turning it into a song. That collaboration between human creativity and machine composition? It's delightful—like having a personal composer on standby 24/7. And no, I’m not trying to steal Barry Manilow’s thunder when I say: I write the songs (well, lyrics) that make the whole world sing. 😉

Can You Copyright AI-Generated Music?

Nope. Apparently you can't copyright something that's "machine made." But you can and should copyright stuff that's HUMAN made.

So what does that mean? It means that anyone can take your song, or book, and use it as a base for their song or book. Look, AI is "that young" for the masses that it's still a grey area, law-wise. I say "young" but they've been actively working with data for decades.

OK, you came here to learn about Udio.com and not my take on AI copyright, but all that stuff's important.

IF you go the "free" app route, then you MUST state on your work something like this for Udio: "Output by Udio.com" - again, when using their free version. I'm on the Pro Plan which is an intermediate plan, so I don't have to mention the "Output by Udio.com."

Having said that, my music site shows these two lines at the end of the lyrics:

...[Chorus]
Cynical as hell, I know.
It gets you in the end,
Running on the treadmill…

© 2024 Lyrics by Susan Gast
Music: AI Generated

And that covers the fact that the lyrics were written by a human (me), but the music bed was AI generated.

How to Get Started with Udio Music Maker

After signing up, you'll see an area at the top for a prompt. Yep, a picture says a thousand words, here goes:

Point "A" at the very top is where you'll see the grey prompt helper and down below that in "suggestions" are the different genres. Click on one, or a few genres, and they'll be added to your initial prompt in area "A", separated by commas. You'll need to mouse click in the "A" area to be able to scroll to see what genres were added at the end... A bit cumbersome, TBH.

In area "B", you can see "udio-32" which provides 32-second clips for 2 credits. Below that in area "C", it's set up to auto-generate lyrics derived from your written prompt in the "A" area. Makes sense? Good.

When all is filled in (or out, depending on where you come from!) then hit the bright red "Create" button at the top, on the right.

What to Expect When Using Udio

Udio will then create TWO 32-second clips so you have a choice of which you like best. OK... so what's next?

THEN after choosing which one to go with, you select "EXTEND" to add another 32 seconds of music to that original piece.

After that's generated, you will again choose which of the two 1:04 (one minute and 4 second) tracks you prefer. Do the extending again, until you get around a 2-1/2 to 3 minute track overall.

Using Udio with Your Own Lyrics

I far, far prefer to write my own lyrics. But... get help with Claude or ChatGPT for sure - if what you've written doesn't sound professional - and they'll steer you in the right direction with a different word here or there to make it rhyme better, etc.

For going the "write your own lyrics" way, do this:

Right at the top in area "A", you'll basically add the genres (at least that's what I do) but you could provide a few-words as a hint as to what the song is about. Then, see in the image that I've chosen "udio-130" which generates a clip that's 2 mins and 10 seconds long and uses 4 credits.

TBH, I've never used the "C" area, but you COULD write the "hint" there that you wrote in area "A" - and just have the genres inside the "A" area. Use the "C" area for what the song is about. I do not know the maximum character lengths allowed in those input boxes.

NEXT UP: Write your lyrics! Well, you wouldn't write them directly in the field - you know what I mean - copy and paste your lyrics in area "B". Scroll to top and hit the red "Create" button!

Music "parts" separators:

[Chorus]

[Verse]

[Bridge]

[Instrumental]

[Outro]

and others.

PLEASE NOTE the USE of SQUARE BRACKETS.

Make sure the 'Chorus' etc. are wrapped inside square brackets so that the "AI vocalist" won't say those words out loud! I accidentally used regular parenthesis (  ) and they sang "Instrumental" as part of the song, LOL.

Results May Vary: Weird & Wonderful Output

Please note that Udio.com is still in beta right now as of July 2025. So be prepared to hear some amazing stuff, and some not-so-amazing stuff.

I've created music with Udio AND Aitubo. Because BOTH of my APPS are purchased apps, I have no need to use a disclaimer to state who wrote it, or how it was created. Having said that, when using your AI-generated music in videos, it helps to have proof of creation if a 'copyright' violation hits.

As I said at the top of the page, Aitubo are in "maintenance mode" which totally sucks because I honestly think their output is slightly better than Udio.com.

You can also create classical music too! Create music beds for films.

The sky's the limit.

Frequently Asked Questions About Udio

Thanks for reading! Whether you're creating music for fun, storytelling, or content creation, Udio is a fantastic tool to experiment with. It won’t replace real musicians—but it can definitely spark creativity and help you test out your lyrical ideas with ease. Give it a go and let the music flow.

🎧 Ready to try Udio? Head over to udio.com and start making music your way.