AIVA review
6.6/10★★★★★AI composer for cinematic and orchestral music, with MIDI editing and style models
- Best for
- Film, game and video makers who want editable orchestral and cinematic scores
- Price
- Freemium · from €11/month
Free: 3 downloads a month, tracks up to 3 minutes, non-commercial, credit to AIVA required - Platforms
- Web, Desktop app
- Made by
- Aiva Technologies · since 2016
What it is
AIVA composes instrumental music in more than 250 styles, with deep control over tempo, key and instrumentation. You can create your own style models, upload audio or MIDI as an influence, edit tracks and export MIDI or WAV. The Pro plan transfers full copyright to you.
What the AI does
- Composition in 250+ styles
- Custom style models
- Audio or MIDI influence uploads
- Track editor with MIDI export
Pros and cons
- Exceptional MIDI output for further editing
- Fine control over key, tempo and instruments
- Pro plan gives full copyright ownership
- No vocals or modern pop production
- Melodies can repeat and the editor takes time to learn
- Full commercial rights need the €33 Pro plan
How it scores
The best tool here for editable orchestral scores, but no vocals and a steeper learning curve.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Songs with vocals and lyrics (no)
- Commercial use allowed on paid plans (yes)
- Download stems (no)
- Generate or remix from your own audio (yes)
- Edit or regenerate parts of a track (yes)
- Direct tempo, key or mood controls (yes)
- Release tracks on streaming services (yes)
- Trained on licensed or consented music (no)
- API for developers (no)
Alternatives
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- ElevenMusic 8.6/10Creators who want polished vocal songs with the clearest commercial licensing
- Suno 8.5/10Anyone who wants complete, radio-style songs with vocals from a simple prompt
- Google Flow Music 8.1/10People who want to shape a song through conversation, especially Google AI subscribers
- Loudly 7.4/10Content creators who want cheap, royalty-free tracks they can also release