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  • How AI stem separation works, and a stem-splitting workflow that survives the artefacts

    A stem splitter doesn't recover the original multitrack. It estimates each part from the finished mix, and its mistakes come out as bleed and artefacts. This guide covers how the models got from Spleeter to Demucs to today's band-split transformers, why the errors happen, and a workflow that plans for them, keeps unreleased audio on your own machine and clears the rights before you release anything.

    Workflows

  • Best AI stem splitters in 2026: a desk review of AudioShake, Demucs, iZotope RX, LALAL.AI and Moises

    We compared five stem splitters on what their makers publish about price, limits, formats, where your audio is processed and what happens to it afterwards. Nothing is scored until we've tested them. On paper, the biggest differences aren't stem counts. They're how much each "we don't train on your files" promise actually covers, and whether you can see the price before you sign up.

    Music tech

  • Open weights vs closed apps: a producer's guide to AI music model licences in 2026

    Stable Audio 3, Lyria 3, Suno v6, ElevenLabs' music products and Udio all describe themselves as responsible about rights, but their terms differ sharply on who owns the output, whether you can release it, and whether your own creations become training data. We read each vendor's terms. Here is what they actually say.

    Artist rights

  • The AI music war becomes a data war: Suno subpoenas the MLC, the labels subpoena DistroKid

    In the same week, Suno asked a Nashville court to force the MLC to hand over years of streaming data, and UMG and Sony asked a Manhattan court to force DistroKid to hand over its AI-detection numbers. Both sides want the data that will decide whether AI music has harmed the market. The artists whose plays and uploads fill those tables can't see any of it.

    Artist rightsvia US District Court, Southern District of New York (via Music Business Worldwide)

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