# The Suno alternative for instrumentals you can edit

> Suno and Udio make finished songs with vocals. Shawarma makes instrumentals you keep shaping: a deeper bass, slower drums, a new part. Free to start.

Suno and Udio are good at one thing: a finished song with vocals, from one sentence. If you do not like a part, you roll again.

Shawarma does something else. It makes instrumentals only, no vocals, and the song stays open. Ask for a deeper bass, slower drums or a new part, and hear each change while the song plays. Keep what you like.

## One song, changed twice

1. The first version: keys, vibraphone, soft drums: [Make it yours](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-suno-first)
2. You asked“make the bass deeper”: A deeper bass: the same song, bass an octave down: [Make it yours](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-suno-deeper)
3. You asked“slower drums, and add strings”: Slower, with strings: 80 BPM, strings under the chords: [Make it yours](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-suno-slower)

## Side by side

| What | Suno, Udio | Shawarma |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What you get | A finished song, often with vocals | An instrumental, no vocals |
| Change one part | Make the whole song again | Ask for it; the rest stays the same |
| Hear the change | After a new song is made | While the song plays |
| Layers | One mixed track | Drums, bass, chords and melody, each one editable |
| Under the hood | Audio only | Code you can open and edit, or never look at |

## Then ask for *changes*

Once your song plays, type what it needs. It changes while it plays, and you keep only what you like.

- You make the bass deeper
- You slower drums
- You add strings under the chords
- You take the melody out for the first eight bars
- You make it two minutes long

## When Shawarma is the better choice

- You need an instrumental: Background music, a beat, a loop for a game or a video. No vocals to remove.
- You want to fix one thing: The drums are too busy, the bass is too thin. Ask for that one change, not a new song.
- You want to learn: Every song is code you can open. See how the beat is made and change a number yourself.

**See the code of “The first version”**

```
setcpm(24) // 96 BPM, A minor

const drums = s("bd ~ ~ bd ~ ~ sd ~, [~ hh]*4").gain(.4)
const bass = note("<a2 f2 c3 g2>").s("triangle").lpf(800).gain(.4)
const keys = note("<[a2,e3,g3,c4] [f2,c3,e3,a3] [c3,g3,b3,e4] [g2,d3,f3,b3]>")
  .s("gm_epiano1").gain(.32).room(.4)
const melody = note("<[e5 ~ c5 ~] [a4 ~ c5 e5] [g5 ~ e5 ~] [d5 ~ b4 ~]>")
  .s("vibraphone").gain(.24).delay(.25)

arrange(
  [4, stack(keys, melody)],
  [8, stack(drums, bass, keys, melody)],
)
```

## Questions

**Can Shawarma make songs with vocals?**

No. Shawarma makes instrumentals only. If you need singing, Suno or Udio is the better tool. If you need music under a video, a game or your own voice, Shawarma is made for that.

**How is changing a song different here?**

You ask for one change, like a deeper bass, and only that part changes. The song keeps playing, so you hear the change at once. Nothing is kept until you say so.

**Can I use the music in my videos?**

You own what you make and can use it in your videos and games. Some built-in sounds ask for a credit; the list is on the Terms page.

**Is it free?**

You can make, edit and share songs for free. The assistant and WAV and MP3 export come with Pro, with 5 assistant replies free to try it.

The sounds that ask for a credit: [Sound credits on the Terms page](https://shawarma.studio/terms#sound-credits).

## Make an instrumental and shape it

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