u/Comfortable-Place975

I’ve been using Suno for a while now, but recently, trying to cover or remix an existing track has been an absolute exercise in frustration.

Here are the biggest issues I’m running into:

1. Complete disregard for prompt changes: Whether I adjust the genre tags, specify tempo modifications, or try to switch vocal styles, the model either completely ignores the new prompt or throws out the original melody entirely.
2. No middle ground between "Identical Clone" and "Complete Hallucination": It either generates the exact same arrangement with minor audio artifacts, or goes completely off the rails into a random track that shares zero DNA with the source audio.
3. Audio quality degradation: Remixes often introduce heavy robotic artifacts, phase issues, and muddy stems much worse than generating from scratch.
4. Lack of granular control: Without basic parameters (like a reliable influence slider, stem separation control, or in-painting that actually works), every generation feels like throwing credits into a black hole.

Is anyone else experiencing this drop in quality, or found a reliable workaround/prompting structure that actually respects the source track while allowing customization?

I make my own music, sing it myself, but when I upload it, it says it's copyrighted?