u/Dannyjamesnaidu

So we can probably all agree that Suno can generate some seriously good sounding ideas.
I’m more of a “learning producer” than a pro, and I’ve been feeding my own demos into it and getting some genuinely inspiring results back. The issue is trying to recreate them properly in a DAW afterwards.
I decided to use one of the tracks as a training project to improve my MIDI drum programming and production skills, but I’ve hit a massive wall with timing/groove.
The generated songs seem to have a floating BPM all the way through. I tried using Smart Tempo in Logic Pro so the click follows the track, which helped a bit, but it’s still really difficult to get drums and instruments feeling locked in naturally.
If I force the song to a fixed tempo/grid, it loses loads of its vibe and starts sounding stiff and worse overall.
A few things I’m struggling with:
The timing doesn’t really sit cleanly on the grid
Editing MIDI becomes awkward because the groove drifts
The drum stems from Suno Studio aren’t very clean or separated
It’s hard to identify individual drum hits/transients clearly
I’m also struggling to work out what instruments/tones/layers are actually making up the production
Has anyone found a good workflow for rebuilding or recreating AI-generated tracks like this?
Do you:
fully tempo map them?
ignore the grid and play by ear?
rebuild from scratch using the arrangement as inspiration only?
use any tools/plugins to analyse stems better?
Would love to hear how more experienced producers approach this kind of thing because right now it feels like trying to reverse engineer a mastered song with unstable timing.