Amper Music AI: What Happened and What to Use Now

Key Takeaways

• Amper’s former public beta composer was discontinued in 2018; do not follow old instructions for creating a track with it.

• AIVA offers generated, editable compositions, but the rights granted at download depend on your plan.

• SOUNDRAW’s Artist plan permits song distribution when you meaningfully modify its beat; its Creator plan is for background tracks.

• Beatoven licences generated music for use with video or audio content, not for direct release as a streaming track.

• Musosoup does not accept fully AI-generated music, although AI can assist a human-led creative process.

What happened to Amper’s composer?

Amper offered a public beta tool for composing music with AI. References to its old creation workflow describe that historical tool, not a current interface you can open to make a track.

Amper’s public beta composer was discontinued in October 2018. That announcement concerned the beta composer; it did not say the company itself shut down then.

Which replacement fits your project?

Start with the finished work: an editable musical idea, a song for streaming, or background music accompanying other content. The permissions differ as much as the creative workflows. For more options beyond this Amper replacement choice, see Musosoup’s AI music generator guide.

AIVA: develop an editable composition

Choose AIVA if you want to generate and edit a composition, including one influenced by uploaded audio or MIDI. Its licensing terms tie the rights granted at download to your plan. Pick a plan that covers the use you have in mind rather than treating editing access as release permission.

SOUNDRAW: build a song from a beat

SOUNDRAW separates background-track use under its Creator plan from song distribution under an Artist plan. For a streaming song, its Artist-plan licence requires meaningful changes to the downloaded beat, such as added vocals or an instrumental part, so the finished song sounds clearly different. Distributing an unmodified beat or registering it with Content ID is not permitted.

Beatoven: score video or audio content

Beatoven is an option when the music accompanies a video or audio production. Its stated licence covers generated tracks for that use, but does not permit uploading the generated music directly to streaming services such as Spotify or Apple Music.

Try a replacement workflow

Example: you need a 20-second instrumental under a rehearsal video and are also preparing a streaming single. Treat them as separate deliverables, even if you want them to share a musical idea.

1. Set the brief. For the rehearsal clip, mark where speech or playing needs space and where the music should enter and end. For the single, decide what you will write, perform or change yourself.

2. Make candidate audio. Try Beatoven for music beneath the video. For the song, develop an editable AIVA composition or work on a SOUNDRAW beat under a plan that fits your intended release.

3. Listen in context. Play the clip with the music underneath. If a busy passage masks the spoken introduction, try a sparser passage or move its entrance. For the single, listen to whether your added parts make the arrangement distinctly yours rather than leaving the starting beat unchanged.

4. Check the destination. Note the chosen audio, provider, account plan, intended outlets and your creative contributions. If your current permission covers background use but not the proposed single, change the plan or musical material before uploading.

Before you publish: rights and eligibility

Keep permission to use audio, rights in a recording or composition, permission to distribute a song and eligibility for a particular submission platform separate. A background-use licence does not, by itself, answer whether you can release the generated track directly as a single.

A provider’s contractual rights and copyright protection are different questions. For US copyright purposes, Copyright Office guidance says sufficiently creative human arrangements or modifications may be protected, while prompts alone do not necessarily establish copyright in generated material. AIVA’s plan-dependent assignment wording does not settle the copyrightability of every element of a particular output.

If you plan to submit your release to Musosoup, its music AI policy does not accept fully AI-generated music. AI assistance may form part of a human-led creative process. That submission rule is separate from a provider’s permission to use audio elsewhere.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Amper Music AI’s old composer still available?

No. Amper’s former public beta composer was discontinued in 2018, so old instructions for using that interface will not help you create a new track.

Does the 2018 discontinuation mean Amper itself shut down then?

No. The discontinuation concerned its public beta composer; the announcement did not say the company was shutting down.

Can I upload a Beatoven-generated track directly as a streaming single?

No. Beatoven licences its generated music for use with video or audio content, but does not permit direct distribution of that generated track to streaming services.

What should I use instead to make a streaming song?

If you want to build around a generated beat, SOUNDRAW’s Artist plan permits song distribution when you meaningfully modify it. If you want an editable composition, AIVA is another starting point; select the plan whose rights cover your intended use at download.

Can I submit an AI-assisted song to Musosoup?

AI assistance can form part of a human-led creative process under Musosoup’s policy, but fully AI-generated music is not accepted. Check how your finished song was made before submitting it.

Conclusion

Amper’s old beta workflow is no longer the route to a new track. Decide where your finished music will appear, then choose a current tool and plan that fits that specific use.