AI music maker Udio has announced a number of new features aimed at making it easier to create music from text prompts.

The service already offers impressive options such as style tags and custom lyrics, and the new features promise even more flexibility.

Topping the list of recent announcements is an increase in maximum song length from 4 to 15 minutes. This will allow budding production creators to indulge their artistic instincts and create epic songs on demand, such as "Bohemian Rhapsody" in length.

If you have never used Udio before, there is a free plan available so you can get started by checking out our guide to music production with Udio.

There is also a new 'clip trimming' feature that allows you to remove parts of clips that do not fit into the overall song.

Previously, the AI tended to follow these incorrect clip motifs, derailing the theme of the song. However, this new feature makes it easier to keep tracks true to their original style, even when extensions are added.

Another feature designed to keep songs consistent was the increase of the context window from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Previously, the AI worked with a 30-second "view" of the track when creating a new extended section. This meant that the AI would "forget" the original structure and style, and the song could easily drift away from the central theme.

With the 2-minute window, the song now flows more consistently. Users could now use elements like chorus more consistently throughout the finished song.

One of Udio's initial problems was tracking the source of the generated clips as users created longer songs. Once again, the developers listened to the community and added a simple but effective track threading feature.

The tree-like structure, combined with the version number ID of each clip, makes it very easy to track the growth and change of a song. This also made it easy to revert to an earlier version and start over if a song did not meet expectations.

The important thing to note here is how valuable the community input was to these upgrades. It is clear that the product team has spent a lot of time listening to users on Reddit and Discord. It is always a good sign when coders lean on their user base while building new products. It bodes well for the future.