AIVA
AI music composer built for cinematic and classical soundtracks, with 250+ styles and a MIDI editor
Freemium
About AIVA
AIVA is an AI composition assistant aimed at orchestral, cinematic, and classical work. You pick from 250+ style presets or upload an audio or MIDI file as an influence, and AIVA generates an original piece in seconds. A built-in piano-roll editor lets you tweak notes, swap instruments, and adjust dynamics before export, and the Style Designer can train custom style models. Tracks export as MP3, MIDI, or WAV. The free tier is non-commercial, while the paid Pro plan grants full copyright ownership of your compositions.
Key Features
- 250+ style presets including cinematic, classical, jazz, and lo-fi
- Upload audio or MIDI as an influence to generate similar original pieces
- Built-in piano-roll editor to edit notes, instruments, and dynamics
- Style Designer for training custom style models
- Export to MP3, MIDI, and WAV formats
- Pro plan grants full copyright ownership of your tracks
Pros & Cons
What we like
- Strong at orchestral and cinematic scoring, not just pop loops
- MIDI export and a real editor give you control most generators lack
- Free tier lets you try unlimited generation before paying
- Pro plan gives you full ownership and unrestricted monetization
Room for improvement
- Free and Standard plans keep copyright with AIVA, not you
- Free downloads are watermarked and capped per month
- Best results need MIDI and arranging knowledge, so it's less beginner-friendly
- Vocals are not the focus, so it's weaker for songs with lyrics
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AIVA?
AIVA is an AI music composition assistant aimed at scoring and soundtrack work. It generates emotional, orchestral, and modern tracks from a chosen style or influence, and unlike many generators it can export MIDI so you can open the composition in a DAW and keep editing every note yourself.
Is AIVA free?
AIVA has a free plan that allows about 3 downloads per month with tracks up to 3 minutes, but the copyright stays with AIVA and you must credit it with no monetization. Paid plans roughly as of 2026 cost around 11 euros a month for Standard and about 33 euros a month for Pro, which unlock longer tracks, more downloads, and WAV.
Who is AIVA for?
AIVA is for composers, filmmakers, and game developers who want a starting point for a score they can then refine. The MIDI export makes it especially useful for musicians who treat AIVA as a co-composer, generating ideas and arrangements they finish by hand in their own production software.
Who owns the copyright to AIVA compositions?
It depends on your plan. On the Free and Standard plans AIVA retains the copyright, with Standard allowing limited monetization only on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram. On the Pro plan you own the full copyright with unrestricted monetization, and upgrading also grants you ownership of compositions you created before subscribing.
Best For
Scoring film, trailers, and short videosBackground music for games and appsRoyalty-free tracks for YouTube and Twitch contentComposers drafting orchestral sketches to refine in a DAW
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