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Luxembourg AI music composer — generate soundtracks, export MIDI and stems
Review by EuropeanStack EditorialUpdated Verified
AIVA occupies a genuinely distinct position in AI music: it serves composers, not just consumers. The MIDI and stems export, the SACEM registration, and the Pro plan's copyright transfer make it the most professionally credible AI music tool built in Europe. The nine-person team and absence of an API limit enterprise scale, and the Pro tier pricing puts it beyond casual use. For filmmakers, game studios, and serious composers who want a European-built, GDPR-compliant tool that integrates with professional DAW workflows, AIVA is the clearest choice available.
AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist) is a Luxembourg-based AI music composition platform that generates original soundtracks in 250+ styles — from cinematic orchestral to ambient electronic — with professional-grade MIDI, WAV, and stems export. The world's first AI system registered as a composer with SACEM, founded in 2016 by Pierre Barreau.
Headquarters
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Founded
2016
Pricing
EU Data Hosting
No
Employees
1-10
Free
€11/mo
€33/mo
Billing: monthly, annual
In February 2016, a small team in Luxembourg registered their AI system as a composer with SACEM — the French performing rights body that manages royalties for Daft Punk, Stromae, and 200,000 other artists. No AI had done this before. The act made AIVA the first artificial intelligence in history with formal composer status in a major rights organisation, capable of collecting royalties through SACEM's European network.
That milestone set the tone for what Aiva Technologies SARL has built since. AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist) is a professional AI music composition platform headquartered in Luxembourg City, designed for filmmakers, game developers, and soundtrack composers who need original music with genuine copyright clarity. Where Suno and Udio generate audio from a text prompt and deliver a finished MP3, AIVA outputs MIDI files and orchestral scores that musicians and producers can edit, re-orchestrate, and refine inside a DAW.
The company remains an independent Luxembourg SàRL (RCS B209287), founded by Pierre Barreau and a small team. A minority seed investment from NetEase gave it early runway but did not alter its Luxembourg legal status or EU-jurisdiction footing — the controlling entity is and has always been Aiva Technologies SARL, a company under Luxembourg commercial law. With nine employees and a sharply focused product, AIVA is a lean specialist, not a Swiss-army AI tool.
AIVA generates music across more than 250 styles: cinematic orchestral, ambient electronic, fantasy, jazz, corporate, choral, and everything between. The generation is grounded in music theory. The system was originally trained on classical scores from Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart before expanding to other genres — the result is structural coherence across movements, not just mood-matched loops. An ambient track will have a clear arc; a cinematic cue will build and release with intention.
This theory-grounded approach distinguishes AIVA from audio-generative tools that interpolate between training examples without underlying harmonic logic. For professionals who need a sketch that sounds composed rather than generated, that distinction matters.
AIVA exports MIDI files on the Free and Standard plans and per-instrument stems on Pro. The Free and Standard plans export MIDI files alongside MP3s. Open the MIDI in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, or FL Studio and you have every instrument line editable: the cello part, the piano voicing, the brass stabs. The Pro plan adds WAV export and stems — separate audio files per instrument group (strings, brass, percussion, piano) — essential for scoring-to-picture work or professional mixing sessions.
Suno and Udio deliver a finished audio render. AIVA delivers a starting point for a human composer. These are genuinely different value propositions serving different professionals, and AIVA is one of the only EU-built tools offering this level of production-ready output.
AIVA allows creators to upload audio or MIDI files as style references. The system analyses harmonic and rhythmic patterns in the uploaded material and generates new compositions in a similar style. A client brief like "we need something close to the Interstellar score" becomes actionable. Upload a Hans Zimmer reference, generate stylistically-matched variations, and iterate from a starting point that has already been qualified by the client. This is more reliable than attempting to describe a sound in text alone.
On the Pro plan, AIVA transfers copyright entirely to the creator — no persistent claim, no revenue share, no platform lock. This matters for professional work: sync licensing, broadcast, and commercial release all require unambiguous rights ownership. The Standard plan grants limited monetization on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram, which covers most content creators but not broadcast or theatrical distribution. The Free plan reserves copyright with AIVA and prohibits commercial use, which is honest and clearly stated.
Pro plan tracks run up to 5.5 minutes with 300 downloads per month. Standard allows 5 minutes and 15 downloads. Free caps at 3 minutes and 3 downloads. These limits directly reflect the intended user at each tier: casual exploration, regular content creation, and professional production respectively.
AIVA's three-tier structure covers a wide range of use cases. The Free plan gives any curious musician three MIDI-capable downloads monthly at no cost — a genuine free-to-try offering, not a crippled demo. Three downloads is low for real evaluation of the platform's stylistic breadth, but it is enough to assess generation quality.
Standard at €11/month (billed annually) suits content creators with steady music needs across social platforms. At roughly €0.73 per track at 15 downloads, it competes effectively with stock music licensing on a per-track basis and with no licensing ambiguity.
Pro at €33/month (annual) is priced for working composers and production studios. Stems and full copyright transfer justify this price for anyone doing professional scoring. Against hiring a session composer for even a single cue, €33/month is not expensive — and against per-track stock music at commercial rates, the economics improve sharply at any volume above ten tracks monthly.
There is no API access at any tier. Developers cannot integrate AIVA generation into automated workflows or build on top of the platform programmatically.
Aiva Technologies SARL is a Luxembourg company registered under RCS B209287, placing it under EU jurisdiction and GDPR by law. Luxembourg is a founding EU member with one of Europe's most robust data protection frameworks — the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) is the applicable supervisory authority for any complaints or compliance questions.
The company's size (nine employees) means there is no complex multinational data processing chain. Data handled through AIVA primarily covers account credentials, usage logs, and generated or uploaded audio files. AIVA does not explicitly advertise EU data centre hosting on its public website, so organisations with strict data residency requirements should confirm this directly before enterprise-scale deployment.
The minority seed investment from Chinese firm NetEase does not change AIVA's legal structure or jurisdiction. The controlling entity is Aiva Technologies SARL, a Luxembourg company, and NetEase holds no operating control. EU organisations can weigh this at their own risk tolerance, but the legal entity classification is unambiguous.
Film and game composers who need original music for professional productions. The MIDI and stems output slots directly into a professional production workflow rather than replacing it. AIVA is a rapid sketch tool with genuine legal clarity — you get an editable starting point, not a finished product you can't touch.
Content creators with steady volume needs — YouTube channels, podcast producers, social media managers — who need more than stock music but less than a commissioned composer. The Standard plan provides sustainable output at low per-track cost, with sufficient monetization rights for platform publishing.
Music educators and students exploring composition and orchestration concepts. AIVA's theory-grounded MIDI output is educational — you can study how the system voiced a string quartet or structured a four-bar harmonic phrase. Student and school discounts are available on request.
Independent studios without a dedicated composer budget. If you need background music that is original, legally clear, and stylistically varied, AIVA's Pro plan delivers more flexibility than any stock library for a fraction of library subscription costs.
It is not the right choice for creators who want fast, polished audio from a text prompt with no further editing. Suno and Udio are faster and simpler for that workflow. AIVA demands a willingness to engage with the output as a compositional starting point.
AIVA occupies a genuinely distinct position in AI music: it serves composers, not just consumers. The MIDI and stems export, the SACEM registration, and the Pro plan's copyright transfer make it the most professionally credible AI music tool built in Europe. The nine-person team and absence of an API limit enterprise scale, and the Pro tier pricing puts it beyond casual use. For filmmakers, game studios, and serious composers who want a European-built, GDPR-compliant tool that integrates with professional DAW workflows, AIVA is the clearest choice available.
AIVA is operated by Aiva Technologies SARL, a Luxembourg company (RCS B209287). Luxembourg is an EU member state, making AIVA subject to GDPR by law. The Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) is the applicable supervisory authority. For specific data processing and retention commitments, review the privacy policy at aiva.ai.
On the Free plan, AIVA retains copyright and non-commercial use applies. The Standard plan grants limited monetization rights for YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram. On the Pro plan at €33/month billed annually, full copyright transfers to the creator with no restrictions on commercial use, sync licensing, or broadcast.
AIVA outputs MIDI files and instrument stems that composers edit in a DAW. Suno and Udio generate finished audio renders from text prompts — there is no editable source. AIVA is for professional scoring and composition workflows; Suno and Udio suit creators who need a ready-to-use audio track immediately. AIVA provides explicit copyright clarity; Suno and Udio have faced ongoing legal questions about training data and output ownership.
Yes. The Free plan provides 3 downloads per month in MP3 and MIDI format for tracks up to 3 minutes in length. Free-tier music is for non-commercial use only, with copyright remaining with AIVA. Student and school discounts on paid tiers are available by contacting AIVA directly.
In 2016, AIVA became the first AI system registered as a composer with SACEM, the French performing rights organisation. This registration — predating most current debate about AI authorship and intellectual property — means tracks published under AIVA's authorship can collect performing royalties through SACEM's European network, a concrete legal protection that no other AI music platform holds.