Is the music DJEN generates royalty-free?

Yes. The music and files generated by DJEN are royalty-free and may be used for any personal or commercial purpose — videos, games, streams, backing tracks, anything.

Do I need an account to use DJEN?

No — you can generate and listen to riffs without one. A free account lets you save up to 5 songs to the cloud, share them with a link, and sync your settings across devices.

How do I download my song as a WAV file?

Press the download button next to the play controls and your whole playlist is exported as a single WAV file. To export an individual riff as MIDI, open the "…" menu on that riff and choose "Save as MIDI".

Can I see guitar tabs for the riffs?

Yes — the Guitar Tab button shows tablature for your generated riffs. Guitar tabs are a DJEN Premium feature.

How much does DJEN Premium cost?

Premium is £1.99/month, £11.99/year, or £29.99 once for lifetime access. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Premium adds guitar tabs, unlimited saved and shared songs, and priority support.

Why does the same preset sound different every time?

Presets define the style — instruments, tempo and feel — and every press of Generate composes a brand new riff within that style, so no two riffs are the same.

Why does the same preset sound the same every time?

That preset is non-random: its patterns have the Random button toggled off, so the chunks play in the order they appear and the riff comes out exactly as written. Open it in the Configuration panel to see how it works — and to build your own patterns the same way.

How to use DJEN

DJEN is an online metal music generator: it composes riffs for you — guitars, kick, snare, hi-hats and cymbals — that you can customize, download and use however you like, royalty-free. This guide covers everything from your first riff to exporting a full song.

Quick start

Go to the generator, pick a preset, and hit the green Generate button. DJEN composes a new riff and starts playing it. Don't like it? Press Generate again and the riff is replaced with a fresh one. When you have a riff you want to keep, press the + button to add another riff after it — building a playlist of riffs that plays in order. Try it right here:

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Generating

No tracks added

Press generate to begin

Generate replaces the selected riff; the + adds a new one to the playlist. Open a riff's "…" menu to duplicate or remove it, or to download it as MIDI — and the download button next to the loop button exports the whole playlist as a WAV.

Choosing a preset

Presets get you started without having to dive into the settings yourself: each one sets up the instruments, samples, tempo and rhythmic feel, and they're grouped by genre. Most presets generate a different riff every time, but several are non-random — the riff plays exactly as written — to show you can create those too. The Blank preset gives you an empty canvas to build your own sound from scratch, and once you've tweaked things to your liking you can save your settings as a custom preset.

Shaping the sound

Next to the preset picker you can change the BPM, the number of bars per riff (1–16) and the time signature — drop the tempo and stretch the bars for doomy grooves, or push the BPM up for blast beats.

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Time sig

Bars

BPM

Each generated riff will be 4 bars of 4/4 at 130 BPM.

Click the BPM field in rhythm to tap a tempo. These settings apply to the demo above — change them, then press Generate again and hear the difference.

While you're refining, the loop button cycles between loop off, looping the whole playlist, and looping a single riff — single-riff loop is great while you fine-tune one section.

Instruments and patterns

The panel on the right of the generator (the Configuration tab on mobile) is where the music really takes shape. On the left are your instruments — guitars, kick, snare, hi-hat, cymbals and more. On the right are your patterns: the rhythms those instruments play. Every instrument connects to a pattern — click the icon on an instrument, then a pattern, to link them — and instruments that share a pattern play in lockstep, which is how you get kick and guitars chugging together.

Click an instrument's name to open its sample pool — the set of sounds the generator is allowed to pick from. Want only china cymbals, or a different snare? Swap the samples here; an instrument with an empty pool stays silent.

Click a pattern's name to rename it or give it its own bar amount and time signature. Each pattern is divided into chunks, and each chunk contains one or more notes — so a chunk can hold a specific rhythm that stays intact. When you press Generate, the pattern's chunks are placed in a random order to build the riff. Toggle the Random button off and the chunks play in the order they appear instead, so the pattern plays exactly as written.

The "…" button on the connection between an instrument and its pattern has settings of its own — lock specific samples to specific notes in the pattern.

Try it

Instruments

Patterns

Click an instrument or pattern to open its settings, click the icons to connect or disconnect them, and use the "…" on a connection to lock samples to notes. Your changes apply to the demo above — disconnect the cymbals, press Generate again, and hear them disappear.

Downloading your song

The download button next to the play controls exports your whole playlist as a single WAV file. For individual riffs, use the riff's "…" menu and choose Save as MIDI to take the notes into your DAW and play them with your own amp sims and drum samples. Both work in the demo above — anything you generate on this page is yours to keep. Everything DJEN generates is royalty-free for personal and commercial use.

Saving and sharing songs

With a free account you can save up to 5 songs to the cloud and reopen them from your dashboard on any device — your generator settings sync too. Share gives a song a short link (like djen.co/s/abc123) that anyone can open and listen to, no account needed. Create a free account to get started.

Guitar tabs and Premium

The Guitar Tab button shows tablature for your generated riffs, so you can learn and play them yourself. Tabs, unlimited saved and shared songs, and priority support are part of DJEN Premium — from £1.99/month, with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required.

Frequently asked questions

Is the music DJEN generates royalty-free?: Yes. The music and files generated by DJEN are royalty-free and may be used for any personal or commercial purpose — videos, games, streams, backing tracks, anything.
Do I need an account to use DJEN?: No — you can generate and listen to riffs without one. A free account lets you save up to 5 songs to the cloud, share them with a link, and sync your settings across devices.
How do I download my song as a WAV file?: Press the download button next to the play controls and your whole playlist is exported as a single WAV file. To export an individual riff as MIDI, open the "…" menu on that riff and choose "Save as MIDI".
Can I see guitar tabs for the riffs?: Yes — the Guitar Tab button shows tablature for your generated riffs. Guitar tabs are a DJEN Premium feature.
How much does DJEN Premium cost?: Premium is £1.99/month, £11.99/year, or £29.99 once for lifetime access. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Premium adds guitar tabs, unlimited saved and shared songs, and priority support.
Why does the same preset sound different every time?: Presets define the style — instruments, tempo and feel — and every press of Generate composes a brand new riff within that style, so no two riffs are the same.
Why does the same preset sound the same every time?: That preset is non-random: its patterns have the Random button toggled off, so the chunks play in the order they appear and the riff comes out exactly as written. Open it in the Configuration panel to see how it works — and to build your own patterns the same way.

Still stuck? Send us a message via feedback or email support@djen.co.