--- title: "SOUNDRAW | Ethical Stack" url: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/ catalog_version: f6baff2119d0e9158520da7fbe4232011dac79f25bd08757436d7a1dbd593db2 --- # SOUNDRAW A hosted music generator for making and editing instrumentals and background tracks for creator, artist and business projects. Canonical profile: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/ Scope: SOUNDRAW’s currently offered hosted AI music-generation service; its official pages say the model is trained on music written and recorded by its in-house team, without publishing a distinct model release name. Published overall: 3.5; 6/6 dimensions rated. Round the equal-weight mean of available numerical ratings to one decimal; require at least four of six for an overall score. BDS status stays outside the mean; for eligible profiles, a boycott target caps the final score at 2/10 and a pressure target subtracts one point (minimum 1). Not listed and not checked do not adjust the score. ## Energy practices Finding: 2/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#energy The public service documents a hosted route, but no comparable energy or clean-electricity report was found. Reason: 1 + 1 reporting + 0 electricity + 0 controls = 2/10. This grades documented practices and transparency. Argument: This hosted audio service profile scores disclosed deployment choices and operating controls, not measured energy savings. The reviewed product and company materials do not publish request-level electricity, an attributable data-center energy mix, or verified clean-power procurement for this service. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (dimension): SOUNDRAW Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Comparable per-minute or per-generation electricity, water use, lifecycle emissions and independently verified clean-power sourcing are not published in these sources. ```json { "method": "practices-transparency-v1", "scope": "SOUNDRAW", "components": { "disclosure": { "score": 1, "reason": "The official documentation identifies the hosted runtime boundary. It does not quantify electricity or lifecycle impact for this route.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/" ] }, "electricity": { "score": 0, "reason": "No attributable clean-electricity procurement or hourly matching evidence was found in the cited primary material.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/" ] }, "demand": { "score": 0, "reason": "No documented user controls for reducing energy demand were found in these product sources.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/" ] } }, "actualImpactMeasured": false } ``` - [SOUNDRAW AI music-generation product](https://soundraw.io/) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) ## Training data Finding: 5/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#training-rights SOUNDRAW says its music model is trained exclusively on in-house compositions and recordings, and that it owns rights to the training catalog. Reason: 1 + 2 source transparency + 2 permission + 0 creator controls = 5/10, with the permission cap applied. Argument: SOUNDRAW’s official music page says its AI is trained only on music its producers write and record; its ethical-AI page says the model uses in-house compositions and its API page describes the material as licensed in-house music. The company says it owns the master recordings and publishing rights for training works. These statements support a substantial claimed permission basis for this named service, but there is no inspectable track list, contributor agreement set or independent model audit. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (profile): SOUNDRAW’s currently offered hosted AI music-generation service; its official pages say the model is trained on music written and recorded by its in-house team, without publishing a distinct model release name. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Named source works, composer/performer contracts and compensation, exact training release coverage, creator removal or retraining process, and independent verification of ownership claims are not published in the reviewed sources. ```json { "method": "training-rights-evidence-v1", "scope": "The stated training release or selected model", "components": { "provenance": { "score": 2, "reason": "The company identifies its in-house composers and recordings as the training source, without a work-level inventory.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/", "https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music" ] }, "permissions": { "score": 2, "reason": "SOUNDRAW claims ownership of the masters and publishing rights. No contributor contracts or independent rights audit are available in these sources.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/", "https://soundraw.io/api" ] }, "creatorControls": { "score": 0, "reason": "No contributor opt-out, removal, compensation schedule or retraining remedy is documented in the cited sources.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music" ] } }, "routeDependency": null, "modelReference": null } ``` - [SOUNDRAW AI music-generation product](https://soundraw.io/) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW official training-data and creator-rights statement](https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW music API and licensed in-house training claim](https://soundraw.io/api) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) ## Your data & privacy Finding: 4/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#privacy SOUNDRAW’s privacy policy describes account and service-use data but gives no clear schedule for submitted or generated music. Reason: SOUNDRAW’s policy describes collection of account details, search and usage history, device data, and user-provided content. It allows requests to correct or delete personal information, while its Terms say the account is deleted after service termination. The reviewed policy does not set retention periods for prompts or generated tracks, or describe a model-improvement opt-out for those inputs. Argument: SOUNDRAW’s policy describes collection of account details, search and usage history, device data, and user-provided content. It allows requests to correct or delete personal information, while its Terms say the account is deleted after service termination. The reviewed policy does not set retention periods for prompts or generated tracks, or describe a model-improvement opt-out for those inputs. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (profile): SOUNDRAW’s currently offered hosted AI music-generation service; its official pages say the model is trained on music written and recorded by its in-house team, without publishing a distinct model release name. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: The reviewed policy does not specify retention periods or deletion timing for submitted prompts and generated music, the treatment of operational copies, or whether user inputs are used for service improvement. - [SOUNDRAW Privacy Policy](https://soundraw.io/privacy) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW Terms of Service](https://soundraw.io/terms) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW AI music-generation product](https://soundraw.io/) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) ## Openness Finding: 2/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#openness The application, hosted API and model serving are proprietary; public technical docs cover integration and selection. Reason: Official materials describe SOUNDRAW and how to use its hosted features, but do not publish its complete application or serving implementation under an open-source license. Public API documentation does not make the hosted model weights or full production stack inspectable. Argument: Official materials describe SOUNDRAW and how to use its hosted features, but do not publish its complete application or serving implementation under an open-source license. Public API documentation does not make the hosted model weights or full production stack inspectable. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (profile): SOUNDRAW’s currently offered hosted AI music-generation service; its official pages say the model is trained on music written and recorded by its in-house team, without publishing a distinct model release name. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Complete source code, model weights, training recipe and independent reproduction are unavailable for this hosted service. - [SOUNDRAW AI music-generation product](https://soundraw.io/) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW official training-data and creator-rights statement](https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW music API and licensed in-house training claim](https://soundraw.io/api) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW music license and usage restrictions](https://soundraw.io/license) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW Terms of Service](https://soundraw.io/terms) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW Privacy Policy](https://soundraw.io/privacy) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) ## Worker protections Finding: 1/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#labour SOUNDRAW publishes public company and careers information, but the reviewed pages do not establish worker protections across its AI supply chain. Reason: 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1/10. Documented worker protections; missing disclosure is an evidence gap. Argument: The reviewed company and product material provides some public visibility into the organization, but not independently verified evidence on annotation, moderation, contractor pay, worker representation, grievance handling or remedies. This score reflects what the vendor documents, not a finding that workers are mistreated. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (dimension): SOUNDRAW employees and AI supply-chain workers Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Contractor conditions, worker voice and remedy, supply-chain coverage and independent worker-level assurance are not established in these sources. ```json { "method": "worker-safeguards-evidence-v1", "entity": "soundraw", "company": "SOUNDRAW", "scope": "SOUNDRAW employees and AI supply-chain workers", "components": { "conditions": { "score": 0, "reason": "No clear public evidence on pay or working conditions across employees and contractors was found in the reviewed company and product pages.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music" ] }, "voice": { "score": 0, "reason": "No worker grievance, representation or remedy process was found in the reviewed public pages.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/" ] }, "assurance": { "score": 0, "reason": "No independent worker-level implementation audit was found in the reviewed public pages.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music" ] } }, "disclosureLimited": true } ``` - [SOUNDRAW official training-data and creator-rights statement](https://soundraw.io/ethical-ai-music) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW AI music-generation product](https://soundraw.io/) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) ## Military ties Finding: 7/10 Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#military-contracts No military customer, contract or operational defense offering was established in the official sources reviewed for SOUNDRAW. Reason: 7 base + 0 safeguard adjustment = 7/10 (1 of 9 safeguard points; every 3 adds 1). No military relationship was established in the cited sources. This ranks above known defense ties without claiming a verified clean record. Argument: The reviewed official company and product materials establish an audio product business but do not identify a military customer, defense contract, operational defense offering or military-use restriction. This is a bounded finding about sources checked, not proof that no relationship exists. No identity, location or supplier assumptions are used. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (dimension): Publicly disclosed SOUNDRAW products and business; no deployment inferred Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: Named customers, contract scopes, downstream deployments, customer-screening practices and independent military-use oversight may not be disclosed in the reviewed material. ```json { "method": "military-ties-priority-v2", "entity": "soundraw", "company": "SOUNDRAW", "scope": "Publicly disclosed SOUNDRAW products and business; no deployment inferred", "components": { "restrictions": { "score": 1, "reason": "General service terms provide baseline restrictions, but no clear blanket prohibition on military use was found.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/terms" ] }, "oversight": { "score": 0, "reason": "No public military customer review or independent defense-use oversight was found in these sources.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/" ] }, "transparency": { "score": 0, "reason": "The reviewed pages do not name a military customer, contract scope or deployment.", "sourceUrls": [ "https://soundraw.io/" ] } }, "disclosureLimited": true, "relationship": "not-established", "relationshipReason": "No direct military or defense relationship was established in the reviewed official product, company and terms pages. This is a source-limited finding and does not certify that no relationship exists.", "score": 7, "baseScore": 7, "safeguardPoints": 1, "safeguardAdjustment": 0, "rawScore": 7, "cap": null } ``` - [SOUNDRAW AI music-generation product](https://soundraw.io/) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) - [SOUNDRAW Terms of Service](https://soundraw.io/terms) (primary; checked 2026-10-28) ## BDS targets Finding: Not listed Assessment: https://ethicalstack.ai/products/soundraw/#israel-palestine SOUNDRAW was not named in the two official BNC technology and corporate target lists checked. Reason: Campaign category, excluded from numerical scoring. Argument: The official BNC corporate boycott and pressure guide and its No Tech campaign page do not name SOUNDRAW among the current targets listed there. BDS uses selective, campaign-based targets; absence from these two lists is neither approval nor a broad assessment of company relationships. Type: argument; confidence: medium Scope (profile): SOUNDRAW’s currently offered hosted AI music-generation service; its official pages say the model is trained on music written and recorded by its in-house team, without publishing a distinct model release name. Research reviewed: not recorded; evidence date: not recorded Unknowns: This categorical check covers only the two linked BNC lists as reviewed on the date shown; local campaigns and future list updates may differ. - [BNC guide to boycott and pressure targets](https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott) (campaign; checked 2026-10-28) - [BNC No Tech campaign](https://bdsmovement.net/no-tech-oppression-apartheid-or-genocide) (campaign; checked 2026-10-28) ## Reading the evidence - Assessments are provisional editorial judgments. Cite the profile and the underlying sources, and retain confidence, scope and unknowns. - Unknown, not-applicable and model-dependent are different states. Missing evidence does not establish good or bad conduct. - Company-level evidence does not establish use of a particular product or model. Account plan, model, host and route can change an assessment. - Energy scores describe documented practices and transparency, not measured request emissions. Zero component points can mean an evidence gap. - Published overall scores require at least four of six numerical dimensions. Preserve coverage and BDS adjustments; BDS itself is categorical. - No named BDS target found is limited to the reviewed campaign sources and is not approval. Personalized priorities do not change the published overall score. - Review and source-check dates describe the research, not this deployment. Fetch current primary sources when the decision requires current verification. Methodology: https://ethicalstack.ai/methodology/