Drum and bass needs its tempo and its break stated plainly, otherwise Suno halves the speed and gives you something closer to hip hop.
Style prompt
Paste into Suno's style field
Liquid drum and bass, fast chopped breakbeat with tight snares and rolling ghost notes, deep sub bass, lush warm pads and jazzy electric piano, airy female vocal floating over the top, 172-176 BPM, spacious club mix
Tags
Short keyword version
drum and bass, liquid dnb, breakbeat, sub bass, lush pads, 174 bpm, atmospheric
Avoid / negative
Keep the output from drifting
slow tempo, trap hats, country, acoustic ballad, heavy distortion, spoken word
Recommended slider settings
Style influence70%
Weirdness30%
Tempo and break pattern define the genre, so keep influence high and let the pads breathe.
Tips for better drum and bass results
State the BPM range — '174 BPM' is the single most useful word in a dnb prompt.
Liquid, jump-up and neurofunk are very different; pick one.
Airy vocals sit better than powerful belting at this tempo.