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Tips for writing great prompts

How to describe your music to get the best AI results — with real examples.

The AI reads your genre, mood, key, and any lyrics you've written as one combined brief. Here's how to get the most out of it.

Be specific with genre + mood

The more specific your combination, the more unique the result.

  • "Lo-fi Hip-Hop · nostalgic, rainy-day feel"
  • "Cinematic Orchestral · tense and building"
  • "Acoustic Pop · warm and intimate"
  • "Music · good" (too vague)
  • "Sad song" (works, but less distinctive)

Use the instruments field

If you have a specific sound in mind, spell it out.

  • "fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft piano, no drums"
  • "electric guitar, bass, drums, organ — rock band setup"
  • "synth pads, bass synth, minimal percussion"

Example prompt combinations

Emotional ballad:
Key: A Minor · Genre: Singer-Songwriter · Mood: bittersweet, raw · Instruments: acoustic guitar, piano

Upbeat pop track:
Key: C Major · Genre: Pop · Mood: energetic, fun · BPM: 125 · Instruments: synth, bass, drums

Cinematic instrumental:
Key: D Minor · Genre: Cinematic · Mood: dark, epic · Instrumental: on · Instruments: strings, brass, timpani

Lo-fi study beat:
Key: F Major · Genre: Lo-fi Hip-Hop · Mood: calm, late night · Instrumental: on · BPM: 75

Folk love song:
Key: G Major · Genre: Folk · Mood: tender, romantic · Instruments: acoustic guitar, banjo, light strings

Writing lyrics for the AI to sing

The AI will sing your lyrics word for word. For best results:
- Structure lyrics in verses and a chorus
- Keep lines to a natural spoken length
- Avoid very long lines — they can be hard to fit musically
- Rhyme schemes help but aren't required

Use the AI Lyric Writer to generate a starting point, then edit it to match your vision.

If generation fails

Sometimes the AI refuses to generate because the output would be too similar to an existing song. This can happen with:
- Very common chord progressions combined with common genres
- Lyrics that closely echo a known song

Fix: change the mood, add specific instruments, or rephrase a few lines of your lyrics.

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