Can I control tempo and BPM?
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Yes, you can control the tempo of your AI-generated music by specifying BPM (beats per minute) in your prompt. If you write "120 BPM" or "fast tempo," the AI will generate music at approximately that speed. Tempo dramatically affects the feel of a song — slower tempos (60-80 BPM) create relaxed, emotional, or dreamy atmospheres, while faster tempos (120-160+ BPM) drive energy and movement. You can specify tempo using exact BPM numbers or descriptive words. "Slow ballad" and "70 BPM" both communicate a similar idea. "Fast dance track" and "130 BPM" guide the AI toward energetic output. If you do not specify a tempo, the AI chooses one appropriate for the genre — hip-hop defaults to 80-100 BPM, house music to 120-130 BPM, and so on. Tempo is one of the most impactful parameters for shaping your generated music. A pop song at 80 BPM feels like a laid-back groove, while the same genre at 128 BPM becomes a dance anthem. Experimenting with tempo is one of the best ways to find unexpected and interesting musical results.
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What makes a good AI music prompt?
A good AI music prompt is specific enough to guide the AI toward what you want while leaving room for creative interpretation. The most effective prompts include several key elements: genre (pop, rock, jazz), mood (upbeat, melancholic, dreamy), tempo (fast, slow, 120 BPM), instruments (piano, guitar, synths), and vocal style (male, female, soft, powerful). For example, "a chill lo-fi hip-hop beat with jazzy piano chords, vinyl crackle, and soft female vocals about rainy afternoons at 80 BPM" gives the AI clear direction across multiple dimensions. Compare that to just "make a song" — both will generate music, but the specific prompt produces a much more targeted result. You can also reference artistic styles without naming specific artists — "90s grunge rock with distorted guitars and raw vocals" communicates a clear sonic direction. Mentioning use cases helps too: "upbeat background music for a YouTube cooking tutorial" tells the AI about energy level, instrumentation choices, and structure. Start simple and iterate. If your first generation is close but not perfect, adjust the prompt based on what you hear. Adding or removing descriptors refines the output with each generation.
Read answerWhat genres does Meloro support?
Meloro supports a wide range of music genres covering mainstream and niche styles. Major genres include pop, hip-hop, rock, electronic/EDM, R&B, jazz, classical, country, folk, Latin, reggae, blues, metal, punk, lo-fi, ambient, and many more. Each genre comes with its own characteristics — the AI understands genre-specific instrumentation, rhythmic patterns, song structures, vocal styles, and production techniques. When you specify a genre in your prompt, the AI applies the appropriate musical language. You can also combine genres for hybrid results — "jazz-infused hip-hop" or "electronic folk" — and the AI blends elements from both styles naturally. Sub-genres are also supported. For example, within electronic music you can request house, techno, trance, drum and bass, dubstep, or lo-fi. Within rock, you can specify alternative, indie, punk, metal, or classic rock. Meloro regularly expands its genre capabilities as AI models improve. If a genre is not explicitly supported, describing its characteristics in your prompt often produces accurate results because the AI understands musical concepts beyond just genre labels.
Read answerHow does text-to-music work?
Text-to-music is the core technology behind Meloro. You write a description of the song you want in plain English — specifying things like genre, mood, instruments, tempo, topic, and vocal style — and the AI interprets your prompt to generate a complete musical composition. The process works through large AI models trained on diverse musical data that understand the relationships between words and musical elements. When you write "a melancholic piano ballad about heartbreak with soft female vocals at 70 BPM," the AI knows what melancholic means musically, how to structure a ballad, what piano arrangements sound like, and how to produce soft vocal delivery. The result is a fully arranged song with verse-chorus structure, instrumental layers, vocals, and professional mixing — all generated from your text input. You do not need to know music theory, play an instrument, or understand production techniques. The AI handles composition, arrangement, vocal synthesis, and mixing automatically. More detailed prompts generally produce more specific results, but even a simple description like "happy pop song" generates quality output.
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