Generating Music

How to generate music in Qolaba — prompt writing, configuration options, Magic Prompt, and generating your first track.

Music Generation in Qolaba is a full-featured Studio. This is where you configure every aspect of your generation — model, prompt, format, and output options — before generating.

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Step-by-Step: Generating Music

Step 1 — Write a Prompt

Describe the music you want in the prompt field. Be specific about genre, mood, instruments, tempo, and any lyrical theme.

• Minimum: 2–3 words

• Maximum: 5,000 characters

Strong prompt examples:

Upbeat pop song about summer adventures with catchy
chorus, electric guitar, and synthesizers.

Ambient lo-fi beat for studying — soft piano, gentle
rain sounds, slow tempo, no vocals.

Cinematic orchestral piece — dramatic strings, building
tension, suitable for a film trailer.

Step 2 — Select a Model

Choose from Lyria 3 Clip and Lyria 3 Pro. Each model is displayed with its credit cost. See Models & Configuration → for a full breakdown of model capabilities and differences.

Step 3 — Configure Options

Option	What It Does
Instrumental Only	Toggle on to generate music without vocals
Format	Choose MP3 (smaller, ideal for sharing) or WAV (high-fidelity, for editing) where supported
Negative Prompt	Describe what to exclude — e.g., "no drums, no distortion, no fast tempo" (select models only)
Seed	Enter a number for reproducible results — same seed + same prompt = same output every time

Step 4 — Use Magic Prompt (Optional)

Click Magic Prompt to have the AI automatically enhance your prompt before generation. This expands a short or simple prompt into a more detailed, model-optimized version — producing richer, more specific musical output.

• Cost: ~0.05 credits per enhancement

• Best for: Short or underdeveloped prompts where you want more stylistic detail without writing it manually

Step 5 — Generate

Click Generate. Credits are deducted upon completion.

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Writing Effective Music Prompts

Element	What to Include
Genre	Pop, rock, jazz, classical, lo-fi, ambient, cinematic, electronic
Mood	Upbeat, melancholic, dramatic, calm, energetic, mysterious
Instruments	Guitar, piano, strings, synthesizers, drums, bass
Tempo	Slow, mid-tempo, fast, building
Vocals	With or without vocals, male/female voice, choir
Theme	Subject matter for lyrics if vocals are included