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ElevenLabs Music V2

Full music tracks from a text description — any genre, with vocals or fully instrumental. Pick the exact length, from a 3-second sting to a 10-minute piece. Output is 48 kHz / 192 kbps MP3, royalty-free.

Capabilities

FeatureSupport
Text-to-MusicYes
Duration3 seconds – 10 minutes (you set the exact length)
VocalsYes (or explicitly instrumental)
Output48 kHz / 192 kbps MP3
LicensingRoyalty-free output
Reference audio / imageNo

Exact-Length Generation

Unlike Lyria (fixed 30s clip or ~2min song), Music V2 renders to the exact duration you request. That makes it the go-to for:

  • Scoring to picture — a 47-second cue for a 47-second cut, no trimming.
  • Long-form beds — podcast intros, ambient loops, 10-minute focus tracks.

Prompting Tips

  • Genre + mood + instrumentation + tempo is the reliable skeleton: "cinematic orchestral, tense build, low strings and taiko, 100 BPM".
  • Structure long tracks explicitly. For multi-minute pieces, outline sections: "opens sparse, drums enter at one third, full arrangement by the midpoint, stripped-back outro".
  • Say "instrumental only" when you don't want vocals — the model may otherwise add them where the genre implies it.
  • Lyric themes work — "an upbeat indie-pop song about leaving home" steers the generated lyrics.

Limitations

  • No reference-audio conditioning (can't continue or match an existing track)
  • No stems — output is a single mixed file
  • No seed / determinism

See Also

  • Lyria 3 — Google's music family with timestamped structure control and image references
  • ElevenLabs Sound Effects — same provider, SFX instead of music