Ace Step Prompt To Audio
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Try it on WavespeedAI!ACE-Step Prompt-to-Audio creates music from simple prompts, auto-generating genre tags and lyrics for quick song creation. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Features
ACE-Step — Prompt to Audio 🎶
ACE-Step Prompt-to-Audio is an intelligent music generation model that composes full-length audio tracks directly from text prompts. Simply describe the sound you want — from chill jazz to cinematic orchestral — and ACE-Step creates a polished piece in seconds.
✨ Key Features
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Prompt-to-Music Creation Just write your idea in plain language. For example: “A jazzy chillout track with a cozy vibe about rainy evenings in a quiet café.”
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Instrumental Mode Toggle the instrumental option to generate music without vocals — perfect for background use, podcasts, or film scoring.
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Duration Control Use the slider to set your track length — anywhere from a few seconds to full-minute compositions (e.g., 60s).
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Seed for Reproducibility Set the seed value to recreate the same song later, or randomize it for unique variations.
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Genre & Emotion Understanding The model interprets keywords like “jazzy,” “dark,” “energetic,” “melancholic,” and blends rhythm, instruments, and mood accordingly.
🎧 Use Cases
- Music Production & Songwriting — Draft melodies, instrumentals, or complete compositions in seconds.
- Film, Game & Animation Scoring — Create background themes, ambient layers, and emotional moments effortlessly.
- Social Media & Marketing — Produce custom soundtracks for reels, ads, or brand videos.
- Education & Experimentation — Teach musical structure or explore AI-based composition.
- Creative Exploration — Turn story ideas, emotions, or visual scenes into sound.
🧠 Example Prompts
- “A cheerful pop song about summer memories.”
- “Dark electronic beat with deep bass and atmospheric pads.”
- “Calm piano and violin piece inspired by sunrise.”
- “Lo-fi hip-hop track for late-night studying.”
- “Epic orchestral theme with rising intensity.”
⚙️ How to Use
- Enter a prompt describing mood, genre, or theme.
- (Optional) Enable Instrumental for vocal-free music.
- Adjust duration with the slider (e.g., 30s, 45s, 60s).
- Set seed for reproducibility (or keep random for new results).
- Click Generate — and listen to your AI-composed track.
💰 Pricing
| Metric | Price |
|---|---|
| Per second of generated audio | $0.0002 / s |
🎵 Summary
ACE-Step Prompt-to-Audio transforms words into music — from short jingles to full-length compositions. It’s your AI-powered music studio, ready to help musicians, creators, and filmmakers bring sound to life with just a sentence.
Authentication
For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.
API Endpoints
Submit Task & Query Result
# Submit the task
curl --location --request POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/ace-step/prompt-to-audio" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
--data-raw '{
"instrumental": false,
"duration": 60,
"seed": -1
}'
# Get the result
curl --location --request GET "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${requestId}/result" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
Parameters
Task Submission Parameters
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Yes | - | Prompt to control the style of the generated audio. This will be used to generate tags and lyrics. | |
| instrumental | boolean | No | false | - | Whether to generate an instrumental version. |
| duration | number | No | 60 | 5 ~ 240 | Audio length in seconds. |
| seed | integer | No | -1 | -1 ~ 2147483647 | The random seed for reproducibility. |
Response Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | integer | HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
| message | string | Status message (e.g., “success”) |
| data.id | string | Unique identifier for the prediction, Task Id |
| data.model | string | Model ID used for the prediction |
| data.outputs | array | Array of URLs to the generated content (empty when status is not completed) |
| data.urls | object | Object containing related API endpoints |
| data.urls.get | string | URL to retrieve the prediction result |
| data.has_nsfw_contents | array | Array of boolean values indicating NSFW detection for each output |
| data.status | string | Status of the task: created, processing, completed, or failed |
| data.created_at | string | ISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”) |
| data.error | string | Error message (empty if no error occurred) |
| data.timings | object | Object containing timing details |
| data.timings.inference | integer | Inference time in milliseconds |