Udio is an AI music generation platform that creates high-quality, original music from text descriptions, covering virtually every genre, mood, and style.
## What Udio Does
- Text-to-music: Describe a song and Udio creates it
- Vocals & lyrics: Generates singing voices with your lyrics or AI-written lyrics
- Full production: Complete songs with instruments, vocals, mixing, and mastering
- Genre versatility: Pop, rock, hip-hop, classical, electronic, jazz, folk, and hundreds more
- Instrumental: Create backing tracks and instrumentals without vocals
## How Udio Works
- Enter a text prompt describing the music you want
- Optionally provide your own lyrics
- Select generation settings (duration, instrumental/vocal)
- Udio generates two song variations
- Listen, refine, and extend your favorite
- Download the final track
## Crafting Music Prompts
### Prompt Structure ``` [Genre] [Mood/Energy] [Instruments] [Tempo] [Vocal Style] [Additional Details] ```
### Examples - "Upbeat indie pop with jangly guitars, synth pads, female vocals, 120 BPM, summer vibes" - "Dark ambient electronic with deep bass, ethereal pads, no vocals, cinematic tension" - "Acoustic folk ballad with fingerpicked guitar, gentle male vocals, introspective lyrics" - "High-energy EDM drop with saw wave synths, four-on-the-floor kick, festival anthem"
## Genre Tags
Udio responds well to genre tags in your prompt: - Pop subgenres: Synthpop, dream pop, indie pop, K-pop, city pop - Rock: Alt-rock, post-punk, shoegaze, grunge, prog rock - Electronic: House, techno, drum and bass, dubstep, ambient - Hip-hop: Boom bap, trap, lo-fi hip-hop, conscious rap - Other: Classical, jazz fusion, bossa nova, reggae, afrobeats
## Understanding Credits
- Free tier offers limited daily generations
- Paid plans provide more credits and features
- Each generation consumes credits based on duration
- Extension and remix features also use credits