Question 1

What can I make with Eleven Music?

Accepted Answer

Complete, structured tracks in any genre. Generate an upbeat synth-pop bed for a product video. A cinematic orchestral cue for a trailer. A lo-fi loop-friendly instrumental for a stream. A podcast intro with a vocal hook. A boss-fight theme for a game. Describe the music the way you would brief a composer, pick a length, and the model delivers an MP3 you can drop into your timeline.

Question 2

Can it generate vocals, or only instrumentals?

Accepted Answer

Both. By default Eleven Music writes and performs vocals that fit your prompt, and it sings in many languages, so a track can match the language your audience speaks. Paste your own lyrics and it sings those instead. When you want a clean bed with no singing, toggle instrumental mode and the model skips vocals entirely. Instrumental is the right call for background music under dialogue, voiceovers, and podcasts.

Question 3

Can I use my own lyrics?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Paste your lyrics, one line per row, and the model sings them word for word. Mark sections with tags in square brackets, like [Verse 1], [Chorus], or [Bridge], and it arranges the song around them, adding an intro and an outro to fit the length you picked. Leave the lyrics empty and the model writes its own words to match the prompt. Lyrics can be in any language, and the lyrics field is not available with the instrumental toggle.

Question 4

How long can a generated track be?

Accepted Answer

Anywhere from ten seconds to five minutes. Short lengths work for stingers, intros, and social clips. Longer lengths give the model room to build a full arrangement with an intro, verses, a chorus, and an outro. Pick the length that matches your edit, since the track is billed by its duration.

Question 5

How is Eleven Music different from ElevenLabs Sound FX?

Accepted Answer

Sound FX makes short non-musical audio, like impacts, foley, ambiences, and UI clicks. Eleven Music makes actual songs, with structure, instrumentation, and optional vocals. Use Sound FX when a scene needs a door creak or a whoosh. Use Eleven Music when it needs a soundtrack. Both live in Visual Sandbox, so switching between them is one click.

Question 6

How do I write prompts that get good music?

Accepted Answer

Be specific about genre, mood, and instrumentation. "Energetic 1980s synth-pop with a driving drum machine beat and male vocals" beats "rock music". Tempo and key cues help too, like "120 BPM in A minor". Describing the use case also works, since the model understands intent. "Ad for a sneaker brand" or "peaceful meditation bed" is often enough. For a track with no singing, say so in the prompt or use the instrumental toggle.

Question 7

How much does an Eleven Music track cost?

Accepted Answer

Pricing is billed by track length, so a ten second stinger costs a fraction of a five minute song. Visual Sandbox shows the exact cost before you generate, and charges when the track is delivered. There is no subscription, no monthly minimum, and no top-up to use the model.

Question 8

What format is the output, and where can I import it?

Accepted Answer

Each generation returns a 48 kHz MP3. Drop it into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, CapCut, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Reaper, GarageBand, Unity, Unreal, or any other video editor, DAW, or game engine that accepts MP3. Convert to WAV in your DAW if your project chain prefers uncompressed audio.

Question 9

How does Eleven Music compare to other AI music generators?

Accepted Answer

Eleven Music is built for creators who need music that serves a project, with strong prompt adherence on genre, mood, tempo, and instrumentation, plus an instrumental toggle and precise length control. Other generative music tools lean toward song discovery and remixing. Visual Sandbox makes it easy to try Eleven Music next to other audio models on the same project, so you can pick the one that fits the brief without juggling separate subscriptions.

Question 10

Can I use the generated music commercially?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ElevenLabs allows commercial use of generated tracks in ads, social content, podcasts, apps, games, and client work. Note that generated music is not exclusive to you, so a similar prompt from someone else can produce similar music. You are responsible for the prompt and the final use, especially when the track imitates a recognizable artist or song.

Question 11

Can I release the tracks on Spotify or Apple Music?

Accepted Answer

No. Distributing generated tracks to music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music is not covered, and neither is offline TV, radio, or film broadcast. Those uses require an enterprise license arranged directly with ElevenLabs. For everything else, like video soundtracks, podcasts, ads, apps, and games, you are cleared to publish.

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