Plan your first songGoogle Lyria 3.548kHz hi-fi stereo audio

From a song idea to your first Lyria take

Build a clear musical brief for KaivorMusic. Work through model choice, lyrics, language, timing and images, then listen back with the model's limits in mind.

A workspace for the whole song idea

You do not need to manage an API response to make a song here. KaivorMusic organizes the prompt, starts generation in the background and keeps the audio and written output together so you can return to them.

Lyria 3 Clip

Best for

Try a hook or a short instrumental idea

Duration

30s per clip · 10 credits

Output

MP3

Google Lyria 3.5

Best for

Develop a verse, refrain and bridge

Duration

60/120/180s targets · about 3 minutes maximum · 20 credits

Output

Selectable MP3 or WAV

Give the arrangement a starting point

Write a musical brief that someone could play from, rather than only naming a mood.

A genre blend, such as folk with electronic percussion, sets the direction.

Name the lead instrument, supporting sounds, BPM and key or scale.

Explain whether the energy should rise, relax or change between sections.

Decide how much song you need

A quick hook and a complete arrangement need different amounts of room.

Lyria 3 Clip spends 10 credits on a fixed 30s sketch.

Google Lyria 3.5 is the default full-song choice: 20 credits with a 60/120/180s target, up to about three minutes.

Try an idea with Clip before using the brief for a longer 3.5 song; choose MP3 or WAV for that full version.

Keep the words separate from the direction

Paste lyrics in their own section so production instructions are easier to distinguish from words to sing.

Divide the words with tags including [Intro], [Verse], [Chorus], [Bridge] and [Outro].

Put the instruments, delivery and mood instructions ahead of the lyric block.

For an instrumental, leave lyrics out and explicitly request no singing.

Choose the language of the performance

The language you write in influences pronunciation and vocal delivery.

For a French song, write the brief and lyrics in French.

If English singing must accompany Japanese section notes, state that combination directly.

Keeping one main language in the brief makes your intent easier to follow.

Sketch where the song changes

Time ranges help place an entrance, a chorus lift or the final fade.

A possible map: [0:00–0:12] opening, [0:12–0:32] verse, [0:32–0:52] refrain.

Describe instrument and vocal entrances as well as changes in energy.

Plan scene cues and trailer builds against the chosen duration; timing remains approximate.

Bring in a visual reference when useful

Up to 10 images can contribute a scene, a color palette or a story to the musical direction.

Try a moodboard, a film still, concept art, a cover sketch or a product image you can use.

Tell the model what the visuals should sound like, rather than uploading them without explanation.

Skip images when the written brief already says enough; references guide music and do not generate cover art.

Ask directly for an instrumental

Background tracks, game cues and beats often need the melody to stand without singing.

Write a clear instruction such as: no voice, no singing; instruments throughout.

Place that instruction in the prompt itself, and remove any lyric block.

Listen to a Clip test before developing the idea with Google Lyria 3.5.

Listen and read the result together

A generation can include written material as well as the recording.

Returned text may be lyrics or arrangement notes, so check it alongside the audio.

The response has several parts; their order does not tell you which is audio and which is text.

KaivorMusic handles those parts for you; open the song details to review the available outputs.

What to allow for when listening

The Clip option ends at 30s; it is a sketch-length format.
For Google Lyria 3.5, 60/120/180s are approximate targets within a roughly three-minute limit.
Running an unchanged brief again may produce another melody or arrangement.
Each request creates a new take; Lyria does not revise the same recording in place.
According to Google, generated recordings carry a SynthID watermark.
Requests that copy protected lyrics or imitate an artist's voice may be refused by safety filters.

A useful routine for the next take

Keep a promising Clip brief and reuse it for a longer Google Lyria 3.5 take.
Make instrument choices concrete before adding more mood words.
Give lyrics their own block, with clear section markers.
Write a time map for cues that need a deliberate build.
Use the intended singing language in the brief itself.
Describe an original sound without copying protected lyrics or a named artist.

Make room for your own musical voice

Use lyrics and reference material you have the right to use. Describe instrumentation, genre, emotion and song form instead of asking for a recognizable performer's voice or a named artist imitation. Lyria applies safety safeguards that can reject infringing requests.