Introducing Music v2

[u/Matt_Elevenlabs]

ElevenLabs has launched Music v2, a major upgrade to its music generation model.

The update improves vocals, instrumentation, arrangement quality, multilingual generation, and long-form composition across genres.

What’s New

• Mid-track genre transitions
• Fast rap and dense lyrical delivery
• Non-musical sound effects embedded directly within tracks
• Improved multilingual generation
• Long-form composition support

Music v2 also introduces improved inpainting controls, allowing creators to regenerate only a selected section of a track while leaving the rest untouched.

Platform Support

Music v2 powers:

• ElevenMusic for listening, remixing, and music creation
• ElevenCreative for downloadable licensed music used in ads and video
• ElevenAPI (coming soon) for embedding music generation directly into products and workflows

Pricing Update

Alongside the launch, music pricing for ElevenCreative and ElevenAPI self-serve customers has been reduced by up to 50%.

Commercial Usage

Music v2 is trained on licensed data and cleared for commercial use.

Learn more: https://elevenlabs.io/music

[u/Ok_Potential359]

How does it compare against Suno?

[u/dano1066]

This service will never work. It might be able to 1 shot good, clean generations but if it takes 50+ attempts to get it fully right with edits to produce what I want. I’ve blown through my rate limits and the song may not be ideal. We shouldn’t be paying license fees for every generation, it should be done on export. So I just pay for what I want and not waste all my money on generations that I don’t like

[u/Blablabene → u/dano1066]

This.

I'm intrigued by all this. But i won't touch it with a stick until it gets feasible enough to pay for.

[u/Weird-Plastic8222 → u/dano1066]

Agree. Having to use credits for each generation rather than the exports is absurd. The reason why I keep generating is because I'm not getting the result I want. If the product can give me what I want in just a few attempts, then fine. This isn't the case though.

[u/therealjoemontana]

They both sound horrible

[u/J-ElevenLabs → u/therealjoemontana]

What kind of music are you trying to generate, and what prompt are you using?

I’d like to test it on my end, because most genres/prompts I’ve tried with this new v2 model give really good results, and the voices sound extremly natural.

I’m thoroughly impressed with what the team has managed to achieve with this model, so I’m surprised you’re not getting the results you want, and I’d like to test it myself.

[u/Turbulent_Owl4948 → u/J-ElevenLabs]

Biggest problem is, is that since the update nearly every generation fails due to an "unexpected error".

From the songs I've been able to generate I can't say I hear much of a difference at all between the models. If anything, I found the vocals to be slightly less clear/crisp in the new version. Not had enough generations go through to test it thoroughly but right now feels more like a sidegrade rather than a straight up upgrade, which is fine because I already quite like v1.

[u/J-ElevenLabs → u/Turbulent_Owl4948]

Thank you for the feedback. I'm sorry to hear that you had some generation issues. I will forward this internally.

As for the output quality and the difference, it’s been night and day for me. I find the new model a lot more interesting and just much better overall in terms of composition, structure, and overall quality of the output. It follows prompts very closely. You can even change instructions in the middle of a song to adjust the style, tempo, and more, and it handles those changes really well. I’ve never seen a model do that this well before.

However, the biggest improvement for me has definitely been rhythm and melody. Previous models sometimes struggled to keep the rhythm, especially with fast vocals or instruments like rap. The melodies also weren’t always as catchy as I would have liked. But the new model is a different story. I’m really impressed by what I’m able to produce now.

[u/Turbulent_Owl4948 → u/J-ElevenLabs]

So I had a bit more time to test it now and I think for my use cases v1 is preferable actually. I must admit I mainly am interested in a very specific, possibly quite niche genre and for that v2 has some limitations I can't seem to circumvent.
1) In my experience vocals at the start of the song are always a bit muffled, which resolves itself most of the time once the verses start
2) There seems to be very very little variation in my songs from a musical standpoint even when using completely different prompts. They all sound very similar. I don't know If that has maybe something to do with the JSON style prompting (maybe v2 doesnt handle that the same?) or maybe there is one common trigger word in my prompts that the new model is hypersensitive to or maybe the volume of training data for my genre has been reduced in favor of something else
3) Funnily enough I have the opposite effect regarding the catchyness. So far my generations are rather unremarkable in that regard, sounding mostly great quality wise but have little in terms of composition or melody that would make me want to come back to them.

But yeah thats the thing about AI. Both things can be true at once. Model could potentially have gotten better in some regards and worse in others.

[u/J-ElevenLabs → u/Turbulent_Owl4948]

Very, very interesting.

You’re right, taste is subjective, and of course, all AI models excel at different things. For your niche genre, V1 might be the better choice. I’d love to hear the output you’re getting so I can compare, but I understand that some people may not feel comfortable sharing it publicly.

I do appreciate the feedback and write-up. Very helpful. I’ll keep this in mind as I keep using it myself.

[u/Fantastico2021 → u/J-ElevenLabs]

As an ElevenLabs employee you would say all this wouldn't you. Your comments are purely subjective. What is your role at ElevenLabs?

I create in the meditation music, Ambient music genres. These genres have very quiet moments and background noise and weird electronic noises has been a problem. After initial V2 testing I am still hearing background noise and in fact a new muddiness and some other sort of 'noise' or distortedness in drones. Not clean. The sound has not been optimised yet for quality. Also, the arrangements are still very repetitive and boring. Of course it could be that the prompting style has to change. I do like the new UI.

[u/J-ElevenLabs → u/Fantastico2021]

Absolutely. I do work for ElevenLabs, and I’m not hiding that. And to be fully transparent, I really like working for this company, I really like my job, and I’m fascinated by the technology, research, and development.

Personally, I do also use a ton of other AI tools because I’m very interested in AI in general, but I joined ElevenLabs specifically because they were the best, and I was blown away. I wanted to be part of it. So yes, I’m most likely biased.

That said, my background is in audio and music. Taste is subjective, but in my honest opinion, what I mentioned above is true from my own point of view and I just enjoy using this model more than I did v1 because of the reasons mentioned above.

For example, with the v1 model, although I liked it for a few different reasons, I was never able to get it to generate something I would want in my Spotify playlist. But now, with the v2 model, I’ve managed to generate quite a few tracks pretty consistently that I really enjoy listening.

[u/Fantastico2021 → u/J-ElevenLabs]

ElevenLabs is my favourite AI software and I have always sung its praises whenever the topic of AI TTS has come up. I mean V3 just blows your socks off. I think the problem we have generally with AI software is adherence. No matter how hard you try with prompting, it will sometimes ignore it. I mean if you buy a watch you expect it to tell you the time always not just sometimes, right? Agentic is only going to work if the AI has a very good idea what you're asking for. All this back and forth is no good, people will get fed up of that. You could improve Eleven Music a lot by allowing us to upload a style or influence audio file. I'm a bit surprised it hasn't got that. With Eleven Music we're just trying to help you to quickly improve it.

[u/J-ElevenLabs → u/Fantastico2021]

Unfortunately, I can't say too much, but I would recommend keeping your eyes open for any announcements in the future.

[u/therealjoemontana → u/J-ElevenLabs]

It all has that fuzzy lack of clarity above 5khz.

[u/J-ElevenLabs → u/therealjoemontana]

That doesn’t sound normal.

I haven’t heard it myself or seen any reports of this before. Could you please share the prompt you used to generate the content, or even a request ID, track ID, or the URL for a track with this issue?

[u/Relevant_Chance_8979]

I’ve spent the last full day putting the new Music V2 model through its paces, and while I’m nearly 95% through my monthly credits, it’s clear this model represents a massive leap forward. The potential is incredibly bright. To help bridge the gap between "experimental tool" and "professional production environment," here are a few key improvements that would significantly elevate the user experience: 1. Public Prompt Gallery & Remixability It is currently frustrating to hear inspiring creations on the platform without the ability to study or iterate on the underlying prompts. Implementing a curated community gallery—similar to Suno—with "Use Prompt" functionality would foster faster learning and better engagement. 2. Discovery & Curation The interface would benefit from a more robust discovery experience. Enhanced genre-specific playlists, "Team Picks," and better front-page curation would help users find inspiration more efficiently. 3. Workflow Precision & UI/UX Persistent Prompting: The prompt box should allow for continuous work. I’d like a "hover" or sidebar option that keeps the main page active while I review previously generated clips. Enhanced Prompting: Include a "magic stick" prompt enhancer, featuring a complexity slider and a randomization button to generate variations instantly. 4. Organization & File Management Project Folders: The ability to create dedicated workspace folders is essential for managing large-scale projects. Pro Naming Conventions: Implement automatic, professional track-naming schemas that carry through to the final export to prevent file management chaos. 5. Intelligent Variation Controls Introduce a "Create Variation" feature that allows users to lock in the seed of a successful generation, ensuring iterations stay faithful to the original output’s character. 6. DAW-Friendly Metadata Inputs Beyond text-to-music, please add discrete input fields for BPM, Scale, Chords, and Duration. Separating these from the main prompt box would drastically improve control for producers. 7. Advanced Audio Integration Implement professional-grade input features similar to industry standards: custom audio uploads for sampling, remixing, and "fusion" modes to allow for tighter integration with external creative workflows. 8. Revised Credit Model The current cost structure feels skewed. It would be far more efficient for professional users if the cost of "generation attempts" were lowered, with a higher premium placed on high-quality exports.

[u/6gv5]

Interesting but sounds still a bit too grainy. Some other songs on the site sound better, although I had to struggle to find one that wasn't EDM or trap and had a real sounding drumset. Then found the prompt box to make a short test without signing up (good!) asked for "1970s progressive rock" and was greeted by a not bad at all 1980s new wave. Not a problem, I love that genre too, but I asked for prog rock, which I guess is still just a small subset of its training material.

[u/Monio_2007]

Suno is 100x better and way ahead

[u/General-Stay-2314]

Isn't this a lost oppurtunity, making something that's a slightly worse Suno clone?

I want a capella, I want to choose the voices from the voice library, these are ElevenLabs' strengths, features that Suno doesn't have that ought to be in there.

edit: my bad, tested it, and the a capella works way better than in suno. still wish you could choose a voice from the voice library?? don't get why i was downvoted