Mureka: Custom music generation with audio references and AI lyrics

Mureka Try it →Watch full video →Vince Xmetric · Jun 2026

Demo summary

The presenter demonstrates uploading an audio reference and using a YouTube link to guide the AI, followed by using the 'generate lyrics' tool and selecting vocal styles to create a new track.

Step-by-step

Navigate to the Custom generation screen
Upload an audio file or paste a YouTube link to serve as a reference
Select the reference file and click Save
Click Generate Lyrics to use the AI tool or input your own text
Select a vocal style and specify the vocal gender
Click Create to generate the track

Options

Use a YouTube link for background music references
Select a previously created song from your library as a reference
Set the track as an instrumental to skip lyrics
Add new sections, write specific lines, or use the Optimize Lyrics feature

Tips

Use the 'Optimize lyrics' function to refine AI-generated text before creating the song

Highlights

“this screen should look pretty familiar to you... it has some similarities in the way it looks and feels”

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