How to choose a genre for an AI-generated track

Choose a genre under 03 · Genres in the Club Ready Music studio: type into the search box or press Browse to open nine families and tap a chip. The first genre you add becomes the lead; it goes first in the style prompt and sets the typical BPM range shown under the BPM control. You can add up to five, or pick none and let the brief do the work.

Steps

1. Decide what the track is for

A genre is a promise about tempo, drums and energy. Ask where the track will be played: a warm-up slot wants Deep House, Organic House or Dub Techno; a peak-time slot wants Tech House, Peak-Time Techno or Big Room; a bass set wants Drum & Bass, UK Garage or Dubstep. Picking by use case narrows the list fast.

2. Search by name

Click the search box under 03 · Genres and type. Matching chips appear as you type, so "garage" shows UK Garage, Speed Garage and 2-Step. Tap a chip to add it. The counter next to the label shows how many of the five slots you have used.

3. Browse the families

Press Browse to open the full library in tabs: Bass & UK, Chill & Other, Country, House, Pop, Rock, Techno, Trance and Urban & Global. Click a tab, then tap chips to add or remove them. Press Done to close. The House family alone has sixteen entries from Afro House to Slap House, so browsing is the quickest way to find the exact flavour.

4. Make sure the right genre leads

The chips in the Your blend row are in the order you added them, and the first one leads. If you added Disco first and Tech House second, the track will be a disco record with tech house colour. Remove and re-add chips to change the order, or keep the blend to one genre when you want it unmistakable.

5. Read the BPM hint

As soon as you add a lead genre, the hint next to BPM under 05 · Groove changes to that genre's typical range, for example 124–128 for Tech House or 170–176 for Drum & Bass. Press MATCH ↑ to set the BPM to the middle of that range. Hover the hint to see which genre it is based on.

6. Try Surprise me when you are stuck

Surprise me drops a random genre into the blend. Use it to break a habit, then adjust: keep the surprise as a second pick behind a lead you trust, or let it lead for a one-off. Nothing renders until you press Generate, so surprises are free.

7. Write a brief that matches

With the genre set, write the 02 · Vibe brief to add what the genre name does not say: palette, mood, era. The genre and the brief are sent together, so they should agree. See how to write a track brief.

Tips

• Specific beats broad. "Melodic Techno" gives a clearer result than "Techno", and "Liquid DnB" clearer than "Drum & Bass".
• One genre is a valid blend. Most club tracks are one genre done well. Add a second only when you want its flavour.
• The genre is written into the file. The first genre is shown in the crate row, on the share page and in the file tags, so pick the name you want DJs to see.
• Check the key defaults too. The genre does not change the key; set that under Key · Camelot yourself.
• Vocal genres need lyrics. If you pick Pop, R&B or Afrobeats and choose Instrumental, the result will be a beat, not a song. Pick Write for me if you want a hook.

Common problems

The track does not sound like the genre I picked. Check that the genre is first in the blend, then look at the brief for words that pull elsewhere. Also check the BPM: a Tech House track at 100 BPM will not sound like tech house. Press MATCH ↑.

I cannot find my genre. Pick the nearest parent and describe the difference in the brief. For example choose UK Bass and write "halftime, dubby chords, 140 feel" if you want a sound the library does not list.

The BPM hint is stuck at 100–130. That is the fallback when no genre leads. Add a genre, or set the BPM by hand with the stepper or TAP.

Surprise me gave me something unusable. Tap the chip to remove it. Surprise me only changes the blend; your brief, lyrics and settings stay as they were.