How to get rapped or spoken-word vocals on an AI track

Click Voice options in the studio and set Delivery to Rap or Spoken word. Rap asks the model for "rapped verses with a sung hook"; Spoken word asks for "spoken-word delivery over the beat". Pair the choice with lyrics written as verses with a short hook, and a tempo from the hip-hop, drill or trap ranges so the flow sits on the beat.

Steps

1. Lead the blend with a rap-friendly genre

Under 03 · Genres put Hip-Hop, Trap, Drill, Grime or UK Bass first. The first genre leads the style, so a Tech House lead with Rap delivery gives a house track with rapped bits, while a Hip-Hop lead gives a rap record.

2. Set the tempo

Click MATCH ↑ under BPM to jump to the lead genre's typical tempo: 92 for Hip-Hop or Drill, 145 for Trap. See picking a BPM for hip-hop for the trade-offs between straight and half-time feels.

3. Choose Rap or Spoken word

Open Voice options and pick Rap for rhythmic verses with a sung chorus, or Spoken word for an even, talked delivery such as a techno monologue or a poetry piece. Set How much vocal to Full lead for a rap record or Hook only for a DJ tool with a few bars of rap.

4. Pick a character and tone

Deep, Gritty and Raspy suit rap and drill. Smooth suits melodic trap. Set Tone to Mature for a lower, steadier voice. Add Auto-tune effect for melodic trap and Ad-libs around the drops for hype.

5. Write verse-shaped lyrics

Rap needs more words per line than a sung hook. Write [Verse] blocks of four to eight lines with eight to twelve syllables each, and a [Chorus] of one or two short lines. If you use the built-in writer, choose the Spoken / rap verse hook style in the Before I write… dialog and it drafts in that shape.

6. Keep the intro and outro clear

Leave Drums-only intro and No vocals in outro on. A rap verse that starts on bar one makes the track hard to mix in; with the defaults the first verse starts after the 16-bar intro.

7. Generate and compare

Press Generate. Flow and pocket vary between takes more than sung vocals do, so listen to both full verses before choosing.

Tips

• Write to the beat you chose. At 92 BPM a line of ten syllables fits a bar comfortably. At 145 BPM half-time, the same line fits two bars.
• Rhyme at the line ends. The model follows your end rhymes; internal rhyme is a bonus.
• Keep the hook sung and simple. With Rap delivery the hook is sung, so write it like a hook: short and repeated.
• Spoken word suits techno and ambient. A spoken line over a Hypnotic Techno or Downtempo bed, with Sparse chops, gives a cinematic vocal without a song structure.
• Say the accent. British with Drill or Grime, American with Trap. The accent chip plus matching slang in the lyrics gives the most convincing result.

Common problems

The verses are sung instead of rapped. Make sure the Delivery chip is Rap, the lead genre is a rap genre and the lines are long enough to rap. Short four-word lines invite singing.

The flow is off the beat. Try the other take first. Then shorten lines so each is one bar at your BPM, and avoid long words at the end of lines.

The chorus is also rapped. Rap delivery sings the hook by default, but a chorus written as long lines gets rapped. Cut the chorus to one short line.

Spoken word sounds like a sung melody. Add "flat spoken delivery, no melody" to the 02 · Vibe text and keep the character chips to Deep or Mature.