Install the belt CLI skill:
npx skills add belt-sh/cli
ElevenLabs Music Generation
Generate original music from text prompts via inference.sh CLI.
Quick Start
Requires inference.sh CLI (
belt). Install instructions
bashbelt login # Generate music belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{"prompt": "Upbeat electronic dance track with driving synths"}'
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | required | Description of desired music (max 2000 chars) |
duration_seconds | number | 30 | Duration in seconds (5-600, max 10 minutes) |
Examples
Background Music
bash# Lo-fi study beats belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Lo-fi hip hop beat, chill study music, vinyl crackle, mellow piano", "duration_seconds": 120 }' # Corporate background belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Light corporate background music, positive, motivational, clean", "duration_seconds": 60 }'
Cinematic Scores
bash# Epic trailer belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Epic cinematic orchestral score, dramatic build-up, brass and strings, trailer music", "duration_seconds": 45 }' # Suspense belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Dark suspenseful score, tension building, minimal piano, horror atmosphere", "duration_seconds": 60 }'
Genre-Specific
bash# Jazz belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Smooth jazz quartet, saxophone lead, walking bass, brushed drums", "duration_seconds": 90 }' # Electronic belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Techno beat, 128 BPM, driving bass, atmospheric synths, club music", "duration_seconds": 120 }' # Acoustic belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Acoustic guitar folk song, fingerpicking, warm and intimate", "duration_seconds": 60 }'
Short-Form Content
bash# Podcast intro (10 seconds) belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Podcast intro jingle, professional, tech-themed, catchy", "duration_seconds": 10 }' # Social media clip belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Trendy upbeat pop, social media vibe, energetic, youthful", "duration_seconds": 15 }' # Notification sound belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Short positive notification melody, clean, satisfying", "duration_seconds": 5 }'
Game Audio
bash# Battle theme belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Intense battle music, fast tempo, orchestral with electric guitar, boss fight", "duration_seconds": 120 }' # Exploration theme belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Peaceful exploration music, fantasy RPG, harp and flute, magical atmosphere", "duration_seconds": 180 }' # Menu music belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Ambient menu screen music, sci-fi, ethereal synths, space theme", "duration_seconds": 60 }'
Prompt Tips
Genre: pop, rock, electronic, jazz, classical, hip-hop, lo-fi, ambient, orchestral, folk, R&B, metal, country
Mood: happy, sad, energetic, calm, dramatic, epic, mysterious, uplifting, dark, romantic, tense
Instruments: piano, guitar, synth, drums, bass, strings, brass, choir, saxophone, violin, flute, harp
Tempo: slow, moderate, fast, 80 BPM, 120 BPM, 140 BPM
Style: cinematic, minimal, layered, atmospheric, rhythmic, melodic, ambient
Workflow: Music + Voiceover
bash# 1. Generate background music belt app run elevenlabs/music --input '{ "prompt": "Soft ambient background music for narration, non-intrusive", "duration_seconds": 60 }' > music.json # 2. Generate voiceover belt app run elevenlabs/tts --input '{ "text": "Welcome to our product tour. Let me show you what we have built.", "voice": "george" }' > voice.json # 3. Mix together (no inference.sh app mixes audio; use ffmpeg locally) curl -L -o music.mp3 "<music-url>" curl -L -o voice.mp3 "<voice-url>" ffmpeg -i voice.mp3 -i music.mp3 -filter_complex \ "[1]volume=0.2[bg];[0][bg]amix=inputs=2:duration=first" mixed.mp3
Use Cases
- Video Production: Background scores, transitions
- Podcasts: Intro/outro, segment breaks
- Games: Soundtracks, menu music, battle themes
- Ads: Jingles, commercial backgrounds
- Social Media: Trending audio for short-form content
- Presentations: Professional background music
- Film: Scoring, mood setting
Related Skills
bash# ElevenLabs sound effects (combine with music) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-sound-effects # ElevenLabs TTS (add voice over music) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts # Other music models (Diffrythm, Tencent) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-music-generation # Full platform skill (all apps) npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli
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