acestep-musiclisted

# acestep-music — ACE-Step 1.5 music on a local ComfyUI Core philosophy: **the caption is the instrument, and the raw render is not the deliverable.** ACE-Step reliably produces usable music, but it hands you audio that peaks above full scale. Generation is half the job; mastering is the other half, and skipping it is why AI music sounds harsh under a voiceover. ## What this is good at, and what it isn't Honest scope, from listening to real output: - **Very good at**: instrumental beds, background loops, underscore for video, genre pieces that need to feel right rather than chart. - **Adequate at**: full tracks with structure. They hold up, with a mild synthetic quality on some instruments. - **Not a substitute for**: a produced record. Treat output as a strong bed you can mix under something, not a finished single. If someone needs "music behind my video that isn't copyright-flagged," this nails it. If they need a radio single, set expectations first. ## Quick start ```bash # 0. Is everything installed and reachable? python3 scripts/acestep_music.py check # 1. An instrumental bed, mastered python3 scripts/acestep_music.py generate \ --tags "warm lo-fi hip hop, dusty rhodes chords, brushed drums, mellow, unobtrusive, instrumental" \ --seconds 30 --bpm 85 --key "F major" --name bed-lofi --master # 2. A full track python3 scripts/acestep_music.py generate \ --tags "classic house, four on the floor kick, warm analog bassline, filtered disco stabs, instrument