Remix your song into amapiano
To remix a song into amapiano, pick it in your Lyro library or upload your own file, open Restyle and describe the new sound in a few words, for example “Amapiano version: log drum bass, shakers, rim clicks, soft kick, jazzy piano”. Lyro’s studio tools rebuild the whole track in that style and add it as a new version; the original stays as it was.
A song made on Lyro keeps its own lyrics. For your own file, paste the lyrics, or the words are lost. It costs one credit per started minute, with a minimum of 2 credits.
At a glanceAmapiano
| Tempo (BPM) | 108 to 115 |
|---|---|
| Keys | minor keys with jazzy seventh chords, often F minor or G minor |
| Feel | shuffling sixteenth-note shakers, sparse soft kick, syncopated log drum bass with slides |
| Signature sounds | log drum bass with wide slides, shuffling sixteenth-note shakers, airy jazzy piano or electric piano chords, and chanted vocal phrases |
| Song form | usually a long intro of shakers, pads and piano, sometimes a minute or more, before the log drum enters; sections change by adding or muting layers, with a breakdown to chords and shakers in the middle and no drops |
Lyro keeps your song’s tempo and key. If your song is far from the usual amapiano tempo in the table, the remix can come out feeling half-time or rushed.
How it goesThree steps
- Pick the songChoose a track from your Lyro library, or upload your own file and confirm you have the rights to it.
- Describe AmapianoOpen Restyle and write the new style, for example: Amapiano version: log drum bass, shakers, rim clicks, soft kick, jazzy piano. For your own file, paste the lyrics.
- Set how far it goes, then listenThe “How far from the original” slider sets how much changes. The result is a new version beside the old one.
Style words to pasteIn English, as the Style box reads them
Amapiano version: log drum bass, shakers, rim clicks, soft kick, jazzy piano
Tips for this genre
Amapiano is recognised by log drum bass with wide slides, shuffling sixteenth-note shakers, airy jazzy piano or electric piano chords, and chanted vocal phrases. Put those sounds in your description:
- Name the chords, since jazzy piano or Rhodes with seventh and ninth voicings gives the soulful side of the genre.
- Keep the tempo between 110 and 115 BPM, because faster tempos turn it into afro house.
Where the limits are
- The voice in a remix is made again by the model, so it is not your exact voice. To keep your own vocal, use a beat for your vocal instead.
- Without the lyrics, a remix of your own file loses the words; a Lyro song sends its own.
- The remix keeps your song’s tempo; if amapiano usually runs much faster or slower, expect a half-time or double-time feel.
- Remixing a song that is not yours needs the rights to it; Lyro asks you to confirm them for your own files.
Questions
Will the amapiano remix keep my lyrics?
A song made on Lyro keeps its own lyrics automatically. For your own file, paste the lyrics into Restyle; without them the remix loses the words.
Will it keep my voice?
No. The remix is made again by the model, voice included, so it will not be your exact voice. If you want your own vocal over an amapiano track, use a beat for your vocal instead.
What should I write to get amapiano?
Name the sounds: “Amapiano version: log drum bass, shakers, rim clicks, soft kick, jazzy piano”. Always write "log drum bass" and describe its slides, because no other phrase gets the signature sound.
What does a remix cost?
One credit per started minute of the song, with a minimum of 2 credits; a three-minute song costs 3 credits. The original stays in your library, and failed remixes are refunded automatically.
What is close to amapiano?
The neighbouring genres differ in clear ways:
- Afro house: faster at 118 to 125 BPM, with a kick on every beat and the log drum rolling under the percussion instead of leading
- Afrobeats: overlaps in tempo at 95 to 115 BPM, but is song-led: verse and chorus over a guitar or keys hook
- Deep house: shares the jazzy chords and the warmth, but keeps a four-on-the-floor kick at 118 to 124 BPM
Related
More for this genre: A beat for your vocal, A vocal for your beat
Other genres: Afro house, Deep house, Lo-fi, Trap, Reggaeton, Drum and bass, Phonk, Acoustic folk, Synthwave, R&B, UK garage