Add a vocal to your trap beat
To add a vocal to your trap beat, upload the beat in Lyro Music, paste your lyrics or say what the song is about, and pick a voice: for trap, “Rap” is the usual fit. Lyro’s vocal model listens to the beat itself and sings or raps your words on its tempo and grid, then returns the vocal alone, as its own track. Your beat is never changed.
With lyrics it costs 7 credits for a beat of up to a minute and 11 credits for three minutes, on every plan.
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At a glanceTrap
| Tempo (BPM) | 130 to 160, felt in half-time as 65 to 80 |
|---|---|
| Keys | minor keys, often F minor, C minor or G minor |
| Feel | half-time: clap or snare on beat three, hi-hats in fast rolls and triplets, 808 following the kick |
| Signature sounds | a booming, sliding 808 bass, fast hi-hat rolls and triplets, a clap or snare on beat three, and a dark bell, piano or pad melody |
| Song form | usually a 4 to 8 bar intro on the melody alone, the drums and 808 dropping in with the hook, then verses of 12 to 16 bars alternating with 8-bar hooks, and an abrupt ending |
| Voice that fits | Rap |
| The usual vocal | Trap vocals sit between rapping and singing, with short ad-libs between lines and simple, repeated hooks. The melodic, slightly robotic tone comes from auto-tune used as an effect. |
How it goesThree steps
- Upload your beatLyro reads its tempo and key in the browser in a few seconds. Correct them if you know the real values.
- Give it words and a voicePaste your lyrics, or let Lyro write a verse and a hook from one line about the song. Then pick the voice: “Rap” for trap.
- Mix the vocal with your beatThe vocal opens in the studio beside your beat. Nudge a phrase that lands early or late, balance the two and master.
Tips for this genre
Three things decide how a vocal on a trap beat comes out: the words, the voice and the delivery.
- Write the whole verse and the hook. With only a few lines, the model adds lines of its own.
- Keep the lines of a verse to a similar number of syllables, so none of them gets rushed.
- Use the Style box for the delivery you want in trap, such as laid-back, breathy, aggressive or melodic. Name a delivery, never an artist.
Where the limits are
- The model writes its own melody for your words; you steer it with the lyrics, the voice and a line of style, not note by note.
- An AI vocal can mispronounce a word, and a new attempt costs credits.
- A word can still land slightly early or late; split that phrase in the studio and move it on the grid.
- Lyro has no voice cloning, and it does not imitate a real singer or rapper.
Questions
Will Lyro change my trap beat?
No. The vocal model listens to your beat so it can sing on it, but what comes back is only the new vocal, as its own track. Your beat file is never changed; the two meet in the mixer.
Which voice suits trap?
“Rap”. Trap verses are rapped and the hooks half-sung, so start with Rap and describe a melodic delivery in the style box if you want a sung hook. You can pick any of Lyro’s voices and describe the delivery in the style box.
Does the vocal land on my beat’s timing?
The vocal model hears the beat itself, not only its tempo, and sings on its grid. A word can still land slightly early or late; you fix that in the studio by splitting the phrase and moving it.
I have no lyrics yet. Can Lyro write them?
Yes. Say in one line what the song is about, or pick a theme such as love, heartbreak or hustle, and Lyro writes a verse and a hook in the style of trap before it sings them. They appear on screen, so you can edit them before the next try.
What does it cost?
With lyrics, 7 credits for a beat of up to a minute and 11 credits for three minutes. An improvised vocal without written words costs one credit per started minute, with a minimum of 2. It is on every plan, and failed generations are refunded automatically.
Is my beat really trap?
The neighbouring genres differ in clear ways:
- Drill: a close relative at 138 to 145 BPM, with gliding 808s, displaced snares and hi-hats grouped 3+3+2
- Hip-hop: slower at 80 to 100 BPM and built on sampled, swung drum breaks instead of programmed 808 patterns
- Phonk: the same 808 and hi-hats under a distorted cowbell melody and chopped, pitched-down vocal samples
Related
More for this genre: A beat for your vocal, Remix your song, Mix and master
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