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MiniMax Music Cover

Reimagine any song in a different style. The model extracts the melodic structure from the input audio and regenerates the track — the melody and duration stay the same, but voice, instruments, genre, and arrangement can all change.

700 credits

per generation (1 audio file)

Melody and song duration preserved

Voice, instruments, genre, arrangement all changeable

Genre transformation: pop→jazz, rock→bossa nova, ballad→EDM

Optional lyric override

Production aesthetics control (vinyl texture, modern production)

Up to 44.1kHz / 256kbps / WAV output

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Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/music-cover",
  "input": {
    "audio_url": "https://example.com/original-song.mp3",
    "prompt": "Jazz arrangement, saxophone lead, smooth female vocal, mellow piano chords, late night club",
    "audio_format": "mp3",
    "bitrate": 256000,
    "sample_rate": 44100
  }
}'

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`prompt`	string	Yes	-	Target style (max 2,000 chars). Name the genre (strongest style shift), vocal style, instruments, and production qualities. e.g. 'Jazz arrangement, saxophone lead, smooth female vocal, mellow piano chords'
`audio_url`	string	Yes	-	URL of the song to cover. Publicly accessible MP3 or WAV. Works best with songs that have clear vocals and melody
`lyrics`	string	No	-	Optional lyrics to override the ones extracted from the source song. If omitted, the original lyrics are sung. Use \n and structure tags like [Verse], [Chorus]
`sample_rate`	integer	No	44100	Sample rate for the generated music 16000240003200044100
`bitrate`	integer	No	256000	Bitrate for the generated music 3200064000128000256000
`audio_format`	string	No	mp3	Output format. Use wav for production work mp3wavpcm

How to Provide File Input

There are 3 ways to provide files for the audio_url parameter:

Recommended

Direct Upload (Multipart)

Attach files directly to POST /v1/predictions/upload. No separate upload step needed.

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions/upload" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -F "model=minimax/music-cover" \
  -F 'input={"prompt":"your prompt here"}' \
  -F "file:audio_url=@your_file.png"

Image URL

Pass a publicly accessible URL directly. You can also use file_url from the Storage API.

{
  "model": "minimax/music-cover",
  "input": {
    "prompt": "your prompt here",
    "audio_url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
  }
}

See the File Upload docs for more upload methods including Presigned URLs.

Common Parameters

Common parameters used when calling POST /v1/predictions.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`model`	string	Yes	-	Model identifier
`input`	object	Yes	-	Object containing the model-specific parameters from the table above
`output_folder`	string	No	-	Folder path for output files (max 256 chars, '..' not allowed)
`webhook_url`	string	No	-	Webhook URL to call on completion
`is_public`	boolean	No	false	If true, output files are also available via permanent public URLs

Examples

Jazz Cover

Turn a song into a smooth late-night jazz arrangement

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/music-cover",
  "input": {
    "audio_url": "https://example.com/original-song.mp3",
    "prompt": "Jazz arrangement, saxophone lead, smooth female vocal, mellow piano chords, late night club",
    "audio_format": "mp3",
    "bitrate": 256000,
    "sample_rate": 44100
  }
}'

EDM Remix

Transform a ballad into a driving EDM track

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/music-cover",
  "input": {
    "audio_url": "https://example.com/ballad.mp3",
    "prompt": "EDM remix, 128 BPM, synth bass, atmospheric pads, driving beat"
  }
}'

Lo-fi Version

Chill lo-fi rework with vinyl texture

curl -X POST "https://api.core.today/v1/predictions" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cdt_your_api_key" \
  -d '{
  "model": "minimax/music-cover",
  "input": {
    "audio_url": "https://example.com/pop-song.mp3",
    "prompt": "Lo-fi hip hop version, vinyl crackle, chill beat, warm midrange"
  }
}'