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Orchestral, cinematic — and sung

The AIVA alternative for scores and songs with vocals

AIVA is built for instrumental composition. If you want orchestral and cinematic scores and songs with lyrics and vocals, Kenerate's Music Studio runs four engine families in one place — and every track you make downloads.

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  • Scores and songs with vocals
  • Every track downloads
  • Four engine families
  • Free credits

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What is the best AIVA alternative?

The best AIVA alternative if you also want vocals is Kenerate AI's Music Studio, which makes scores, instrumentals and full songs with singing. AIVA is an instrumental composition assistant with 250+ styles; its free plan allows 3 downloads a month, requires credit to AIVA and leaves AIVA owning the copyright (aiva.ai/pricing, September 2026). Every Kenerate track downloads.

Key facts

AIVA free plan
3 downloads/mo, credit AIVA, no monetization
AIVA vocals
Not offered (instrumental-only)
Kenerate
Instrumentals + songs with vocals
Free start
Starter credits
Engines
Ken Music, ElevenLabs Music, Mureka, MiniMax Music

Listen first

Scores and songs from one studio

Real, unedited generations. Tap a card to open the studio with that prompt.

Fantasy scoreInstrumental

Kingdom of Dawn

Made with Ken Music 1.5 · Orchestra + choir

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PromptEpic orchestral fantasy score, heroic brass theme, sweeping strings, timpani rolls, choir swells, adventurous and grand

Make one like this
Classical pianoInstrumental

Candlelight Étude

Made with ElevenLabs Music v2.5 · 80-second exact length

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PromptRomantic-era classical piano piece, expressive rubato, flowing arpeggios, melancholic then hopeful, solo concert grand

Make one like this
OrchestralInstrumental

First Light

Made with ElevenLabs Music v2.5 · 75-second exact length

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PromptSunrise over the mountains: slow orchestral swell, warm strings, gentle French horn, hopeful and wide

Make one like this
Gospel choirSong90 BPM

Lift It Up

Made with MiniMax Music 3.0 · What AIVA doesn't do: vocals

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PromptUplifting gospel song with a full choir, Hammond organ, handclaps, powerful lead female vocal, joyful and soaring, 90 bpm

Make one like this

How to

How to use the AIVA alternative

Time needed
Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Sign up free

    Starter credits on a new Kenerate account.

  2. Step 2

    Pick Instrumental — or Song

    Scores, or songs with vocals.

  3. Step 3

    Describe the scene and ensemble

    Orchestra, lead instrument, shape.

  4. Step 4

    Set a length if you need one

    ElevenLabs Music takes an exact duration.

1Choose what to make2Describe the music3Pick Ken Music and the length4Click Make5Play and download your track
Kenerate AI Music Studio tool card set to Instrumental, no vocals background music

Open Music Studio and pick a song from a prompt, a song from your lyrics, or an instrumental.

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Prompt & lyrics to song, instrumentals, models, your tracks & chat

Chapters

Checked 28 September 2026

Kenerate vs AIVA

AIVA facts from aiva.ai/pricing and AIVA's blog (28 September 2026). Kenerate facts from the app's code.

Kenerate vs AIVA — checked 28 September 2026
KenerateAIVA
What it makesInstrumentals, scores and full songs with vocalsInstrumental compositions in 250+ styles
Vocals and lyricsYes — AI-written or your own lyricsNot offered; AIVA says Lyra is instrumental-only
Free planFree credits; every track downloads3 downloads/month, credit AIVA, no monetization
Copyright on freeYours — Kenerate claims no rights over your output (Terms)Owned by AIVA (Free and Standard)
Max lengthExact length up to 10 min (ElevenLabs Music)3 min (Free) · 5 min (Standard) · 5 min 30 s (Pro)
MIDI exportNo — audio (MP3; WAV/FLAC on Mureka)Yes — MP3 and MIDI on every plan
EnginesKen Music, ElevenLabs Music, Mureka, MiniMaxAIVA's own models

AIVA's prices are shown billed annually on its pricing page; check aiva.ai/pricing for current plans.

Sources: AIVA — pricing page (28 September 2026) · AIVA — blog (Lyra model) · Kenerate engine list (src/lib/music-models.ts) · Kenerate — Terms of Service (ownership of generated content)

Engines

The engines

Facts from the app's engine list.

  • Ken Music 1.5 title card — a dreamy album-cover-like scene where a photograph dissolves into flowing musical waveforms and notes around a vocalist's microphone

    Kenerate

    Ken Music 1.5

    Length
    Up to ~3 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Default engine: full songs with vocals in any language; can take an image as inspiration

    Open Ken Music 1.5
  • ElevenLabs Music v2.5 title card — a pristine modern recording studio at night

    ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs Music v2.5

    Length
    Exact length, 10 s–10 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Set the exact duration; clean studio mix

    Open ElevenLabs Music v2.5
  • Mureka V9.5 title card — an open notebook with completely blank pages

    Mureka

    Mureka V9.5

    Length
    Up to 4 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Writes its own lyrics from a prompt; style chips; MP3/WAV/FLAC

    Open Mureka V9.5
  • MiniMax Music 3.0 title card — a song structure shown as glowing coloured blocks of verses and choruses arranged like a city skyline

    MiniMax

    MiniMax Music 3.0

    Length
    Up to 4 min
    Modes
    Song · Lyrics · Instrumental

    Best for

    Follows [Verse]/[Chorus] section tags closely

    Open MiniMax Music 3.0

Prompt recipe

Score prompts

Each opens the Music Studio with the prompt filled in.

Scene or use
Fantasy battle, game menu, documentary opening.
Ensemble
Full orchestra, string quartet, solo piano, hybrid synths.
Lead instrument
Heroic brass, solo cello, French horn.
Shape
'Builds to a climax', 'quiet ending', 'melancholic then hopeful'.
Length
Set an exact duration with ElevenLabs Music.

  • Fantasy

    Epic orchestral fantasy score, heroic brass theme, sweeping strings, timpani, choir swells

    Use this prompt

  • Classical piano

    Romantic-era classical piano piece, expressive rubato, flowing arpeggios, solo concert grand

    Use this prompt

  • Game menu

    Calm fantasy RPG menu music, harp, soft strings, flute melody, loopable

    Use this prompt

  • Documentary

    Nature documentary opening, warm strings, piano, slow build to a wide hopeful theme

    Use this prompt
More prompts (2)

  • Sci-fi

    Tense sci-fi game soundtrack, pulsing synths, low strings, metallic percussion, 110 bpm

    Use this prompt

  • Film song

    Cinematic ballad for a film's end credits, orchestra, soaring female vocals, emotional, 72 bpm

    Use this prompt

Tips

Better AI scores

From making the demos above.

  • Name the lead instrument — it becomes the theme.

  • Describe the arc: 'starts quiet, builds, ends on a held chord'.

  • For games, say 'loopable' and keep the energy even.

  • Use ElevenLabs Music when a cue must hit an exact length.

  • Try the same prompt on Ken Music and ElevenLabs Music — orchestral colour differs a lot.

Example uses

How creators use AIVA alternative

Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.

  • Hand-painted fantasy village game scene at dusk

    Indie game developer

    An indie developer generates a calm, loopable fantasy menu theme with harp and flute for a small RPG.

  • Editing monitor with a sunset film scene and a music track

    Short filmmaker

    A filmmaker who needs a sung theme makes a cinematic end-credits ballad with vocals instead of an instrumental-only cue.

  • Editing desk with a mountain aerial and a long music waveform

    Documentary editor

    An editor sets an exact length for a warm orchestral opening so the music ends with the title sequence.

FAQ

AIVA Alternative questions

Is AIVA free?

AIVA has a free plan with 3 downloads a month (MP3 and MIDI), up to 3-minute tracks, credit to AIVA required and no monetization; AIVA owns the copyright on free-plan tracks (aiva.ai/pricing, September 2026).

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Who owns the copyright to AIVA music?

Per AIVA's pricing page, AIVA owns the copyright on Free and Standard; on Pro, the copyright is owned by you.

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Does AIVA make songs with vocals?

No. AIVA focuses on instrumental composition, and its blog says the Lyra model is instrumental-only. Kenerate makes both instrumentals and songs with vocals.

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How much does AIVA cost?

AIVA lists Standard at €11/month and Pro at €33/month, billed annually (September 2026).

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Can I monetize AIVA music on YouTube?

Not on the free plan; Standard allows limited monetization and Pro full monetization, per AIVA's pricing page.

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What's a good AIVA alternative?

Kenerate's Music Studio makes orchestral and cinematic instrumentals and full songs with vocals on four engine families, and every track downloads. New accounts get free credits.

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In depth

AIVA Alternative, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how the pieces fit.

Where AIVA shines — and where it doesn't

AIVA is a composition assistant: it lets you pick from hundreds of styles, upload an influence track or MIDI and edit the result, and it exports MIDI — useful if you want to rework a piece in a DAW [1]. It deliberately doesn't do vocals [2]. If your project needs a sung theme, lyrics or a full song, you need a different engine.

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We build and run the Kenerate Music Studio. Every demo on this page is a real output of the engine named on it, made from the prompt shown; engine facts were checked against the app's code.

Sources: AIVA — pricing page (28 September 2026) · AIVA — blog (Lyra model) · Kenerate engine list (src/lib/music-models.ts) · Kenerate — Terms of Service (ownership of generated content)

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