Pick music, speech or effects
Those are different entries under MiniMax Audio, not modes of the same one. Pick the job you actually want so the form shows the fields that entry accepts.
MiniMax Audio AI Audio Generator
AI Audio
MiniMax Audio is an AI audio generator for music, speech (TTS) and short sound effects. Describe a track, paste a script for voice, or name one event for an effect. Length and voice are set before you generate.
How to generate audio with MiniMax Audio
Say what it is for
For music, write genre, tempo and mood. For speech, paste the script. For an effect, describe one event and the room it happens in.
Set length, then generate
Length and voice are chosen before the run. If a take is close, change the wording and run it again rather than starting a new description.
What MiniMax Audio is for
AI music from a description
Genre, tempo and mood do more work than instrument lists. Say what the track is for. Some entries under MiniMax Audio write lyrics for you; custom mode is for when the words have to be specific.
Text to speech and voice
Paste the script and pick a voice. This is TTS: the model reads what you typed. A separate voice-clone entry, when listed, copies a short sample rather than inventing a new speaker.
Sound effects
Effects are short single sounds, not songs. Describe the source and the space it happens in, and keep each request to one event.
Questions people ask about MiniMax Audio
What is MiniMax Audio?
MiniMax Audio is an AI audio model. Depending on the named entry, it writes music from a description, reads a script as speech (TTS), or makes a short sound effect.
Can MiniMax Audio generate music and speech?
That depends on the named entry, not on the vendor name alone. One entry writes a track, another reads a script, another makes a short sound. Pick the job you want.
Do I have to write lyrics myself?
Only if you pick a custom or lyrics entry. Inspiration-style music entries write the words from a mood and a genre. Use custom when the words have to be specific.
What is the difference between music and sound effects?
Music is a full track with structure. A sound effect is one short event: a knock, a whoosh, a room tone. Do not ask an effects entry for a song.