How to edit AI-generated music (without a DAW)

AI music tools have gotten remarkably good at the hard part — turning a sentence into a finished-sounding song. The catch is the last mile: that one section that’s slightly off, the vocal that’s buried, the track that’s the wrong length. Re-rolling the whole song and hoping is the usual “fix,” and it’s miserable. Here’s how to actually edit an AI-generated track in Cadence — no DAW, no plugins, all in the browser.

1. Start with a track you almost like

Editing is easier when you start close. Be specific in your prompt — name the genre, the mood, key instruments, and a BPM (“warm neo-soul, Rhodes, fat bassline, 75 bpm”). Generate a few options and pick the one whose structure you like; you’ll fix the details next.

2. Open the stems

Every track in Cadence comes back separated into stems — typically vocals, drums, bass, and melody — each on its own track. That’s the difference between a flat audio file and something you can shape: you’re working with the parts, not the bounce.

3. Balance the mix

Start with levels. Pull the vocal up so it sits on top, tuck the melody back, keep the drums and bass driving. Want an instrumental? Mute the vocal stem. Want just the vocal? Solo it. The mix is the fastest, highest-impact edit you can make.

4. Shape the tone with EQ and reverb

If the track sounds muddy, a little EQ goes a long way — roll off some low-mids, add a touch of brightness up top. A reverb send adds space and glue. In Cadence these are live, so you hear every change as the track plays and dial it in by ear.

5. Re-roll just the part that’s off

This is the big one. If the verse is great but the chorus isn’t, you don’t have to re-roll the whole song — regenerate just that section and keep everything else. You can also extend the track or spin up variations without starting over.

6. Fit it to length and loop it

Making music for a video? Set the length to match your clip and loop it so it tiles seamlessly underneath — no awkward fade three seconds early.

7. Export

When it sounds right, export the mixed track (MP3 included) to drop into your video editor, or grab the individual stems to mix in your own timeline.

The takeaway

• ✓Generate something structurally close — then fix the details.
• ✓Mix first (levels + mute/solo); it’s the biggest, fastest win.
• ✓EQ and reverb to taste, live, by ear.
• ✓Re-roll a single section instead of the whole song.

The point isn’t to land a perfect song on the first prompt — it’s to be able to fix the one that’s almost perfect.