Nodaro DocsInstrumentation
Choose the sound of AI music: up to 5 of 112 instruments, a production style, the vocals and a singing style. Works with Suno, Generate Music and Text to Audio.
The Instrumentation picker sets what a piece of music is played and sung with. You choose up to five instruments, a production style, the vocals and a singing style, such as Acoustic Guitar and Piano, Lo-fi production and a Female Lead. Nodaro adds the matching words to the style or prompt of the music node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits.
When to use it
- Name the instruments of a track instead of hoping the model picks them: Rhodes, Upright Bass, Brass Section.
- Set the production sound, such as Polished, Lo-fi, Live, Tape Saturated or 8-bit Retro.
- Choose who sings: a Male Lead, a Female Lead, a Duet, a Choir or a Rapper.
- Make an instrumental track for a video background.
How to use it
Add the picker
Open the node picker on the Audio tab and choose Creative Controls › Music & Voice › Instrumentation.
Choose the instruments and the voice
Click the node. The Instruments section has a row of tabs for the instrument families: Drums, Percussion, Keys, Synth, Guitar, Bass, Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, World and Middle Eastern. Then set Production, Vocal Presence and Singing Style as needed. Every part is optional.
Connect it
Drag from the picker's output to the Audio style input of Suno Create Music, Generate Music or Text to Audio.
Run the music node
The instrumentation is added to the music node's request when it runs.
Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Instruments | Up to 5 instruments from 112, grouped in 11 families. |
| Production | One production style, such as Polished, Lo-fi, Raw, Wall of Sound, Studio Pristine or Tape Saturated. |
| Vocal Presence | Up to 3 vocal choices, such as Male Lead, Female Lead, Duet, Choir or Spoken Word. Instrumental stands alone: picking it clears the other vocal choices, and picking another choice clears Instrumental. |
| Singing Style | Up to 3 singing styles, such as Operatic, Rap, Falsetto, Belting, Crooning or Whisper Sing. |
| Custom text (before) | Your own words, added before the instrumentation, for example acoustic intro. |
| Custom text (after) | Your own words, added after the instrumentation, for example with subtle string pads. |
| Prompt hint | Full (default) adds the longer description. Compact adds only the short terms. See Full or Compact. |
A new node starts empty and adds nothing until you pick. The words are built in a fixed order: the production, then the instruments, then the vocals, then the singing style.
To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the Prompt or Both display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under Will inject into prompt.
Where the instrumentation goes
| Connected node | What happens to the instrumentation |
|---|---|
| Suno Create Music | Added to the Style field when the node is in custom mode, and to the Prompt otherwise |
| Generate Music | Added to the prompt. When Vocal Presence is Instrumental, MiniMax Music makes the track without vocals, even if the node's own Instrumental setting is off. |
| Text to Audio | Added to the prompt |
| Voice Design | Ignored. The node shows a warning. |
You can also connect the picker to a Text or Combine Text node to use the words in a longer text.
Every instrument, production and vocal style
Filter by part or search by name. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in Compact mode.
Instruments · 112 options
Drums
Drum Machine
808808 drums- Live Drums
Breakbeats- Trap Drums
- Bongos
Conga- Djembe
- Timbales
- Tambourine
Shaker
Cowbell- Maracas
Claves
Marimba- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
- Glockenspiel
- Timpani
- Taiko
- Frame Drum
Cajón- Darbuka
Production · 14 options
Polishedpolished production
Lo-filo-fi production
Rawraw production
Vintagevintage production
Modernmodern production
Minimalistminimalist production
Wall of Soundwall-of-sound production
Ambientambient production
Garage Bandgarage band production
Livelive recording
Demodemo quality
Studio Pristinepristine studio production
Tape Saturatedtape-saturated production
8-bit Retro8-bit retro production
Vocal Presence · 12 options
- Instrumentalinstrumental, no vocals
Male Leadmale lead vocals
Female Leadfemale lead vocals
Androgynousandrogynous lead vocals
Duetduet lead vocals
Choir
Gospel Choir
Harmony Stackstacked vocal harmonies
Rapperrap lead vocals
Spoken Word
Vocal Chops- Mixedmixed lead vocals
Singing Style · 24 options
- Poppop singing
Rockrock singing
Operaticoperatic singing
Classicalclassical vocals- Rap
Trap (Melodic)melodic trap singing
Growlgrowled vocals
Screamscreamed vocals
Shoutshouted vocals
Falsetto
Head Voice
Chest Voice- Belting
Crooning
Scatscat singing
Yodeling
Throat Singing- Melismatic
Autotunedautotuned vocals- Vocodedvocoded vocals
Whisper Singwhisper-singing
Breathybreathy singing- Harmonizedharmonized vocals
Chantchanted vocals
Tips
- Complete the brief. Pair Instrumentation with Music Genre and Music Mood.
- Use Instrumental for backgrounds. Instrumental tracks are more versatile as video backgrounds, for example under a voiceover.
- Match singers and styles. Combine vocal choices with singing styles, for example a Male Lead and a Choir with an Operatic style.
Frequently asked questions
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