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Music Mood

Describe how AI music should feel: one energy level, up to 3 emotions and up to 3 vibes, such as Driving, Triumphant and Cinematic. Works with Suno and more.

The Music Mood picker describes how a piece of music should feel. You combine an energy level with up to three emotions and up to three vibes, such as Driving energy, a Triumphant emotion and a Cinematic vibe. 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

  • Set the energy of a track, from Low and Mellow to Explosive and Ferocious.
  • Give a soundtrack an emotion that matches the scene, such as Hopeful, Haunting or Bittersweet.
  • Add a production feel with a vibe, such as Lo-fi, Dreamy, Noir or Anthemic.
  • Keep the same feel across several music nodes in one workflow.

How to use it

Add the picker

Open the node picker on the Audio tab and choose Creative Controls › Music & Voice › Music Mood.

Choose the energy, emotions and vibes

Click the node. Pick one Energy, up to 3 Emotion choices and up to 3 Vibe choices. 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 mood is added to the music node's request when it runs.

ref audioaudio styleaudio styleUpload AudioReference trackMusic MoodUpbeat, HopefulMusic GenrePopGenerate Music
On Generate Music, the mood and the genre are also used as the node's Mood and Genre when those settings are empty.

Settings

SettingWhat it does
EnergyOne energy level, such as Low, Mellow, Upbeat, Driving, High or Explosive.
EmotionUp to 3 emotions, such as Joyful, Melancholic, Triumphant, Tender or Mysterious.
VibeUp to 3 vibes, such as Cinematic, Intimate, Dreamy, Gritty or Futuristic.
Custom text (before)Your own words, added before the mood, for example start mellow.
Custom text (after)Your own words, added after the mood, for example building to a triumphant finish.
Prompt hintFull (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 energy, then the emotions, then the vibes. Several picks in one part are joined with commas.

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 mood goes

Connected nodeWhat happens to the mood
Suno Create MusicAdded to the Style field when the node is in custom mode, and to the Prompt otherwise
Generate MusicAdded to the prompt, and used as the node's Mood when its own Mood setting is empty
Text to AudioAdded to the prompt
Voice DesignIgnored. 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 energy, emotion and vibe

Filter by Energy, Emotion or Vibe, or search by name. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in Compact mode.

Energy · 14 options

  • Low
    Lowlow-energy
  • Mellow
    Mellow
  • Gentle
    Gentle
  • Moderate
    Moderatemoderate-energy
  • Building
    Buildingbuilding energy
  • Upbeat
    Upbeat
  • Driving
    Driving
  • High
    Highhigh-energy
  • Explosive
    Explosive
  • Frenetic
    Frenetic
  • Pulsing
    Pulsing
  • Throbbing
    Throbbing
  • Simmering
    Simmering
  • Ferocious
    Ferocious

Emotion · 28 options

  • Happy
    Happy
  • Joyful
    Joyful
  • Euphoric
    Euphoric
  • Melancholic
    Melancholic
  • Sad
    Sad
  • Longing
    Longing
  • Lonely
    Lonely
  • Angry
    Angry
  • Defiant
    Defiant
  • Triumphant
    Triumphant
  • Victorious
    Victorious
  • Tender
    Tender
  • Romantic
    Romantic
  • Haunting
    Haunting
  • Mysterious
    Mysterious
  • Menacing
    Menacing
  • Playful
    Playful
  • Mischievous
    Mischievous
  • Anxious
    Anxious
  • Fearful
    Fearful
  • Hopeful
    Hopeful
  • Inspirational
    Inspirational
  • Nostalgic
    Nostalgic
  • Bittersweet
    Bittersweet

Vibe · 22 options

  • Cinematic
    Cinematic
  • Intimate
    Intimate
  • Epic
    Epic
  • Anthemic
    Anthemic
  • Lo-fi
    Lo-fi
  • Polished
    Polished
  • Raw
    Raw
  • Dreamy
    Dreamy
  • Hypnotic
    Hypnotic
  • Dark
    Dark
  • Gritty
    Gritty
  • Uplifting
    Uplifting
  • Tense
    Tense
  • Spacey
    Spacey
  • Psychedelic
    Psychedelic
  • Noir
    Noir
  • Vintage
    Vintage
  • Futuristic
    Futuristic
  • Suspenseful
    Suspenseful
  • Espionage
    Espionage
  • Cold
    Cold
  • Clandestine
    Clandestine

Tips

  • Match the picture. Choose the feel of the scene the music plays under, for example a Tense vibe for a chase or a Tender emotion for a reunion.
  • Pair it with a genre. A mood reads best with a Music Genre, and with Instrumentation for the sound.
  • Describe a change. Use Custom text (after) for a mood that develops, such as building to a triumphant finish.

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