---
license: apache-2.0
base_model: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Music3
pipeline_tag: text-to-audio
tags:
- minimax-music3
- music
- lora
- evaluation
- simpletuner
---
# MiniMax Music 3 identity tournament
A controlled singer-identity comparison across Serj-only and Daron-only MiniMax Music 3
language-model LoRAs. It also compares random 128-frame training windows against continuation
windows while holding the dataset split, instrumental regularisation, optimizer, prompts,
inference seed, and LoRA-strength sweep fixed.
This card cross-links 640 FLAC renders hosted by the four source
repositories. Audio is not duplicated here.
## Design
| leg | singer tags | window objective | instrumental regularisation | checkpoints |
|---|---|---|---|---:|
| Serj, random window | Serj Tankian | random 128-frame crop | 50% singer-matched | 10 |
| Daron, random window | Daron Malakian | random 128-frame crop | 50% singer-matched | 10 |
| Serj, continuation window | Serj Tankian | continuation, 128-frame target | 50% singer-matched | 10 |
| Daron, continuation window | Daron Malakian | continuation, 128-frame target | 50% singer-matched | 10 |
[Machine-readable comparison manifest](./tournament.json)
Singer identity and training-window comparison (640 renders)
Serj-only and Daron-only LoRAs trained with random or continuation windows, each with singer-matched instrumental regularisation.
All renders use a 40-second maximum duration, 30 flow steps, flow CFG 1.7, and seed 20260824. MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the duration cap.
**Training legs**
- **Serj, random window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst)
- **Daron, random window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst)
- **Serj, continuation window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate)
- **Daron, continuation window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate)
### No trigger word / off-genre descriptors
Caption: `Alternative pop-jazz, 102 BPM, brushed drums, upright bass, clean electric piano, airy male vocals, smooth verse-chorus songwriting, restrained dynamics, polished intimate mix.`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
### Trigger word only
Caption: `system of a down, soad style music`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
### Matching descriptors, no trigger word
Caption: `Lilting hypnotic arpeggios, a gentle melodic mid-tempo groove with layered harmonies, sudden explosive distorted riffs, unstable meter changes, theatrical male vocals, tightly syncopated bass and drums, abrupt shifts between fragile verses and frantic heavy choruses.`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
### Trigger word + matching descriptors
Caption: `system of a down, soad style music, lilting hypnotic arpeggios, a gentle melodic mid-tempo groove with layered harmonies, sudden explosive distorted riffs, unstable meter changes, theatrical male vocals, tightly syncopated bass and drums, abrupt shifts between fragile verses and frantic heavy choruses.`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 500 | step 1000 | step 1500 | step 2000 | step 2500 | step 3000 | step 3500 | step 4000 | step 4500 | step 5000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Serj, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-serj-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-daron-randwin128-20260824-5k-adamw2e-5-bsz4-singersplit-reginst) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Serj, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-serj-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Daron, continuation window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-daron-cont128-reginst-replicate) | | | | | | | | | | |
## Evaluation lyrics
The lexical content is fixed; only the singer assignment in section tags changes.
Show Serj Tankian section tags
```text
[Intro]
Count the teeth in the traffic light
Paint the silence ultraviolet
[Verse 1: Serj Tankian]
Paper crowns on the factory floor
Everybody wants a little more
Wind-up prophets in a checkout line
Selling borrowed seconds back as time
[Pre-Chorus: Serj Tankian]
Turn the dial, divide the sky
Ask the wires to tell us why
[Chorus: Serj Tankian]
Wake up the walls, let the ceiling shake
We built a feast from a plastic lake
Hands in the air while the engines stall
Who signed the order to swallow it all?
[Verse 2: Serj Tankian]
Velvet sirens in the avenue
Paint every warning a pleasant blue
I fed my shadow to the voting machine
It came back polished, quiet, and clean
[Bridge: Serj Tankian]
Softly, softly, count to four
Kick down the arithmetic door
One for the hunger, two for the show
Three for the ones who already know
[Final Chorus: Serj Tankian]
Wake up the walls, let the ceiling shake
We built a feast from a plastic lake
Hands in the air while the engines stall
Who signed the order to swallow it all?
[Outro]
Count the teeth
Kill the light
Carry the silence
Into the night
```
Show Daron Malakian section tags
```text
[Intro]
Count the teeth in the traffic light
Paint the silence ultraviolet
[Verse 1: Daron Malakian]
Paper crowns on the factory floor
Everybody wants a little more
Wind-up prophets in a checkout line
Selling borrowed seconds back as time
[Pre-Chorus: Daron Malakian]
Turn the dial, divide the sky
Ask the wires to tell us why
[Chorus: Daron Malakian]
Wake up the walls, let the ceiling shake
We built a feast from a plastic lake
Hands in the air while the engines stall
Who signed the order to swallow it all?
[Verse 2: Daron Malakian]
Velvet sirens in the avenue
Paint every warning a pleasant blue
I fed my shadow to the voting machine
It came back polished, quiet, and clean
[Bridge: Daron Malakian]
Softly, softly, count to four
Kick down the arithmetic door
One for the hunger, two for the show
Three for the ones who already know
[Final Chorus: Daron Malakian]
Wake up the walls, let the ceiling shake
We built a feast from a plastic lake
Hands in the air while the engines stall
Who signed the order to swallow it all?
[Outro]
Count the teeth
Kill the light
Carry the silence
Into the night
```
## Inference notes
Each set of four LoRA strengths was generated in one batched pass with a shared random stream.
NextLat predictor and XM route-embedding sidecars are training-only and are not used at inference.
MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the configured duration cap.