---
license: apache-2.0
base_model: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-Music3
pipeline_tag: text-to-audio
tags:
- minimax-music3
- music
- lora
- evaluation
- simpletuner
---
# MiniMax Music 3 training tournament
A central comparison of 5 MiniMax Music 3 language-model LoRA tournaments.
The previous campaigns are preserved below, followed by the Caption v2 training-window and
singer-tag comparisons. Tournament and prompt sections are collapsed so individual audio
comparisons can be opened as needed.
The card cross-links 2,144 existing FLAC renders from the source model repositories;
it does not duplicate the audio. Each comparison holds its lyrics, caption conditions,
LoRA-strength sweep, and random stream constant within that tournament.
## Tournament overview
| tournament | training window | regularisation | legs | checkpoints | renders |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Previous tournament: original objective comparison | Original campaign | None | 4 | 4 | 256 |
| Full song without regularisation | Full song | None | 4 | 9 | 576 |
| Random windowing + regularisation | Random 128-frame | 50% parent-teacher | 3 | 9 | 432 |
| Caption v2: training-window comparison | Random 128-frame and full song | None | 4 | 10 | 400 |
| Caption v2: singer-tag comparison | Random 128-frame and full song | None | 4 | 10 | 480 |
[Machine-readable comparison manifest](./tournament.json)
Previous tournament: original objective comparison (256 renders)
The original 1,000-step Vanilla, XM, NextLat, and NextLat + XM comparison.
All renders use a 40-second maximum duration, 30 flow steps, flow CFG 1.7, and seed 20260822. MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the duration cap.
**Training legs**
- **Vanilla**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822)
- **Explorative Modeling (XM)**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822)
- **NextLat**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822)
- **NextLat + XM**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822)
### 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 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
### Trigger word only
Caption: `system of a down, soad style music`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
### 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 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
### 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 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 200 | step 500 | step 700 | step 1000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260822) | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260822) | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260822) | | | | |
Full song without regularisation (576 renders)
AdamW 8e-5, full-song training windows, no caption dropout, and no regularisation set.
All renders use a 40-second maximum duration, 30 flow steps, flow CFG 1.7, and seed 20260822. MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the duration cap.
**Training legs**
- **Vanilla**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop)
- **Explorative Modeling (XM)**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop)
- **NextLat**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop)
- **NextLat + XM**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop)
> **Run note:** These four runs resumed their learned LoRA weights from checkpoint 500 with fresh optimizer, sampler, and RNG state after the original local trainer state was lost.
### 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 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
### Trigger word only
Caption: `system of a down, soad style music`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
### 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 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
### 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 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [Explorative Modeling (XM)](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-fullsong-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
Random windowing + regularisation (432 renders)
AdamW 8e-5, random 128-frame windows, 50% parent-teacher regularisation, and no caption dropout.
All renders use a 40-second maximum duration, 30 flow steps, flow CFG 1.7, and seed 20260822. MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the duration cap.
**Training legs**
- **Vanilla**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop)
- **NextLat**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop)
- **NextLat + XM**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop)
### 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 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
### Trigger word only
Caption: `system of a down, soad style music`
LoRA strength 0.25
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
### 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 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
### 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 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.50
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 0.75
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
LoRA strength 1.00
| training leg | step 1000 | step 2500 | step 4000 | step 5000 | step 6000 | step 7000 | step 8000 | step 9000 | step 10000 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-20260823-10k-adamw8e-5-randwin128-reg128-nocapdrop) | | | | | | | | | |
Caption v2: training-window comparison (400 renders)
AdamW 8e-5 and no regularisation, comparing Vanilla and NextLat + XM with random 128-frame and full-song windows.
All renders use a 40-second maximum duration, 30 flow steps, flow CFG 1.7, and seed 20260822. MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the duration cap.
**Training legs**
- **Vanilla, random window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
- **NextLat + XM, random window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
- **Vanilla, full song**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
- **NextLat + XM, full song**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
> **Run note:** Checkpoint coverage differs by leg; empty table cells were not rendered.
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caption v2: singer-tag comparison (480 renders)
The same four Caption v2 legs evaluated with explicit Serj and Daron section assignments.
All renders use a 40-second maximum duration, 30 flow steps, flow CFG 1.7, and seed 20260822. MiniMax Music 3 may end a song before the duration cap.
**Training legs**
- **Vanilla, random window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
- **NextLat + XM, random window**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
- **Vanilla, full song**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
- **NextLat + XM, full song**: [MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg)
> **Run note:** Checkpoint coverage differs by leg; empty table cells were not rendered.
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
### 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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---|
| [Vanilla, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [NextLat + XM, random window](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-randwin128-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | | | | |
| [Vanilla, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-vanilla-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [NextLat + XM, full song](https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxMusicTraining/soad-mm3-nextlat-xm-fullsong-20260823-5k-adamw8e-5-capv2-noreg) | | | | | | | — | — | — | — |
## Evaluation lyrics
The original comparison lyrics are shared by the first four tournaments. The latest singer-tag
comparison uses its own section-assigned lyric sheet.
Show lyrics
```text
[Intro]
Count the teeth in the traffic light
Paint the silence ultraviolet
[Verse 1]
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]
Turn the dial, divide the sky
Ask the wires to tell us why
[Chorus]
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]
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]
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]
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 singer-tag comparison lyrics
```text
[Verse 1: Serj Tankian]
Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square?
Was fashion the reason why they were there?
They disguise it, hypnotize it
Television made you buy it
[Chorus: Daron Malakian]
I'm just sitting in my car and
Waiting for my
[Verse 2: Daron Malakian]
She is scared that I will take her away from there
Dreams and her country left with no one there
Mesmerized, the signal bends the truth
The broadcast paints a blindfold on the youth
[Chorus: Serj Tankian]
I'm still waiting by the dashboard
Watching for the signal
I'm still waiting by the dashboard
Waiting for my girl
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Daron Malakian]
I'm still waiting by the dashboard
Waiting for my girl
I'm still waiting by the dashboard
Waiting for my girl
```
## Inference notes
The four LoRA strengths were evaluated in one batched pass with a shared random stream. NextLat's
predictor and XM's route embeddings are auxiliary training modules and were not used at inference.
The generated audio remains hosted in the source model repositories linked above.