When a Result Misses
When a generation misses: why a key, tempo, length, genre or part came back wrong, and the control or wording that fixes it next time.
DocumentationWhen a Result Misses
Prompting Guide
When a Result Misses
Start with the Thought panel above the result. If the model misread you, change the words. If it understood you and chose differently, ask for the other choice, or pin it with a control. Then find what happened below.
Symptoms and Fixes
| What happened | Why | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong key | Your message named no key in English, so the Key and Scale controls applied, and on Any key Aether picks a root for a chat's first request unless your message spells out chords. | Name the key with its mode ("in F# minor"), write the chords by name ("C F G C"), or set Key and Scale. |
| Wrong tempo | Nothing in Aether reads a tempo out of your words. | Set BPM. |
| Wrong length | "8 bars" in a sentence never changes Bars. | Set Bars, or lay out the form in the Sections editor. |
| 4/4, not 3/4 or 6/8 | Time Sig starts on 4/4. A meter or a dance named in your message replaces that default, but only in English. | Set Time Sig, or name the meter in English. |
| No drums | The Melodic tab never writes drums. | Ask the Drums tab. |
| Wrong genre | The Genre menu is set to another genre, or descriptive words added up to one. | Clear the Genre menu, or name the genre outright. |
| Genre won't change | Once a chat has a genre, it takes a genre or subgenre name to move it; a single artist or composer name will not. | Name the new genre, set the menu, or press New Chat. |
| Only one part | "A bassline" or "a chord progression" with no other part named asks for that part alone. | Name the other parts too, as in "a chord progression with a melody over it". |
| A removed part is back | A part only leaves when a removal word names it. | Name it after a removal word: "remove the horns", "without the melody". |
| One tweak changed all | The message did not say which part to change. | Name the part, and add "keep the rest". |
| Something was forgotten | Each message carries the last six exchanges. | Say it again, or make it a custom system prompt. |
| Batch takes sound alike | A temperature pinned for this provider in Settings is used for every variation, so only the prompt sets them apart. | Turn off Override default temperature for the provider. |
Messages in the Chat
“Written at X BPM; conformed to Y BPM.” The model wrote at another tempo, and Aether moved the notes onto the BPM you set. Nothing to do.
“Note timing does not sit on the requested X BPM grid. Try regenerating.” The notes did not line up with your BPM. A result “written at X BPM, too far from the requested Y BPM to conform” means the same thing. The clip still loads; send the request again, or try another model.
Timeouts, silent bounces and a piano that plays a plain tone are on Troubleshooting.
Questions