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Replace Sections in Your Tracks

Pick a time range on a song you made, and we rewrite just that part.

20 credits per replacement · you pay only when you start a job

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What does Replace Section do?

Replace Section regenerates one chosen time range inside a song already in your Music Factory library. You mark where the section starts and how long it runs, write new lyrics for that window, and everything outside it is left as it was. A window runs about 6 to 60 seconds and no more than half the track, so most of the song you already have survives every pass.

Source
A track already in your Music Factory library (no upload)
Section length
About 6 to 60 seconds per replacement
Coverage limit
No more than roughly half of the whole track
Section inputs
New lyrics for the window, plus optional comma-separated style tags
Multiple edits
Run sequentially — each pass builds on the last
Credits
20 credits per replacement

Updated August 14, 2026

Cite this page: https://imagera.ai/audio/music-factory/replace-section

How a targeted rewrite works

One window, new lyrics, optional style tags, and a song that keeps every part you already liked.

Surgical Precision

Mark where the section starts and how long it runs — a single verse, a chorus, a bridge, or any span between about 6 and 60 seconds — and only that window is written again; the rest of the song is left as it is. The window is bounded on purpose: a replacement runs roughly 6 to 60 seconds and cannot cover more than about half the whole track, so most of what you already have survives every pass. Put the edges on natural boundaries — the top of a chorus, a clean bar line — rather than mid-word, and the hand-off has somewhere clean to land.

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Context-Aware

Because it edits inside your existing track rather than a file you upload, the run is written from the generation behind the song and the audio on either side of the window, so the new part is written into the track rather than dropped on top of it. That is why the source has to be a song already in your Music Factory library: the request is keyed to the job that made the track, not to an audio file. You write the new lyrics for the window and, if the section should sound different from what surrounds it, add a short set of comma-separated style tags — and because those two inputs are separate you can rewrite a clumsy line while keeping the mood, or keep the words and change only the delivery.

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Seamless Transitions

The regenerated section is written to lead in and out of the surrounding audio, so a fixed verse or reshaped hook is built to meet the parts you kept instead of arriving as a separate clip that has to be mixed in afterwards. If an edge still reads as abrupt, the fix is small: start a touch earlier, or run the window a second or two longer, and generate again so the model has more room to lead in and out. Tonal drift at a seam usually traces back to section tags that did not describe the mood already in the song, or to a window that landed mid-phrase — both of which are one adjustment away rather than a reason to start the whole track over.

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Iterative Refinement

Each pass builds on the last: replace one section, then use the improved track as the source for the next replacement, and keep going until every part of the song is exactly where you want it. Each replacement is its own generation at 20 credits, and it runs in the background: start the job, close the tab if you like, and the updated track appears in your library when it is ready. Because the parts you did not mark are left as they were, you only ever spend credits on the windows that still need work, and every output — however many passes it took — carries a full commercial license.

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How to replace a section of a song

Three steps in the browser, with the credit cost visible before you start the job.

Step 01

Pick the track

Replace Section works on a song already saved in your Music Factory library — a fresh generation, one you continued with Extend Track, or an instrumental you had Add Vocals sing a topline over. You select it in the studio; there is no file to upload, because the tool needs the generation behind the audio and not just a waveform.

Step 02

Mark the window and write the new part

Play the track through, note where the part you dislike begins and how long it runs, and set those two numbers — the window can be roughly 6 to 60 seconds, and no more than about half the song. Then write the new lyrics for that window, and add a short set of comma-separated style tags if it should sound different from what surrounds it.

Step 03

Generate and listen back

Start the job and it processes in the background — you do not need to keep the tab open. The updated track lands in your library when it is ready. 20 credits are consumed when the job starts, and the finished song carries a full commercial license.

Who it is for

Fix one line without gambling the whole song

The most common use is the smallest one: a single lyric that did not scan, sung over a melody and a mood you want to keep. You keep the window tight around that phrase, rewrite the words, set the section tags to describe the character already in the track, and run it. Regenerating from scratch would hand you a brand-new song and throw away everything that was working; extending continues from a point you choose and writes everything after it. This is the option that changes the one thing that is wrong.

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Reshape a chorus, a bridge or a few off-genre bars

Bigger repairs work the same way. A chorus that felt underwhelming can be rebuilt into a stronger hook, a spoken-word bridge swapped for a sung one, or a stretch where the arrangement drifted away from the genre pulled back in line. Because the edit is time-boxed, everything outside the window is still the take you already approved, so a bigger repair is no more of a gamble than a small one.

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Polish a track you built in stages

Any song in your Music Factory library is eligible, however it got there — generated fresh, continued with Extend Track, or given a topline with Add Vocals. That makes a final polish pass practical: fix the weak verse, then the flat chorus, then the awkward bridge, listening back after each one. Every replacement uses the current version of the track as its source, so corrections stack instead of reverting each other, and a rough first draft converges into something finished.

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Frequently asked questions

How does Replace Section work?

Choose a track from your Music Factory library, then mark the part you want to change — the point it starts at and how long it runs. The AI regenerates only that time range from the new lyrics and style tags you provide, and leaves everything before and after it exactly as it was. Because it is working inside your existing song, the model has the surrounding musical context on both sides, so the replaced part is written to lead in and out of the audio around it rather than being dropped in as a separate clip.

What exactly do I need to start a replacement?

Replace Section works on a track that already lives in your Music Factory library, so it needs both the source track reference and its underlying generation ID — you select these by picking the track from your library rather than typing anything. From there you set where the section starts and how long it runs, write the new lyrics for that part, and optionally add a short set of style tags describing how it should sound. You do not upload a fresh audio file for this workflow; it edits a song you have already generated.

What are the duration constraints?

The section you replace must be between roughly 6 and 60 seconds long, and it cannot cover more than about half of the whole track. Those guardrails exist so that most of the original song survives any one pass and the replacement stays a repair rather than a re-render. If you need to change more than half the song, it is usually cleaner to regenerate the track from scratch or to replace two smaller sections one after another.

Why does this use tags instead of a free-form style field?

Replace Section describes the new content through a tags field rather than the longer free-form style description used elsewhere in Music Factory. Provide your genre and mood descriptors as short, comma-separated tags — for example "acoustic, mellow, fingerpicked guitar" or "driving synth, four-on-the-floor, bright". Keeping the style input as focused tags helps the model apply a consistent character to just the replaced window instead of restyling the entire song.

How do I choose the right start and end time?

Play the track through once and note where the part you dislike begins and how long it runs. It is best to put the edges of that window at natural boundaries — the start of a verse, the top of a chorus, or a clean bar line — rather than mid-word or mid-phrase, because clean edges give the AI the cleanest place to hand off. If your first result feels slightly clipped at either edge, start a touch earlier or add a second or two to the length and run it again so the model has a little more room to blend.

Can I change just the lyrics but keep the same feel?

Yes. Put your rewritten lyrics in the lyrics field for the section and set the style tags to match the mood already in the song. Because the tags describe the sound and the lyrics describe the words, you can rework a clumsy line or fix a rhyme in one verse while leaving the genre, tempo, and instrumentation of that section broadly consistent with the rest of the track. Conversely, you can keep the lyrics and change only the tags if you want the same words delivered in a different style.

Can I replace multiple sections in one track?

Each replacement is its own generation and costs 20 credits. To fix several parts of a song, run them one at a time: replace the first section, then use the updated track as the source for the next replacement, and so on. Working sequentially like this means every later edit is built on top of the corrections you already made, so the whole song converges toward the version you want without you having to restart from the original prompt.

How long does a replacement take and is it instant?

Replace Section runs asynchronously, so it is not returned instantly — you start the job, it processes in the background, and the finished track appears in your library when it is ready. You do not need to keep the tab open the whole time; the result is saved to your Music Factory library so you can come back to preview and download it.

Which music engines can I use for a replacement?

There is no engine to choose here. A replacement is written from the original job behind the track rather than from a model you pick, so the studio shows no engine control for this tool and the request carries none. The character of the new part comes from the song it is being written into, together with the lyrics and the style tags you give it for that window.

Do replaced tracks come with commercial rights?

Yes. Like every output from Imagera Music Factory, a track you have edited with Replace Section carries a full commercial license, so you can use the finished song in videos, ads, podcasts, games, or client work. Credits are consumed at the moment you start each replacement, and because results can vary between runs it is worth listening to the new section end to end before you build the rest of your project around it.

When should I use Replace Section instead of regenerating or extending the whole song?

Use Replace Section when most of a song is right and only one part is wrong — a flat chorus, a clumsy verse line, a bridge that does not land. Regenerating from scratch throws away everything you already liked and gives you a brand-new song; extending continues from a point you choose and writes everything after it. Replace Section is the surgical option: only the window you mark is written again. Here is where each tool fits: Tool · What it changes · Use when — Replace Section · One chosen time range · Most of the song is right, one part is wrong — Extend Track · Continues from a point you choose · The song ends too soon for your edit — Generate Music · The entire song · You want a fresh direction from scratch — Create Cover · Makes cover artwork for it · You want an image for the finished song

What are common ways people use Replace Section on a real track?

The most frequent use is fixing a single weak line: you keep the melody and mood but rewrite one lyric that did not scan and regenerate just that window. Others reshape a chorus that felt underwhelming into a bigger hook, swap a spoken-word bridge for a sung one, or clean up a section where the AI drifted off-genre for a few bars. Because the edit is time-boxed and context-aware, each of these leaves the surrounding song untouched, so you are improving a track you already like rather than gambling the whole thing on a new generation.

Can I use Replace Section on a track I added vocals to or extended?

Yes. Once a track lives in your Music Factory library it is eligible, regardless of how it got there — a fresh generation, a track you continued with Extend Track, or an instrumental you had Add Vocals sing a topline over. This is what lets you build a song in stages: generate the core, add a topline, extend it to full length, and then do a final polish pass with Replace Section on any spot that still needs work. Each replacement uses the current version of the track as its source, so your fixes stack rather than reverting earlier changes.

Why did my replaced section sound slightly different from the rest of the song?

Small tonal shifts at an edit usually come from one of two things: the style tags for the section did not match the surrounding music, or the window landed mid-phrase so the AI had little clean context to blend into. The fixes are direct — set the section tags to describe the same mood already in the track, and put the window at natural points like the top of a chorus or a bar line. If a single edge still feels abrupt, move the start a touch or change the length and regenerate so the model has a little more room to lead in and out.

How many times can I replace sections in the same song?

There is no fixed limit — you can keep replacing sections as many times as you need, each as its own 20-credit generation. The practical approach is to work one section at a time and always use the most recent version of the track as the source for the next replacement, so every pass builds on the corrections before it. This is how a rough first draft converges into a finished song: fix the weak verse, then the flat chorus, then the awkward bridge, listening back after each pass. Because the untouched parts stay exactly as they were, you are only ever spending credits on the specific windows that still need work rather than re-rolling the whole track.

Key takeaways

How much does it cost?

How much does it cost?

20 credits per section replacement, with plans starting at $19.99 and credits included. You pay only when you start a replacement.

How do transitions stay smooth?

How do transitions stay smooth?

The AI edits inside the existing song rather than a clip on its own, so the new part is written from the audio on both sides of the window and made to lead in and out of it.

Replace Section vs regenerating or extending the track

ToolWhat it changesUse when
Replace SectionOne chosen time rangeMost of the song is right and one part is wrong
Extend TrackContinues from a point you chooseThe song ends too soon for your edit
Generate MusicThe entire songYou want a fresh direction from scratch

Fix the part that is wrong

Open the studio with Replace Section already selected. Pick the track, mark the window, and the credit cost is shown before you run.

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