What is a Brick Prompt?
Brick prompts are a simple way to keep your ideas clear and organized. Instead of piling up words and hoping for the best, this method gives you a clear format to follow. With brick prompts, prompting in Udio feels easier, and your results tend to come out more consistent and reliable.
The Core Bricks
Most effectively used in this order:
Genre - the style of music
Examples: pop, metal, synthwave, jazz
Vocalist - the type of voice
Examples: male vocal, female vocal, choir
Mood - the emotion or feeling
Examples: happy, sad, dark, cinematic
Instrumentation - The instruments or sounds
Examples: guitar, drums, synth, 808, bassline
What/How/Where - the shape of the piece
What examples: verse, chorus, movement, piece
How examples: simple, layered, acoustic, live
Where examples: cutscene, menu, single, playlist
Formatting Brick Prompts
Brick prompts work best when you follow a few simple rules. These rules give you both reliability and a clear template to build from.
Keep the same order
Write your bricks in this order:
Genre -> Vocalist -> Mood -> Instrumentation -> What/How/Where
2. Use Underscores to Connect Ideas Inside a Brick
✅ bold_happy (two moods joined in one brick)
❌ bold happy (ideas split into two different bricks)
3. Spaces Separate Bricks
Each brick has its own section. Use a space to separate them.
✅ Correct Formatting
pop_synthwave female vocal bold_happy synth_drums song_layered_track
Each brick is separated by spaces, with underscores holding ideas together
❌ Too Many Underscores
pop_synthwave_female_vocal_bold_happy_synth_drums_song_layered_track
Everything is glued into one big block with no separation.
❌ Too Few Underscores
pop synthwave female vocal bold happy synth drums song layered track
Ideas that belong together are split apart.
4. Two-word prompts use spaces, not underscores
When a brick has 2 words, but it's for the same prompt, use a space instead of an underscore.
✅female vocal
❌female_vocal
5. Always End With What/How/Where
Your prompt should close with the What/How/Where brick, this tells Udio what you want your song to do. What you want, how it's arranged and where it's going.
song_layered_soundtrack
A polished, multi-part piece made for a soundtrack.
track_simple_loop
A short, repeating track for background use.
ballad_acoustic_concert
A stripped-down acoustic ballad for live performance.
composition_dynamic_score
A larger orchestral-style composition with dynamic changes, built for a film/game score.
tune_building_festival
A track that builds in intensity, aimed at a festival crowd.
✅ Full Example Prompt
pop_synthwave female vocal bold_happy synth_drums song_layered_track
Genre: pop_synthwave
Vocalist: female vocal
Mood: bold_happy
Instrumentation: synth_drums
What/How/Where: song_layered_track
The Brick Method turns word piles into building blocks. Stack them right, and you’ll never run into a brick wall again, because you’re the one building it.
Written by Tele, in collaboration with SUCC (Social Udio Collaborative Community) a Udio-recognized community for AI creators.
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