Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ace Step 1.5 XL review & tutorial. Best AI music generator. Free & open-source #ai #aimusic #aitools Thanks to our sponsor Higgsfield. Seedance 2.0 is available for all with special up to 70% off: higgsfield.ai/s/seedance-2-0-theaisearch-MGjVag

github.com/ace-step/ACE-Step-1.5
XL models: huggingface.co/collections/ACE-Step/ace-step-15-xl
See this tutorial for more features youtu.be/QzddQoCKKss

0:00 AceStep 1.5 XL intro
1:55 Soulful R&B ballad
3:13 Italian opera
4:38 Latin trap
5:22 Jpop eurobeat
6:06 Childrens song
6:45 Jazz
7:29 Boss nova
8:09 Tango instrumental
8:50 Instrumental and choir
9:32 Ace Step 1.5 XL benchmarks
10:08 Vram and quants
11:24 Higgsfield Seedance 2.0
12:53 How to install Ace Step XL
13:48 Git
14:36 Installation continued
16:31 Downloading the XL model
17:54 Using the interface
24:25 Additional features

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