Quickstart
Get started with AceSteps in under 5 minutes.
Prerequisites
- A Farcaster account
- A wallet with ETH on Base Network (for gas fees)
- Access to the AceSteps Mini App
The Creator Journey
1. CREATE → Enter a text prompt describing your music
Example: "emotional piano ballad about lost love"
2. PREVIEW → AI generates music in seconds, listen to preview
30-second generation: ~4.5 seconds
3. SAVE → Click "Save" to mint as NFT
Song stored in your private library (unpublished)
4. PUBLISH → Make song public on the platform
Start earning from listens
5. TOKENIZE → Enable trading to let fans invest
Get 80,000 tokens (80%), 20,000 go to liquidity pool
Step 1: Connect Your Wallet
Open the AceSteps Mini App on Farcaster:
- Open Warpcast on mobile or desktop
- Navigate to AceSteps Mini App
- Click "Connect Wallet"
- Approve the connection
Your wallet is now connected to Base Network.
Step 2: Create Your First Song
Enter a prompt to generate AI music:
"chill lofi beat with rain sounds and soft piano"
Prompt Tips
- Be specific about genre and mood
- Include 3-5 descriptive elements
- Mention instruments if important
Generation Process
- Click Generate
- Wait ~4.5 seconds for AI to create your song
- Preview the result
- Click Regenerate if you want a different version
Step 3: Mint as NFT
Once you're satisfied with your song:
- Click Save
- Confirm the transaction in your wallet
- Pay gas fee (~$0.01 on Base)
- Song is now an NFT in your wallet
Your song is saved to your Library with isPublished: false.
Step 4: Publish Your Song
To make your song discoverable:
- Go to Library
- Select your song
- Click Publish
- Confirm the transaction
After publishing:
- Song visible on platform
- Play tracking begins
- Ad revenue starts flowing to you
Step 5: Enable Trading (Optional)
To let fans invest in your song:
- Select your published song
- Click Enable Trading
- Confirm the transaction
What happens:
NFT → Permanently locked in SongVault
↓
100,000 tokens minted
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80,000 tokens → Your wallet
20,000 tokens → Uniswap V4 pool
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Trading begins!
The Fan/Investor Journey
1. DISCOVER → Browse trending songs, top performers, new releases
2. LISTEN → Stream music like any streaming platform
3. INVEST → Buy "shares" of songs you believe in
ETH → Song Tokens via Uniswap V4
4. EARN → Song gains popularity → Ad revenue → Token price rises
5. TRADE → Sell anytime on the open market
Song Tokens → ETH via Uniswap V4
What's Next?
Create More
- Prompts Guide - Master prompt engineering
- ACE-Step AI - Understand the AI model
Go Deeper
- Tokenization - Learn about song tokens
- Trading - Understand the marketplace