Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Choosing the Right Model
Ace-Step 1.5 offers three models: 'Base' for training, 'SFT' for high quality but slower speeds, and 'Turbo' for fast music generation. For general use, choose the Turbo model.
Benefits of Virtual Environments
UV automatically creates a Virtual Environment that acts like an 'isolated hard drive,' ensuring that Ace-Step libraries do not conflict with or break your computer's original Python settings.
Storage Requirements
Ensure you have at least 30GB-40GB of free space, as Torch requires 3GB and the Turbo XL model alone takes up 20GB.
Step by Step
Step 1: Installing UV Package Manager
- Open the Windows Start menu and type 'PowerShell'.
- Right-click on Windows PowerShell and select 'Run as Administrator'.
- Copy the UV installation command from the official link or description.
- Paste it into PowerShell and press Enter.
- Wait for the system to confirm that UV has been successfully installed, then close PowerShell.
Step 2: Installing Git
- Visit the official Git website and download the Windows installer.
- Open the downloaded installer file.
- Click 'Next' for the default installation path (Program Files/Git).
- Continue clicking 'Next' for all other default settings without changing anything.
- Click 'Install' and wait for the process to complete.
Step 3: Cloning the Ace-Step 1.5 Repository
- Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder where you want to install Ace-Step (e.g., Desktop).
- Click on the address bar at the top of the folder.
- Type 'cmd' and press Enter to open Command Prompt directly in that folder.
- Type the command 'git clone' followed by the Ace-Step 1.5 repository URL.
- Wait for all the files to finish copying to your computer.
Step 4: Setting Up Environment & Dependencies
- Enter the newly created 'ACE-Step-1.5' folder.
- Click on the folder's address bar, type 'cmd', and press Enter.
- Type the command 'uv sync' and press Enter.
- The system will begin creating a Virtual Environment and downloading all necessary libraries (including Torch, which is 3GB).
- Ensure the process finishes without any error messages before proceeding to the next step.
Step 5: Downloading the Turbo XL Model
- Open Command Prompt again within the ACE-Step 1.5 folder.
- Copy the HuggingFace CLI command for the Turbo XL model (refer to the Snippet section).
- Paste the command into Command Prompt and press Enter.
- Wait for the download to complete (the file size is approximately 20GB).
- Once finished, the interface and model are ready to be used.
