Music Inspiration Analyzer

For musicians and producers

Hear what your favourite songs do differently.

Drop in your track, plus up to three songs you love. We'll lay them side by side, show you where you're already close, and suggest what to try next.

Across everything you make

See your style, track after track.

Drop in a few of your tracks (or keep adding them, session by session). We'll show what they have in common, what you always do, how it's changing, and the ground you haven't covered yet.

TempoThe middle half of your tracks: 90-94 BPMYour usual: 92 BPMNight drive: 88 BPMOld town: 92 BPMPaper boats: 90 BPMLow tide: 94 BPMGlass: 91 BPMLast train: 126 BPM92 BPMHABITEnergyThe middle half of your tracks: 4-7/10Your usual: 6/10Night drive: 3/10Old town: 6/10Paper boats: 4/10Low tide: 7/10Glass: 5/10Last train: 8/106/10PositivityThe middle half of your tracks: 30-36/100Your usual: 32/100Night drive: 30/100Old town: 34/100Paper boats: 28/100Low tide: 36/100Glass: 31/100Last train: 55/10032/100HABITLoudnessThe middle half of your tracks: -14--10 LUFSYour usual: -12 LUFSNight drive: -14 LUFSOld town: -11 LUFSPaper boats: -16 LUFSLow tide: -9 LUFSGlass: -12 LUFSLast train: -10 LUFS-12 LUFS
An example: every track a dot on every measure. Shaded: your usual range. “Habit”: where you hardly vary.

For listeners

Find more music like the music you love.

Give us a few songs (files, a playlist link or just their names). We'll work out what they have in common and turn it into searches that reach artists the big apps tend to skip.

your tracka song you admiretheir dropexample · energy over timeMoment 1 of 15: you 20, them 15 — about levelMoment 2 of 15: you 25, them 20 — about levelMoment 3 of 15: you 30, them 30 — about levelMoment 4 of 15: you 55, them 45 — you're louder hereMoment 5 of 15: you 60, them 90 — they're far louder hereMoment 6 of 15: you 60, them 92 — they're far louder hereMoment 7 of 15: you 62, them 90 — they're far louder hereMoment 8 of 15: you 58, them 35 — you're louder hereMoment 9 of 15: you 60, them 30 — you're louder hereMoment 10 of 15: you 65, them 60 — about levelMoment 11 of 15: you 60, them 95 — they're far louder hereMoment 12 of 15: you 55, them 95 — they're far louder hereMoment 13 of 15: you 50, them 92 — they're far louder hereMoment 14 of 15: you 30, them 40 — they're a bit louderMoment 15 of 15: you 20, them 15 — about level
Your track's energy over the song you admire. Theirs hits harder at the drop, so that's where we'd start.
VocalsIntro 0:00-0:18: Vocals — sits out (measured)IntroVerse 0:18-1:02: Vocals — singing heard (measured)VerseChorus 1:02-1:32: Vocals — singing heard (measured)ChorusVerse 1:32-2:16: Vocals — singing heard (measured)VerseChorus 2:16-2:50: Vocals — singing heard (measured)ChorusBridge 2:50-3:20: Vocals — sits out (measured)BridgeChorus 3:20-4:00: Vocals — singing heard (measured)ChorusDrumsIntro 0:00-0:18: Drums — sits out (measured)Verse 0:18-1:02: Drums — sits out (measured)Chorus 1:02-1:32: Drums — drum kit (measured)Verse 1:32-2:16: Drums — drum kit (measured)Chorus 2:16-2:50: Drums — drum kit (measured)Bridge 2:50-3:20: Drums — sits out (measured)Chorus 3:20-4:00: Drums — drum kit (measured)BassIntro 0:00-0:18: Bass — sits out (measured)Verse 0:18-1:02: Bass — bass plays (measured)Chorus 1:02-1:32: Bass — bass plays (measured)Verse 1:32-2:16: Bass — bass plays (measured)Chorus 2:16-2:50: Bass — bass plays (measured)Bridge 2:50-3:20: Bass — bass plays (measured)Chorus 3:20-4:00: Bass — bass plays (measured)GuitarIntro 0:00-0:18: Guitar — plays (measured)Verse 0:18-1:02: Guitar — plays (measured)Chorus 1:02-1:32: Guitar — plays (measured)Verse 1:32-2:16: Guitar — plays (measured)Chorus 2:16-2:50: Guitar — plays (measured)Bridge 2:50-3:20: Guitar — plays (measured)Chorus 3:20-4:00: Guitar — plays (measured)0:000:301:001:302:002:303:003:304:00
Every instrument, section by section. We only show drums or a bass when we can actually hear them.
0:00 C (I)C0:02 G (V)G0:04 Am (vi)Am0:06 F (IV)F0:08 C (I)C0:10 G (V)G0:12 Am (vi)Am0:14 F (IV)F0:16 C (I)C0:18 G (V)G0:20 Am (vi)Am0:22 F (IV)F0:24 C (I)C0:26 G (V)G0:28 Am (vi)Am0:30 F (IV)F0:000:100:200:30home chord (I)moving away (IV, ii)tension (V, vii)other / borrowed
Your chords along the song, coloured by what they do: home, moving away, or pulling back home.
1&2&3&4&KickKick, step 1Kick, step 9Kick, step 11SnareSnare, step 5Snare, step 13Hi-hatHi-hat, step 1Hi-hat, step 3Hi-hat, step 5Hi-hat, step 7Hi-hat, step 9Hi-hat, step 11Hi-hat, step 13Hi-hat, step 15
One bar of the beat: where the kick and snare land, and the hats on top.

An example. Hover over (or tap) the pictures for the details: every chart in a report works the same way.

Or record right here in your browser →

      How we come up with the tags
      • Songs you upload, we listen to: tempo, time signature, mood and energy, drums or not, blues forms and, where the style model is installed, styles, moods and instruments. These count in full.
      • Songs from a link or a list, we look up by name on MusicBrainz. Those tags usually describe the artist rather than the song, so each counts 0.4 against 1. Upload the audio too and we'll listen to it.
      • Limits: up to 100 songs; no private playlists; very new or obscure songs may not be on MusicBrainz yet. Broad tags like “rock” are shown but not searched: they lead straight back to the biggest names.
      • Style model: Essentia by MTG, Universitat Pompeu Fabra — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, non-commercial use.
      Tags and searches only: no AI, MIDI or sheet music.
      Tell us about the music instruments, genre, the tune

      Optional, but it helps. A phone can't tell a bass from a guitar's low strings, and we sometimes count the beat at double speed. Your answers settle that.

      Drums & percussion
      Bass
      Guitars & plucked
      Keys
      Synths & samples
      Voice
      Strings
      Wind & brass
      What ticking a box changes
      • Drums and bass decide whether you get a drum grid and a bass line.
      • One instrument on its own (solo guitar, piano, cello): its lowest notes get written out as their own part, in guitar notation for a guitar, with that instrument's sound in the MIDI file.
      • Voice, or one lead instrument: we label the melody line as theirs.
      • What it can't do: apart from the drums and the lowest part, instruments aren't written out one by one. A guitar or piano in a band shows up in the chords and the melody.
      Each track is analysed in full, then read together.

      Only you can see your style (in this browser, for a day: a free account keeps building it, session after session). We delete your audio as soon as we've listened.

      Only you can open the result (in this browser), and we delete your audio as soon as we've listened. How we handle your music

      Listened toWe measure the songs you upload: tempo, rhythm, mood, energy, sound and style.
      Looked upPlaylist songs are matched by name to the tags listeners gave them on MusicBrainz.
      WeighedEvery tag gets a share of your list. What we heard counts for more than what others wrote.
      SearchedSpecific tags and pairs of tags, linked straight to Bandcamp, Last.fm, RYM, YouTube and Spotify.

      What you get back

      Four parts to every report. Pick one to see an example.

      your tracka song you admiretheir dropexample · energy over timeMoment 1 of 15: you 20, them 15 — about levelMoment 2 of 15: you 25, them 20 — about levelMoment 3 of 15: you 30, them 30 — about levelMoment 4 of 15: you 55, them 45 — you're louder hereMoment 5 of 15: you 60, them 90 — they're far louder hereMoment 6 of 15: you 60, them 92 — they're far louder hereMoment 7 of 15: you 62, them 90 — they're far louder hereMoment 8 of 15: you 58, them 35 — you're louder hereMoment 9 of 15: you 60, them 30 — you're louder hereMoment 10 of 15: you 65, them 60 — about levelMoment 11 of 15: you 60, them 95 — they're far louder hereMoment 12 of 15: you 55, them 95 — they're far louder hereMoment 13 of 15: you 50, them 92 — they're far louder hereMoment 14 of 15: you 30, them 40 — they're a bit louderMoment 15 of 15: you 20, them 15 — about level
      Your track's energy over the song you admire. Theirs hits harder at the drop, so that's where we'd start.
      0:00 C (I)C0:02 G (V)G0:04 Am (vi)Am0:06 F (IV)F0:08 C (I)C0:10 G (V)G0:12 Am (vi)Am0:14 F (IV)F0:16 C (I)C0:18 G (V)G0:20 Am (vi)Am0:22 F (IV)F0:24 C (I)C0:26 G (V)G0:28 Am (vi)Am0:30 F (IV)F0:000:100:200:30home chord (I)moving away (IV, ii)tension (V, vii)other / borrowed
      Your chords along the song, coloured by what they do: home, moving away, or pulling back home.
      VocalsIntro 0:00-0:18: Vocals — sits out (measured)IntroVerse 0:18-1:02: Vocals — singing heard (measured)VerseChorus 1:02-1:32: Vocals — singing heard (measured)ChorusVerse 1:32-2:16: Vocals — singing heard (measured)VerseChorus 2:16-2:50: Vocals — singing heard (measured)ChorusBridge 2:50-3:20: Vocals — sits out (measured)BridgeChorus 3:20-4:00: Vocals — singing heard (measured)ChorusDrumsIntro 0:00-0:18: Drums — sits out (measured)Verse 0:18-1:02: Drums — sits out (measured)Chorus 1:02-1:32: Drums — drum kit (measured)Verse 1:32-2:16: Drums — drum kit (measured)Chorus 2:16-2:50: Drums — drum kit (measured)Bridge 2:50-3:20: Drums — sits out (measured)Chorus 3:20-4:00: Drums — drum kit (measured)BassIntro 0:00-0:18: Bass — sits out (measured)Verse 0:18-1:02: Bass — bass plays (measured)Chorus 1:02-1:32: Bass — bass plays (measured)Verse 1:32-2:16: Bass — bass plays (measured)Chorus 2:16-2:50: Bass — bass plays (measured)Bridge 2:50-3:20: Bass — bass plays (measured)Chorus 3:20-4:00: Bass — bass plays (measured)GuitarIntro 0:00-0:18: Guitar — plays (measured)Verse 0:18-1:02: Guitar — plays (measured)Chorus 1:02-1:32: Guitar — plays (measured)Verse 1:32-2:16: Guitar — plays (measured)Chorus 2:16-2:50: Guitar — plays (measured)Bridge 2:50-3:20: Guitar — plays (measured)Chorus 3:20-4:00: Guitar — plays (measured)0:000:301:001:302:002:303:003:304:00 1&2&3&4&KickKick, step 1Kick, step 9Kick, step 11SnareSnare, step 5Snare, step 13Hi-hatHi-hat, step 1Hi-hat, step 3Hi-hat, step 5Hi-hat, step 7Hi-hat, step 9Hi-hat, step 11Hi-hat, step 13Hi-hat, step 15
      Every instrument, section by section (drums or a bass only when we can actually hear them), and one bar of the beat: where the kick and snare land, and the hats on top.
      C3E2 at 0:00E2 at 0:00B2 at 0:01A2 at 0:02E2 at 0:02G2 at 0:02A2 at 0:03B2 at 0:04E2 at 0:04E2 at 0:04E3 at 0:05D3 at 0:06B2 at 0:06A2 at 0:06G2 at 0:07F#2 at 0:080:00
      Ideas built on what your track leaves out, with the notes ready as MIDI and sheet music.

      An example. Hover over (or tap) the pictures for the details: every chart in a report works the same way.

      Not ready to upload? Open a finished report

      Solo guitar blues →A 12-bar blues on one guitar, no drums or bass: the key and form, each chorus, the guitar's own low notes as sheet music, and blues ideas. A band song, next to a reference →Drums, bass, chords and a typed melody, measured beside a faster, louder song: what that song does differently, and what to try. House track, next to two it admires →Four on the floor at 124 BPM beside two club tracks: what both of them share (sidechain pumping, a breakdown), the drops in bars, the energy curves laid over each other.

      Made from computer-generated audio, so they sound simpler than a real recording. The first visit takes a minute while one is made.

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      Your audio is deleted at onceAs soon as we've listened, songs you compare with too.
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      Before you start

      A few things worth knowing

      Think of it as a quick second pair of ears: great for ideas, not a transcription service.