Questions teams ask before they commit

A private browser workspace where you keep reference tracks next to the songs you write or produce, and score how close they sit on real musical factors — so decisions stay intentional.

No. It is not a digital audio workstation, and it does not analyze waveforms, loudness, or spectra. Matching uses the structured song portrait you enter: tempo, length, time signature, key, mode, instruments, stereo field, tags, theme, and related fields you enable in Settings.

A reference is a benchmark — a hit, a favorite cut, a studio exemplar. My Songs are work you are writing or producing: a single, album track, or session draft. The product is built around comparing across those two roles (you can change type later if a draft becomes a reference for something else).

No. Start with a few strong references and the songs you care about now. MusicReference is meant to be a catalog you keep building over years — every portrait you add makes matching and compare more useful, because neighbors can only come from what you have already described. There is no upload of your entire discography required to begin.

Not required. You build a portrait for each song. You may optionally attach a public video (e.g. YouTube embed) or web link for listening context; that link is not used for scoring. Optionally import a monophonic MIDI melody for contour matching — not a full multitrack session.

Import a .mid lead line on the song form. MusicReference stores the pitch contour and compares interval shape (so the same line in another key can still match), with weight controlled under Settings → Musical → Melody. Preview, play, and download the original file after save. On compare, you can play the longest shared contour for each song.

Your workspace is private to your Lyra Cloud account. MusicReference is not a public streaming library or a place where other companies browse your references.

Each enabled metric scores how similar two portraits are (for example same key = full credit; tempo within your window = partial credit; instruments by shared names and optional family soft credit; stereo by pan/band placement; melody by contour when both have MIDI). Weights in Settings combine those into an overall percentage. Scores are always computed live from current song data and Settings — nothing is “stuck” until a rebuild. Match threshold controls what counts as a “match” on cards and the top of the similar list. Thin portraits (below min-info) are skipped so empty fields do not invent false neighbors.

Most matches ranks songs by how many solid neighbors they have above the threshold. Strongest matches ranks by the single closest neighbor — useful when one song is almost a sibling to another, even if it only has one strong pairing. You can also sort by recent. Lists are paginated; your place in the list is remembered when you open a song and navigate back.

Neighbors are ranked by overall %. Songs at or above your match threshold appear first, then a clear separator, then songs still related but below that bar. Percentage pills use the same threshold for color: green at/above, warmer mid-range between half and the bar, red under half.

A map of where instruments sit in the mix: Left, Center, or Right (or full width), and which frequency band (sub through high). It is editable on the song form, viewable on detail, and comparable in 1v1 — including on touch devices. An optional tempo pulse (Settings → Visual, off by default) can animate with the song’s BPM.

Yes. The full interface is available in English and Spanish so mixed-language teams and bilingual artists can work in the same account. Lyra dark (blue) and Lyra red themes are supported too.

In a modern browser on Lyra Cloud. No separate install on every studio machine. You need a LyraDisplay account. A free trial gives full access for a limited time; paid plans continue after that.

Create a LyraDisplay account and open the app to start a free trial. Contact LyraDisplay for paid access and early onboarding. Pricing will be announced with general availability — see Pricing.

MusicReference is offered as a Lyra Cloud product first. If your organization needs a different deployment model, mention that when you contact us and we will discuss options.