Artists & songwriters
Making your own music? Keep the references that inspire you next to the songs you are writing — and see what is actually close, not just what you remember.
For people who write, produce, and ship music from real references
Know which songs sit next to the sound you want.
MusicReference keeps the tracks that set the bar next to the songs you are writing and producing. Score how close they are on tempo, key, melody (MIDI contour), instruments, stereo layout, tags, and more — then compare side by side. Build a private catalog you can keep growing for years; the fuller the shelf, the sharper the matches.
Lyra Cloud
Private workspace
MIDI melody match
English & Spanish
Works in the browser
Built for people who make music
Independent artists
Songwriters
Producers
Home studios
A&R
Production companies
Creative directors
Who it is for
If you already use “that song” as the bar for what you are writing or producing, MusicReference makes that habit clear, comparable, and reusable.
Producers & home studios
Stop hunting playlists mid-session. Capture tempo, key, instruments, and stereo placement for each cut, then match My Songs against the shelf that set the bar.
Labels, A&R & leads
Frame direction with concrete benchmarks — not vague vibes. Give the room one private catalog so writers, mixers, and partners review the same pairings.
Why MusicReference
Great records start with intention. This is the workspace that turns “sounds like…” into something you can open, compare, and share.
A catalog you grow over time
Start with a handful of references and the songs you are making now. Add more whenever a cut sets a new bar or a draft deserves a portrait — your private library compounds; richer shelves mean more useful neighbors.
References next to My Songs
Mark industry hits, personal favorites, or studio exemplars as references; mark the songs you are writing or producing as new. One shelf, clearly labeled.
Structured song portraits
Capture tempo (tap-to-BPM), length, time signature, key and mode, optional MIDI melody, instruments by group, stereo map, genre and general tags, notes, and a listen link.
Weighted similarity — always fresh
Scores recompute from current portraits and Settings — tempo, length, rhythm, key, mode, melody contour, instruments (family soft credit), stereo, tags, theme, and more.
Compare, stereo & melody
Head-to-head metric bars; stereo field (L / C / R × bands); import MIDI for melody shape matching with preview and play on compare when both songs have a line.
Home, lists, constellation & browser-ready
Paginated catalogs, similar songs split by your match threshold, constellation view, English/Spanish, Lyra blue/red themes — on Lyra Cloud, no DAW install.
Want the full product tour? See all features · deeper detail in the FAQ.
What teams get out of it
Outcomes first — the product is a means, not the story.
Faster alignment
Kickoffs and reviews start with the same named references. Less “you know that track…” and more “open Blue Hour and Draft 03.” Keep adding to the shelf over years so the language of your sound stays written down, not only remembered.
- Private catalog for your camp, label, or personal library — built to grow
- References and My Songs clearly labeled
- Optional YouTube or web link for listen context
Blue HourReference
CoastlineReference
Session Draft 03New
Single — Night DriveNew
Better reference choices
See ranked neighbors with real overall scores so you do not over-index on one familiar song when another fit is closer on instruments or stereo layout.
- Home: most matches, strongest pairing, or most recent
- Similar list: matches at your threshold, then the rest ranked below
- Full 1v1 compare with per-metric breakdown (including melody when enabled)
Blue Hour67%
Coastline54%
Midnight Signal41%
Glassroom Demo33%
Clearer production direction
Document how a song is built — instruments and families, L/C/R stereo map, tempo and key, genre tags — so direction is written down, not only spoken.
- Song portraits with info-completeness cues and MIDI melody import
- Stereo field editor; optional tempo pulse in Settings → Visual
- Instrument families for soft matching (e.g. trumpet ↔ sax)
How it works
From first login to better production choices — four simple steps.
1
Sign in
Open your private workspace on Lyra Cloud with a LyraDisplay account.
2
Build the shelf
Add references that set the bar and the My Songs you are making — then keep expanding the catalog as your work grows.
3
Match & compare
Fill portraits, tune weights if you like, open ranked matches or a 1v1 compare.
4
Decide with the same map
Use stereo maps and breakdowns so collaborators argue from the same examples.
Access on Lyra Cloud
Hosted for your team. Your catalog stays private. Pricing will be announced with general availability — early access is open now.
Free trial
Free / time-limited
Full product access for a limited time after you create a LyraDisplay account — no feature caps during the trial.
- Create your account and open the app
- Your own private catalog during the trial
- Matches, compare, stereo field, constellation, ArtistDNA
- No payment required to start
Full workspace
Contact us / early access
- Private references and My Songs
- Full matching, compare, stereo maps, constellation
- Weights, thresholds, instruments & families
- English and Spanish interface
- Hosted — no install on every machine
Details and plans: Pricing & access
Ready to produce against better references?
Start a free trial — private shelf for the bar and the songs you are making — and keep building it for years. The more complete the catalog, the better the neighbors.