# Songbrain

> The one-click content engine for indie artists. Upload a song — get a Virality Score with a transparent breakdown, the exact seconds where your song is strongest ("Best Moments"), 7 ready-to-post beat-synced reels with word-accurate lyric sync, platform-specific captions and hashtags, and a 2-week posting plan. Post, paste your links back, and Songbrain tracks which content actually works for your music. There is also a REST API for developers.

Songbrain exists for musicians with a small budget who need good short-form content in seconds — without learning GenAI video tools, without paying €100/month for subscriptions, and without knowing how to prompt. One upload does the analytical work (what is strong about this song, where exactly, and why) and the production work (7 finished 9:16 videos cut to that moment) in one click. The specialization is knowing WHAT CONTENT WORKS FOR MUSIC: every reel template is built from the song's own DNA (beats, energy, spectrum, lyrics timing), and posted reels can be tracked and reverse-engineered so the next release plan is sharper than the last.

## What artists get from one upload (25 credits)

- **Virality Score (0–100) with the why** — one number plus its transparent breakdown (viral potential, quality, lyrics). Built from the song's DNA: hooks, energy, structure, lyrics. No black box.
- **Best Moments with exact timestamps** — the strongest windows in the song, found automatically, so clips start on the actual hook instead of a guess.
- **7 ready-to-post reels** — beat-synced 9:16 videos cut to the best moment: kinetic lyric video (word-accurate karaoke timing), storyboard slideshow with AI-generated visuals, vinyl, VHS teaser, spectrum visualizer, particle energy, lyric quote. Rendered while the analysis runs; the first videos are ready when the results open. Free accounts download in 720p with a small Songbrain mark, Premium exports clean 1080p.
- **Captions + hashtags per platform** — TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts variants for every video.
- **2-week posting plan** — the 7 reels sequenced as a release campaign: teaser → lyric quote → hook tease → THE RELEASE POST → sound flex → energy → on-repeat. Each post has its day, platform, time and caption, with checkbox progress.
- **Reel performance tracking** (Premium) — paste the URL of a posted reel; Songbrain snapshots views, likes and comments over 14 days and reports which angle works with the artist's audience. Posts younger than 7 days are tracked free; archive videos cost 30 credits.
- **Reel Reverse-Engineering** (Premium) — analyze any posted TikTok/Reel using the song, cross-referenced with the song analysis: which moment landed, where attention dropped, what to fix.
- **Song DNA** — tempo (BPM), key, energy, mood, loudness (LUFS), structure.
- **Lyrics transcription** — word-level timestamps (two-pass: full mix, then isolated-vocal re-transcription for dense mixes and non-English vocals), emotional scoring.
- **Genre and subgenre classification** — multi-model, 37 subgenres in 9 main genres.
- **Instrument detection** — every instrument in the mix, including world instruments (shamisen, guzheng and more).
- **AI-generated cover art** — generated from the song's mood and genre when no release cover exists.
- **Premium AI director's reel** (350 credits) — a generative story reel built shot-by-shot on the song's best moment.

## Pricing (artist side)

- **Free**: 50 credits on signup — 2 full analyses, each including the 7 reels and the posting plan. No card. Downloads at 720p with a small Songbrain mark.
- **Premium**: $19/month or $180/year. 1000 credits per month (40 analyses), clean 1080p exports without watermark, reel performance tracking, album upload, priority queue.
- **Credit Pack**: 500 credits for $13.99 one-time ($9.99 for Premium members).

One full analysis costs 25 credits and includes everything above except the Premium-only features.

## API (developer side)

The analysis pipeline is exposed as a REST API for developers building music-powered products. One POST returns structured JSON with:

- Best-moment detection with exact timestamps
- Word-accurate lyric transcription (karaoke-level timing)
- Virality Score with its breakdown
- Visual ideas derived from the song's DNA (mood, energy, genre aesthetics)
- AI video-generation prompt ideas synced to the song's moments

Coming later: visual-performance data by sound profile — analyze a song and learn which video styles worked for songs like it.

See https://www.songbrain.ai/api-access for access.

## Why Songbrain over alternatives

- **CapCut / Canva templates** — generic templates, 30+ clicks per video, no beat sync, no knowledge of where your song is strongest. Songbrain cuts 7 videos to your actual best moment in one click.
- **GenAI video tools (Runway, Pika, Kling etc.)** — powerful but expensive, and the output quality depends entirely on prompting skill. Songbrain requires zero prompting: the song itself is the prompt.
- **Spotify Audio Features API** — deprecated (November 2024). No virality, no moments, no content.
- **Essentia / open-source analysis** — self-host libraries; analysis only, no content output.
- **Songbrain** — the only tool that combines virality scoring, second-exact moment detection, finished ready-to-post videos, a posting plan and reel performance tracking in one upload, priced for artists without a budget.

## Guides and articles

Songbrain publishes long-form guides on what works in viral music. All publicly readable.

### Hook strategy and Best Moments
- "Where the Hook Sits in Each Genre: Hook Position by Genre (2026 Data)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/hook-position-by-genre
- "How to Find the Hook in Your Own Song (And Why You're Probably Wrong About It)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-find-the-hook-in-your-song
- "TikTok Hook Length: Why 3–15 Seconds Is the Viral Sweet Spot" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/tiktok-hook-length
- "The 12-Second Rule: Why Your Hook Arrives Too Late" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/12-second-rule-why-your-hook-is-too-late
- "How to Find the Best Part of Your Song for Instagram Reels" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/best-part-of-song-for-instagram-reels
- "Best BPM for TikTok: What Tempo Actually Works?" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/best-bpm-tempo-for-tiktok

### Content strategy
- "Reverse-Engineer Your Viral Reel: Paste a Link, Get the Fix" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/reverse-engineer-your-viral-reel
- "How Many TikToks Should You Post Per Song? (2026 Data)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-many-tiktoks-per-song
- "How to Promote Your Song With No Budget (2026 Indie Playbook)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-promote-your-song-with-no-budget
- "How to Get Your Song Viral on TikTok in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-get-your-song-viral-on-tiktok

### Virality Score and analysis
- "How the Songbrain Virality Score Actually Works (Under the Hood)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-songbrain-virality-score-works
- "What Is a Good Virality Score? (And How to Improve Yours)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/what-is-a-good-virality-score
- "What Makes a Song Go Viral? The Science Behind Viral Music" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/what-makes-a-song-go-viral

### Spotify and playlist strategy
- "Free Spotify Playlist Submission: 7 Routes That Actually Work in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/free-spotify-playlist-submission
- "Free Spotify Playlist Submission: The Complete Guide 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/free-spotify-playlist-submission-guide
- "How to Land on Curated Spotify Playlists in 2026 (Without Paying)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-land-on-curated-spotify-playlists

### AI music, Suno and data studies
- "Can AI-Generated Songs Go Viral? We Scored 200 Suno & Udio Tracks" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/can-ai-songs-go-viral-suno-udio-test
- "How to Market a Suno Song: 11-Step Playbook for Indie Releases" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-market-a-suno-song
- "How to Release a Suno Song on Spotify (2026 Step-by-Step)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-release-a-suno-song-on-spotify
- "How to Make a Music Video for Your Suno Song with AI (2026)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-a-music-video-for-a-suno-song
- "Will Suno Songs Get Demonetized? What Spotify, YouTube and TikTok Actually Do in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/will-suno-songs-get-demonetized
- "How to Make Reels for Your Suno Song (Free, 2026)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-reels-for-suno-songs
- "How to Make Money With Your Suno Songs (2026 Reality Check)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-money-with-suno-songs
- "Why Your Suno Song Sounds AI (3 Tells + How to Fix Them)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/why-your-suno-song-sounds-ai
- "75,000 AI Tracks a Day: How Not to Be AI Slop" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-not-be-ai-slop
- "Is My Song Any Good? Why You're the Last Person Who Can Tell" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/is-my-song-good
- "The AI Music Video Prompt: How Songbrain Powers GenAI Video Tools" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/ai-music-video-prompt-from-song-analysis

### Mastering and loudness
- "LUFS for Spotify, TikTok & Apple Music: The Loudness Guide for Indie Artists (2026)" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/lufs-for-spotify-and-tiktok

### Production guides by genre
- "How to Make Viral Trap Beats in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-viral-trap-beats
- "How to Make Techno in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-techno-in-2026
- "How to Make House Music in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-house-music-in-2026
- "How to Make Drum and Bass in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-drum-and-bass-in-2026
- "How to Make Shoegaze in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-shoegaze-in-2026
- "How to Make Phonk in 2026 — Drift Phonk Production Guide" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-make-phonk-in-2026
- "How to Write Metalcore Breakdowns That Hit" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-write-metalcore-breakdowns
- "How to Write a Rap Hook That Actually Goes Viral" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/how-to-write-a-viral-rap-hook
- "What Makes Pop Songs Go Viral on Spotify in 2026" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/what-makes-pop-songs-go-viral
- "K-Pop Song Structure Explained" — https://www.songbrain.ai/guides/k-pop-song-structure-explained

## Links

- Website: https://www.songbrain.ai
- Try it free (no account needed): https://app.songbrain.ai/try
- The Songbrain story: https://www.songbrain.ai/story
- Features: https://www.songbrain.ai/features
- How it works: https://www.songbrain.ai/how-it-works
- Pricing: https://www.songbrain.ai/pricing
- API: https://www.songbrain.ai/api-access
- Blog and guides: https://www.songbrain.ai/blog
- FAQ: https://www.songbrain.ai/faq
- Contact: info@songbrain.ai