ReferenceIQ

Reference-track intelligence for songwriters and producers.

Five tools for the part of the process where you're trying to describe a sound you can hear in your head — and then build it.

Tool A · Brief

Describe → Brief

Type "I want this to sound like the last Four Year Strong album, but with shoegaze guitars and trap drums." Get a real producer brief — tempo, key, chord palette, drums, tonal direction, matching tracks, first DAW moves.

Open Brief →
Tool B · Blend

Fingerprint & Blend

Type artist or album names. Their sonic fingerprints stream in as you go. Pick where each ingredient comes from, get a fused brief with arrangement timeline + music theory + downloadable MIDI.

Open Blend →
Tool C · Chain

Signal Flow

Tell it what you're chasing and what plugins you own. Get instrument chains, bus processing, and a master chain — using your plugins first, with stock fallbacks where there's a gap.

Open Chain →
Tool D · Pick

The Right Reference

Tell it what you're working on and where you're stuck. Get one personalized reference track, what to listen for, an A/B protocol, and the level-match in dB — research-backed.

Open Pick →
Tool E · Listen

Type a vibe. Hear it.

Zero forms. One field. Type a mood, a moment, a feeling — get one real song playing in your face within seconds. Skip until something hits.

Open Listen →