Reference Track Search

Your reference is a song, not keywords.

Paste a Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Music link and Soundstripe reads its musical attributes, then pulls tracks by real artists with a similar tempo, key, and mood from the Soundstripe catalog.

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The problem

You have the reference. Finding the track shouldn’t take guesswork.

Everyone on the project can hum the reference. Nobody can turn it into search terms. "Driving, but warm, with a big lift at the end" gets you three pages of near misses, and the review call goes sideways.

See it in action

You have the reference. Finding the track shouldn’t take guesswork.

Watch a reference link turn into a shortlist of catalog tracks with matching attributes.

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How it works

Here is how Reference Track Search works

  1. Reference Track Search · Step 1 · Pink@1x

    Grab the link

    Copy the Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Music link for the reference you're working from.

  2. Reference Track Search · Step 2 · Indigo@1x

    Paste it in

    Drop it into the Soundstripe search bar or into Supe and skip the keywords entirely.

  3. Reference Track Search · Step 3 · Pink@1x

    Check the attributes

    Results are ranked by attribute match, so tracks with the closest tempo, key, and mood come first.

  4. Reference Track Search · Step 4 · Indigo@1x

    Keep what works

    Download your pick, or save it to a playlist or project to send over for approval.

What teams are saying

  • Their ever-evolving toolkit and constant release of new music make Soundstripe one of the most valuable parts of our post-production process.
    Louis GalantiHead of Post-Production

Soundstripe by the numbers

Real music, from real artists.

Every track in the catalog is made by real artists (Grammy winners included) and mixed in Nashville. The AI helps you find the music. It doesn't make it.

120K
tracks
1.5M
creators and creative teams
400B
video views
$13M+
paid to artists

FAQ

A few things you might be wondering

Who can use Reference Track Search?

Every Soundstripe user. It's live now.

Which links work?

Share links from Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music, from any account (free or paid).

Are the results copies of the reference?

No. Every track is an original by a real artist. The reference only supplies the musical attributes (tempo, key, mood) the search starts from.

Are the matches licensed the same as the rest of the catalog?

Yes. Same library, same commercial-use license.

Can I combine a reference track with a description?

Yes. Reference Track Search is built into both our regular search bar and Supe. Paste a reference link into either to find tracks with similar musical attributes. In Supe, you can also refine your results with follow-up prompts. Explore Supe

Start with a reference. Finish with a shortlist.

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