SongTools.ai was started by Stephan Jacobs, a music producer with over 20 years of experience playing headline sets on main stages.
About ten years ago, Stephan played a show in Bend, Oregon. One man spent the entire set dancing right in front of the speakers, closer than any hearing person would ever stand. After the show he came up and said he loved the music. He was Deaf, and in that moment Stephan realized how deeply Deaf people can feel music.
Stephan never found him again. If he ever does, he hopes to connect and share what that night started: SongTools.ai.
SongTools.ai was made so Deaf and Hard of Hearing people can read what a song feels like. Upload any song and get the mood and emotional arc, a written description of what is happening in the music, the lyrics, and a spectrogram that shows the energy of the song over time.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing people can apply for free access, with no ads, ever. Every application is reviewed by a real person.
While building those tools, we noticed something. The same insight that lets someone read a song is exactly what producers and artists need: an honest read on a mix, whether a master is ready for release, how the energy builds, whether the vocals are clear.
So the toolkit grew. Today SongTools.ai has 30+ tools for every stage of making music, from songwriting and production to mixing, mastering, and release. Underneath it all is a music intelligence layer built on frontier AI models and tuned specifically to how music actually works.
SongTools.ai is built and run by MIDI Lab AI, Inc., the company cofounded by Stephan Jacobs and Tim Hauser.
SongTools is where you read, check, and finish songs. MIDI Lab is where you make MIDI with AI and stream it live to your synths. One team, one mission: music for everyone.
SongTools.ai turns music into something you can read, see, and work with. The platform includes tools for:
Reading Music: See what any song feels like: mood and emotion, a written description, lyrics, and a spectrogram of its energy.
Songwriting: Generate lyrics, MIDI files, and creative prompts. Check your lyrics for copyright issues before you publish.
Production: Detect key and BPM, transcribe audio to sheet music, and get detailed mix analysis with actionable improvement checklists.
Mix & Master: Get professional-grade song feedback, check if your master is release-ready, analyze loudness and dynamics, generate spectrograms, and A/B test different versions of your tracks.
DJ Tools: Plan harmonic setlists, identify tracks in long DJ mixes, and check volume consistency across your sets.
Audio Forensics: Detect AI-generated voices, match voice identities, compare tracks for similarity, and analyze the emotional profile of your music.
Career & Marketing: Build EPKs, write press releases, generate social media captions, create album artwork, describe your songs professionally, and review music contracts.
We designed SongTools.ai with fairness at its core. There are no mandatory subscriptions and no hidden charges. Our credit-based system means you only pay for what you use. Every new user receives 6 free credits to get started, enough to try Song Feedback and another tool. When you need more, credit packs are available at musician-friendly prices. Approved Deaf and Hard of Hearing members use SongTools.ai for free.
We believe music is for everyone, whether you hear it, feel it, or read it. Our goal is a world where no one is left out of what a song has to say.
For music makers, we want to break down the old gatekeepers: expensive studios, hard-to-reach A&R reps, and costly professional services. Every musician, regardless of budget, location, or experience, deserves honest feedback and professional-grade tools. We keep adding new ones based on what our community asks for.
We take your creative work seriously. Uploaded audio is kept for up to 7 days on a free account, or while a paid plan is active, so you can revisit it from your Library, and then it is permanently deleted. Your content is never used to train any AI model. Your creative work remains yours, always.
For support, bug reports, billing questions, or anything else, use the in-app Support form (available from your account menu once signed in). Every ticket reaches a real person on our team.