# AI Lyric Transcription and Alignment for Music Catalogs

Lyrics are valuable metadata that power streaming platforms, karaoke experiences, licensing workflows, music discovery, and fan engagement. AudioShake automatically transcribes lyrics and aligns them to the audio timeline, helping music companies transform recordings into searchable, synchronized, and monetizable assets at scale.

## Transform Audio Recordings into Searchable, Time-Synced Lyrics

Manual lyric transcription and synchronization can be time-consuming and difficult to scale across large music catalogs. AudioShake automatically generates lyrics and aligns them to the recording timeline, creating structured lyric assets that support publishing, karaoke, licensing, accessibility, and fan engagement workflows.

- Searchable lyrics  
- Synced to the beat  
- Ready to localize

**Customer Story**  
“Lyric videos are always part of our marketing strategy, so it's an added bonus that AudioShake allows us to target our approach and create unique content for audiences around the world.”  
**Spokesperson**  
Charlie Adelman  
Marketing & Artist Manager, CRUSH Music

**Solution Used**  
Lyric Transcription & Alignment

## Common Lyric Transcription Workflows

Music companies, publishers, streaming platforms, and rights holders use lyric transcription and alignment to improve discoverability, engagement, accessibility, and catalog value. AudioShake automates the creation of synchronized lyric assets from existing recordings.

1. **Lyric Transcription**  
   Automatically generate lyric text from finished recordings to reduce manual transcription work.
2. **Lyric Alignment**  
   Synchronize lyrics to precise timestamps for karaoke, streaming, and interactive music experiences.
3. **Catalog Metadata Enhancement**  
   Create structured lyric metadata that improves searchability, discovery, and catalog management.
4. **Publishing & Licensing Support**  
   Generate lyric assets that support rights management, publishing operations, and licensing workflows.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Can AudioShake transcribe lyrics from dense or heavily layered mixes?**  
Yes. AudioShake first isolates the vocal — including separating [lead](/content/audioshake-models/lead-vocals-separation/index.html) from backing vocals where needed — so it can transcribe and align even busy, layered productions where the lead line is buried under instrumentation.

**How accurate is AudioShake's lyric transcription?**  
Accuracy comes from transcribing the isolated [vocal](/content/audioshake-models/vocals-separation/index.html) rather than the full mix. Removing instrumentation before transcription gives the model a much cleaner signal, which produces noticeably better results than transcribing a mixed recording — particularly on dense arrangements where instruments would otherwise mask the words.

**Can AudioShake align lyrics you already have to the audio?**  
Yes. If the lyric text already exists, AudioShake can align it to the recording's timeline to produce word-level timing, rather than transcribing from scratch. This is useful for publishers and labels that hold verified lyrics and need accurate synchronization across a catalog.

**What format does AudioShake deliver lyrics in?**  
AudioShake returns lyrics with word-level timestamps, structured for direct use in DSP delivery, lyric-video production, and catalog metadata. Because timing is captured per word, the same output drives both static lyric display and tightly synchronized karaoke or lyric-reveal experiences.