The Most Accurate Lyric Transcription Technology: How AudioShake Achieved State-of-the-Art Results

When you transcribe lyrics, accuracy matters. Generic speech recognition tools weren't built for sung vocals, often missing creative spelling, emotional emphasis, and the rhythmic qualities that make lyrics distinct.

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AudioShake's lyric transcription technology achieves state-of-the-art benchmarks for automatic lyrics transcription and alignment, achieving nearly 90% accuracy across major languages–and as high as 98% on some.

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Breaking Through Language Barriers

Music is created and enjoyed in hundreds of languages worldwide, but transcription technology has dramatically underserved non-English content. AudioShake's latest models achieve nearly 90% accuracy across the ten most common languages in music, with some European languages exceeding that threshold and reaching as high as 98%.

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In addition, languages historically underserved by transcription technology now achieve professional-grade results. Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Vietnamese now exceed 80% accuracy. 

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Speed Meets Accuracy

Processing entire music catalogs requires both precision and efficiency. AudioShake's transcription models deliver 5X faster processing than previous versions while maintaining and improving on accuracy. This combination makes large-scale transcription projects practical, whether you're processing historical archives or keeping pace with new releases.

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Validated by Research

AudioShake's state-of-the-art performance is backed by contributions to the academic research community, including benchmark datasets like JamendoLyrics (now on Hugging Face), Jam-ALT, and Jam-ALT Lines, developed in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London. These resources establish consistent evaluation standards for lyric transcription.

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Powering Professional Lyric Workflows

Labels including EMPIRE and Disney Music Group, publishers such as Spirit Music Group and Downtown Artist and Label Services, and B2B services like Singa rely on AudioShake's transcription technology to power their lyric workflows. Whether you're managing a global catalog, localizing content for international markets, or building interactive music products, AudioShake delivers the accuracy and speed professional applications demand.

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Learn more about AudioShake's lyric transcription and alignment technology.