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+#  Sonic-Insight-AI \[Annotation with AI]
+
+This project aims to provide annotations for song lyrics using AI, leveraging the power of AI to analyze and annotate lyrics with relevant information, interpretations, and insights!
+
+## Features
+- **Lyric Annotation**: The core functionality involves feeding song lyrics into the ChatGPT API to generate annotations.
+- **Contextual Insights**: ChatGPT provides contextual insights into the lyrics, offering interpretations, explanations, and connections to themes, emotions, and literary devices.
+- **Interactive Interface**: Users can input song lyrics and receive annotated outputs through an intuitive and user-friendly interface.
+- **Customization**: The system allows users to customize the depth and style of annotations according to their preferences.
+
+## Technologies Used
+| Front End | Back End |
+| --------- | -------- |
+| [React](https://react.dev/) / [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/) |[Node](https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/) / [Express](https://expressjs.com/)|
+| [JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript) |[Python](https://www.python.org/)|
+| [Tailwind](https://tailwindcss.com/)||
+
+## Usage
+1. **Input Lyrics**: Users can input song lyrics either through a text input or by uploading a file.
+2. **Analyze**: The system sends the lyrics to the ChatGPT API for analysis.
+3. **View Annotations**: The annotated lyrics are displayed to the user, providing insights and interpretations.
+## Installation
+1. Setup .env and then the below steps
+```
+npm i
+npm run dev
+```
+## Future Enhancements
+- **Multi-Language Support**: Extend the system to support lyrics in multiple languages.
+- **Integration with Music Streaming Platforms**: Integrate with music streaming platforms to directly analyze and annotate song lyrics from their databases.
+- **Enhanced Visualization**: Implement visualization tools to present annotations in a more engaging and informative manner.
+
+.env.local should look like the following, but replace the key with your own OPENAI key
+```
+MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/sonic-insight
+MONGODB_DB_NAME=sonic-insight
+OPENAI_API_KEY=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
+GENIUS="abcasd"
+```
+note how the value for the genius variable is within quotes