I bet it has happened to you too. You heard a song somewhere, it got stuck in your head, but you didn’t know the lyrics or the name of the song. And you couldn’t get the tune out of your head.
Finding this song on search engines would be impossible, because they require you to enter a few words from the lyrics. How do you then identify the name of that song?
Well, for this purpose here are some music recognition services that can help you discover song names without having to know the lyrics. You can use them to identify music playing from the radio, TV, internet or CD.
Find song names by humming, whistling or singing
Midomi – If you’ve got a song stuck in your head, just grab a mic and hum or whistle the tune for about 10 seconds and Midomi will then show you a list of matching songs. You can also sing or play a part of the song.
Identify the song with help of other people
WhatZatSong – When computers fail to find the song, you can count on help of other people. Record a short sample of the tune online (either hum or whistle or sing) and people will listen and tell you what song it is. The results won’t come instantly, but you can provide more details about the song like the language in which it is sung or the music style, and chances of someone recognizing the song are much higher.
Name My Tune – Works similarly to WhatZatSong, but doesn’t look as cool. Record a short sample of the song and when someone recognizes it, they will send you an email to notify you about it.
Identify songs with your mobile phone
Shazam – Shazam is a mobile application that you may use to find song names from your iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android or your Nokia S60 phone. Simply install Shazam, hold your phone towards the audio source and Shazam will identify the music.
MusicID – Use your mobile phone to identify music you hear on the radio, look up lyrics, download songs, read artist biographies, and more.
Like Shazam, MusicID works only with pre-recorded music.
Record a short clip to identify the music
AudioTag – Upload a short audio fragment or an entire song, the robot analyzes it and tells you what song it is. Your audio fragment can be in almost any file format and of almost any quality- it can be an MP3 file downloaded from the internet or a short recording made with your old tape recorder and stored as a low-quality .wav file.
Play the song on virtual keyboard online
Musipedia – You can find and identify a tune even if the melody is all you know. You can play it on a Java script piano keyboard or Flash based piano keyboard, whistle it to the computer, or drag the mouse.
MelodyCatcher – Simply use your mouse to enter the melody with a simple Java based onscreen keyboard, click search, and MelodyCatcher will show you a list of matching songs. You don’t need to enter the full melody, the first 5-7 notes will usually be enough.
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