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Re: Show HN: I made an app that listens for a rapper's songs and raps along in sync

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That was probably soundhound

Why do you say that? Shazam does it too, since 2011 when it acquired Tunezee to power that functionality. http://gigaom.com/2011/06/15/shazam-makes-first-acquisition-...

Guy said "(or the other one)".

Soundhound was the likely candidate.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that listens for a rapper's songs and raps along in sync

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This is totally awesome; way beyond my iOS knowledge. Any pointers or tips you learnt about audio processing along the way?

I imagine it's similar to what Shazam do. I read the original algorithm paper years ago; it's very interesting and written clearly enough to be understood by people with zero background on the subject:

http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~dpwe/papers/Wang03-shazam.pdf

Re: Show HN: I made an app that listens for a rapper's songs and raps along in sync

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Why? Why? Why the fuck? Nerdie homes must make a buck. Have a need? Scratch that itch. Take a break to hack that bitch. People hurt & need more meds, Hacker rather show his creds. Breakthrus needed by a sage, But iphone apps r all the rage. Enterprise really sucks Hackers never get those bucks. Web apps used to be the hack But mobile's got a "craftsman's" back. Analysis! Paralysis! Algorithms! Distillation! Interpret…

It's not clear whether the above is intended as an impressive, rhyming, satirical tribute to the OP or if it is a creative, yet sarcastic, put-down attempt. Regardless, I want to say that "Show HN" is my favorite type of HN post. If what is presented is useful or marketable, all the better, but the sheer fact that somebody built something ( anything ), usually in their spare time, and are proud enough to share it wit…

It seems like a tongue-in-cheek stylistic parody of nerdcore on top of most rap music: bravado and aggression. ... but it's hard to tell whether it was a joke or not, but I'm leaning towards not.

Next music app idea: every time it hears The Grateful Dead or Iron Butterfly, a B-52 Westfalia bomber swoops in firing lolcat missiles and drops cluster bombs that grow dandelions. (Hippies seem to be the most antithetical to the topic to change the subject.)

Re: Show HN: I made an app that listens for a rapper's songs and raps along in sync

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What do you mean? It says in the article that it only works with the specific album.

Probably each song or song fragment requires a video, hence "ton of videos".
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