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Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by youeseh »

Uhhrrr wrote: post #7

I just tried this with a melody I've had stuck in my head for days - no results. Then I tried "Happy Birthday" and got three results: "Las Mananitas" by Canticos "Iyi Ki Dogdun Melissa", by Eser Ulun "Iyi Ki Dogdun Zarife", by Eser Ulun I'm no Pavarotti, but I can sing on pitch and have played the violin for 40 years. EDIT: Heh, "Iyi Ki Dogdun" is Turkish for Happy Birthday, and the links would have taken me to YouTu…

Sorry, it's built for people who can't sing. You'll have to find a friend with a chalkboard voice.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by LeoPanthera »

partingshots wrote: post #6

Just tried it out on my throwaway Android. Wow, this actually works really well! As I write this from my iPhone, this might singlehandedly be the reason why I switch to a Pixel instead of another iPhone this fall. I was always disappointed that even after acquiring Shazam, Siri could never seem to correctly guess what song was playing unless I had a perfect recording. Anytime I go to a live concert venue, or even a c…

It works just fine in the Google Search iOS app.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by [deleted] »

Uhhrrr wrote: post #7

I just tried this with a melody I've had stuck in my head for days - no results. Then I tried "Happy Birthday" and got three results: "Las Mananitas" by Canticos "Iyi Ki Dogdun Melissa", by Eser Ulun "Iyi Ki Dogdun Zarife", by Eser Ulun I'm no Pavarotti, but I can sing on pitch and have played the violin for 40 years. EDIT: Heh, "Iyi Ki Dogdun" is Turkish for Happy Birthday, and the links would have taken me to YouTu…

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Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by comex »

Only available on mobile, huh?

Reminds me of Google Translate on photos/images, which has been available for years on mobile but never on web.

I hope this doesn't become a trend.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by jakereps »

bestest wrote: post #2

Finally someone did this. I've got a million songs in my head that I'm humming not knowing what songs these are. And I was dreaming of being able to simply hum a melody to something shazam-like and get a result.

I’m fairly sure SoundHound has had this feature since the early 2010s. Haven’t heard of the app since, but apparently their site is still up. I think Shazam ended up winning the music ID race as I remember having both apps.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by smusamashah »

Only works for English songs. I searched for a Pakistani song as famous as national anthem ("dil dil Pakistan"). It couldn't find it.

I was thinking it learns the tune of song and matches with that so language should not matter.

It worked for "Desert Rose" though.

Edit: Also worked for an Indian song.

Also worked for few other recent famous Pakistani songs. I guess the first song that I searched is probably not listened on YouTube as much as its known by heart.

It could not search for national anthem itself for the reason.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by [deleted] »

comex wrote: post #14

Only available on mobile, huh? Reminds me of Google Translate on photos/images, which has been available for years on mobile but never on web. I hope this doesn't become a trend.

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