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Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by kinkrtyavimoodh »

justiceforsaas wrote: post #68

Wondering why they've launched this as part of their Search App (and not as a stand-alone app). Maybe they're afraid of (yet another) anti-trust lawsuit?

If they had launched an app, we would have people here complaining about how no one wants to install an app for a tiny functionality, and then when Google would have inevitably canceled the app in a few years because of lack of installs, we'd have posts complaining about how Google pulls the rug from under its apps.

As for those interested in trying it out, the feature is part of Google Assistant.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by chabons »

autarch wrote: post #64

I tried 3 songs: * Everybody Has a Dream by Billy Joel * Kids by MGMT * Good Day Sunshine by The Beatles 0 hits. I know I'm not the world's best singer, but I was humming the right notes.

Anecdotally, it's 3/3 for me, one of which was Kids by MGMT. I'm seeing some fairly divergent results here, I wonder if it's highly sensitive to the particular user's voice.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by btbuildem »

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…

There was some nonsense about "Happy Birthday" being copyrighted.. maybe it's a holdover from that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You#Copyrigh...

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by Keyframe »

xxpor wrote: post #49
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.

The reverse is frustrating also: no reverse image search on mobile.

Hold your finger on the image in chrome and in the pop-up menu there's 'search with google lens'. On https://www.google.com/imghp?hl=EN if you request a desktop site there's an upload capability as well...

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by JxLS-cpgbe0 »

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…

"Happy birthday" was the first thing I tried. Worked perfectly with a loud TV on in the background.

Re: Hum to Search Song

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Post by autarch »

chabons wrote: post #72
autarch wrote: post #64

I tried 3 songs: * Everybody Has a Dream by Billy Joel * Kids by MGMT * Good Day Sunshine by The Beatles 0 hits. I know I'm not the world's best singer, but I was humming the right notes.

Anecdotally, it's 3/3 for me, one of which was Kids by MGMT. I'm seeing some fairly divergent results here, I wonder if it's highly sensitive to the particular user's voice.

Did you hum or sing? I wonder if that makes a difference. I hummed.
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