Song recognizer program. Identifying music online
Everyone has at least once found themselves in such a situation when they had to torture the Internet and friends for a long time in order to find out the name of the music track they liked, heard in a store or other public place. Thanks to smartphones, this problem no longer exists: on Google Play and the AppStore you can find a number of high-quality applications that not only identify the sound of the melody, but also show maximum information about its artist.
Price: Free +
is a “pioneer” among applications that recognize music. Using the application is very easy - just press the large branded button in the middle of the screen and point the smartphone towards the sound source. It will take 2-3 seconds to determine the original melody (a little more - about 5 seconds - for remixes) and display the name of the song, the year of its release, and the name of the artist. If the song is popular enough, the program will also show the lyrics and video, offer to buy this work and even tickets to the artist’s concert.
Differs from other applications in the following ways:
- The program is integrated with social networks (for example, Facebook, Twitter), thanks to which you can share identified compositions with friends.
- Certain songs are saved in the “My Tracks” tab, resulting in a great playlist for the user.
- is regularly improved. Recently, the program has learned to identify television programs; It is expected that image recognition will soon be available - this will allow obtaining information, for example, about brands or famous actors.
There is a free version of the music recognition application, but its user will have to put up with a huge number of pop-up advertisements. For ease of use, it is recommended to download the program for money.
Sound Hound
Price: Free
Sound Hound is the first application that can (according to the developers) determine the melody that the user hums or whistles into the microphone. This feature is being actively improved - currently to Sound Hound I understood what the user was performing, he needed to sing completely without falsehood and only in English.
Many users believe that Sound Hound has long been surpassed in terms of functionality, and the following arguments are given:
- The application contains an extensive database of biographies of musicians in Russian, therefore, having identified a melody, you can immediately find out as much information as possible about its performer.
- There is a karaoke mode - after Sound Hound recognizes a song, it “guides” the user through its lyrics.
- Sound Hound will help you find people with similar musical taste in the city thanks to the “Music Map” function. Such assistance is invaluable for people who want to create their own musical group.
U Sound Hound there are also disadvantages: firstly, the search takes a little longer than that (up to 5 seconds), secondly, the program is free only for Android users - iPhone owners will have to pay.
Track ID
Track ID- a very simple utility from Sony, which, alas, loses significantly and Sound Hound both in terms of functionality and design, but has other advantages:
- The appearance of the application is visually clear - you don’t have to watch tutorials to understand how to use the program. In addition, the interface is in perfect harmony with the shell of Sony Android smartphones.
- Music recognition results Track ID excellent - the high rating on Google Play confirms this.
- The program is available on Google Play completely free of charge.
U Track ID There are also a number of disadvantages, and they are quite significant:
- The user will have to endure intrusive advertising.
- Track ID Among users it has gained fame as the slowest application that recognizes music.
- When first launched, the Sony program honestly warns that it will collect the data it needs about the user. This point can scare paranoid users.
Track ID is installed only on devices with Android OS - this application is not available to iPhone owners.
Price: Free +
– karaoke program for iOS. Music recognition is not its main function, however, it does this job very well. It has several advantages over its competitors, the main one of which is:
- A music recognition application for iPhone can determine the name of a song and artist not only from the microphone, but also from a line of text that the user remembers.
- After installation, the application independently analyzes the smartphone’s playlist and finds the lyrics of the gadget user’s favorite songs on the Internet.
- The program has an attractive design - in this regard it surpasses all competitors.
There is one downside: the user will have to endure advertising and a constantly pop-up service window Floating Lyrics, however, this negative feature is common to most free applications.
How many times have you heard a song you liked on the radio or somewhere on the street and wanted to know its name and artist, so that you could then download and listen to it at home? This happens to each of us from time to time. Fortunately, modern technology allows you to search for melodies by sound, compare them with a database, and display the titles and artist directly on your phone screen. And below you will learn about six programs for Android with which you can recognize and find music.
1. Yandex with Alice
A very advanced domestic solution for music recognition is the voice assistant Alice, developed by Yandex. Recently, it has added support for searching the service using the command “Alice, what is this song.”
After listening to a fragment of the song, Alice will search the database and show you the name of the composition and its artist, adding everything with a link to Yandex.Music. It works pretty cool. (Telegram messenger may not be available for residents of the Russian Federation).
2. Shazam
Shazam is one of the most popular music recognition services, and it works quite well. Integrated with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Whatsapp and others, which makes it much easier to share identified songs with friends. As soon as it recognizes the song you are offering it, you will immediately be shown information about it (title, artist, year of release). If the identified composition turns out to be popular, the service will offer more interesting information - lyrics, a video of the song being performed, and will also offer to buy it in the Google Play Music store or watch other works by this artist.
3.SoundHound
Shazam's main competitor is, of course, SoundHound. The very high rating of the application on Google Play speaks for itself. As with Shazam, you can find out not only the title and artist, but also a lot of additional information, including watching a video of the song being performed. All your searches will be saved on your device, so you can return to them at any time and view all the information.
4. (Sound Search in Google Play)
Google has long had its own music store on Google Play, which contains a huge database of songs. Therefore, the appearance of a widget for audio search on Google Play is far from accidental. After installing the widget, you can easily record the song you are interested in and get a link to it in the Google Play music store. Everything is very simple and convenient.
5. TrackID
TrackID is supported by Sony and has a rating of 4.3 (similar to SoundHound) on Google Play. After launching the application, simply click on the purple circle to have the program start recording the ringtone through your phone's microphone and then searching through its online database. Actually, this is how all other services of this type work.
6. MusiXmatch
Another program to introduce for song recognition is MusiXmatch. Famous for its collection of song lyrics. It works on the same principle as all other applications of this type. If you suddenly can’t find a song from a microphone recording, you can try entering the lyrics of the song into the program to identify it by its words.
Conclusion
Of all six applications, Yandex with Alice, Shazam and SoundHound performed best in terms of speed (it’s not for nothing that they are leaders). There have been cases when some popular composition was not identified due to lack of connection with the server. But after some time, the search results “bleeped” on the phone. This is due to the fact that programs save requests on the local device and repeat the request when communication from the servers appears.
A person gets on public transport, goes into a store, goes to work - and music accompanies him everywhere. Some songs cannot be remembered right away, but I would love to find them and add them to my personal playlist!
And this is possible if you know how and where to look for your favorite compositions and their performers.
Tunatic
Tunatic is one of the few search programs with Russian localization. For it to work, you only need a working microphone (see) and Internet access. Tunatic “listens” to music from the radio or a YouTube video, makes an acoustic fingerprint and looks for matches on its server.
If nothing is found in the application database, the request is sent to the site allofmp3.com. The procedure takes up to 15 seconds. At the end of the search, the program gives you options to choose from: download as a ringtone, save in iTunes, search via Google.
Auto-Tag function in WinAmp player displays the title and additional tags. The option is available in the Pro version of the player.
A cross-platform product that searches for all the relevant data about a composition using one file fingerprint (TRM audio fingerprint). The program's database is extensive and is not limited to one directory.
Add an audio file, if the properties do not contain information, you will see the same as on the screen
right-click on the file, select → scan
after completion, the file will disappear from the window, and the result will be displayed on the right side of the program, click on the result below and expanded information will appear
The automatic recognition technology created by MusicBrainz is used by other software products:
- Picard Tagger– determines exact information about audio tracks for files in different formats: mp3 and mp4, wma and wav, mpc, vorbis and flac.
- Jaikoz Tag Editor- works on a similar principle, but with the connection of another database - from MusicDNS.
- Magic MP3 Tagger– searches for title, album and artist, but only by mp3 file.
Search for song title and artist online
Audiotag.info is a popular service for determining detailed information about a track if the PC user has an unknown audio track at his disposal.
The principle of operation is simple: upload a recording or its fragment, enter the captcha and receive ready-made information at the output.
The higher the quality and duration of the audio, the faster the system can process it.
EchoPrint. The project is at the testing and development stage. It can search for metadata using an audio fingerprint. Trial clients for PC have been created. The service plans to become a major music encyclopedia, the database of which will include both popular hits and little-known songs. The catalog already contains music from different genres and release periods.
When all you remember is the melody.
The resource midomi.com will come to the rescue. You can download Midomi as an application on your phone or use it on your computer. The melody for recognition is hummed, played or tapped on the keyboard. The closer and more accurate the rhythm is, the easier it is for the service to produce the result.
Attention! To work with the site, you need an installed flash player and a microphone.
The utility has a built-in search form for excerpts from the composition. Midomi works quickly and does an excellent job of finding foreign hits and their artists, but is reluctant to work with Russian-language tracks.
Ritmoteka.ru suggests tapping on the keyboard or singing the melody of a foreign hit through a microphone. The more popular the song, the easier it is to find it through this service.
Another helper is the site musipedia.org. The song can be played on the piano, whistled, tapped on the keyboard or sung (preferably in one syllable, for example “tra-ta-ta”, “na-na-na”, etc.).
How to find out what song is playing on your phone
Shazam is an application for PC and phones that also searches for complete information about different music tracks. Its advantage is that it is cross-platform and works with both domestic and foreign songs.
The utility “listens” to music being sung or broadcast from any source, and after a few seconds it gives everything you need and even more: title, author, album, cover, artist’s discography and schedule of his future concert tours, links to purchase the track through Amazon. There is also an option to send your findings to social networks.
The Sound Hound app works in a similar way.
Search songs using multiple words
Findmedia.ru. A passage that you managed to remember is entered, and the system produces the finished result in the form of links to pages with the full lyrics of the song.
You can check the desired box and receive: links to the star’s entire album, torrent files for downloading, and additional information.
Songfind.ru. Russian-language project with an extensive list of functions. Advantages: the song is easy to find, view the lyrics, listen to or add to a playlist (available after registering on the site). There is a list of links from where you can download the music you found.
Your success in finding an audio track depends on how popular it is. Finding hits is faster and easier than finding fresh compositions by little-known groups or individual singers. It’s easier to recognize songs from a file or link - the database of acoustic fingerprints that programs and online services work with is constantly being improved.
If you want to add an unknown track to your player’s playlist, remember as much information as possible about it. When and where did you hear whose voice it was? Remember at least two or three words from the chorus, or at least the melody. Arm yourself with this information, connect to the right resource, and get what you need. After all, music is life!
Did you hear a song on the radio, copy it from a friend, or find it on an ancient record? Do you like it, but have no idea what it's called or who the author is? You might find Tunatic useful.
Tunatic
Tunatic – free music recognition software. Analogue of TrackId for PC. It intercepts standard audio or microphone input, records a fragment of the melody, and checks it against a huge database of music on the World Wide Web. There is a very high probability that the program will not only indicate to you the name of the artist and album, but will also allow you to download a song in mp3 format or a ringtone for your mobile from the server.
Recognition is performed quite quickly. Although the speed greatly depends on your Internet channel. During testing, Tunatic even identified songs that Winamp could not recognize (the “Auto-Complete Tags” function.
A little tip: to recognize a melody that is currently playing in another program, turn on the stereo mixer in the audio settings. Then Tunatic will “hear” her.
AudioTag.info
There are other services that allow you to recognize musical compositions. Perhaps the most famous of them is audiotag.info. This service allows you to upload a composition to the server, after which it will compare it with “imprints” in its database and return the title, author and album. It is somewhat inconvenient that you have to download the entire song in order to find out this data. Not everyone has an Internet connection that allows this to be done.
The following program can help such people.
Magic MP3 Tagger
Magic MP3 Tagger is a free program (or rather, with an unlimited trial period) for music recognition. This program can work with both a local database and the powerful MusicBrainz.org service, which contains one of the largest public music databases. In addition, the beauty of this program is that it does not send the entire song to the network, but a cast. A small amount of data calculated using a specific algorithm, which makes it possible to determine the composition with high probability. MusicBrainz stores billions of such casts in its databases. I tried to identify several compositions of different genres. Everyone has decided. Moreover, the program, based on data about the song, can rename the file for you according to a given format. True, sometimes there are problems with encoding for Russian names.
What about the radio?
For example, you heard a song on the radio, but did not have time to record it and only know the approximate playing time. In this case, you can use these services. On the Piter.FM service, just select a radio station and rewind the tape back to your track.
Programs for phones
Phones can actually recognize music tracks better than desktop computers. And this is thanks to excellent mobile programs:
Shazam: Supports iPhone & iPod touch, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8, BlackBerry, iPad. If you noticed, there is a version for Windows 8, regardless of which device this axis is installed on.
TrackID™ An excellent music recognition app created exclusively for Android. TrackID™ is available on Google Play, link below.
Each of us has found ourselves in a situation when a song starts playing in a supermarket or shopping center, the name of which you would like to know right on the spot. But here’s the problem: there’s no one to ask. Or, for example, you liked a song from a video on a social network and you wanted to add it to yourself, but no one wants to answer in the comments what kind of track is playing in the fifth minute. This is where the following services will come to your aid to identify melodies and help you find a song by sound online.
Find a song by sound online or using a mobile app
Recognition by humming or by downloading a file
1.1. Midomi
Midomi will help you identify songs by your humming. Just go to the website, click on the microphone and sing. You don't have to hit all the notes, because the program can easily pick up the motive and offer you several song options. To search, she uses the most successful entries from other portal users. 
An excellent and modern midomi portal, the main task is to help applicants find their favorite compositions online. To upload a fragment of a composition to the service, you need to have a microphone:
- Turn on sound reception on the computer;
- We play an excerpt of the song in advance or sing it in compliance with the words and rhythm;
- We bring it to the recording device;
- Press the button on midomi.
Hold for at least 10 seconds for better recognition. Having no hearing, I sang one of Freddie Mercury's songs and immediately got the result in the form of a found song:
1.2. AudioTag
Working with this site assumes that you have a link to a song or its recording without a title, for example: “track -5” or “artist unknown.”
| Pros | Cons |
| recognizes by file | you can't hum (but you can upload a recording of your humming attempts) |
| recognizes by link, which can be copied in the search bar | you have to go through a captcha every time |
| there is a Russian version | recognizes slowly and does not always cope |
| supports different file formats | you cannot add a track to the service database |
| can work with different recording durations and quality | there are a lot of advertisements on the page |
| free |
How to use the service:
After a short check, the service gave the exact name of the song, the band, and also indicated the year of release and the name of the album on which this song was. This is how the service helps you find out the name of a song if you have an audio file with an unknown name on your computer.
Hint portals
How to find a song by sound online without programs on your phone? If you enter a line from a verse of a Russian song into the search bar, then the chance of finding this song will be very high. But if you want to search for a song in English, you can use the following hint portals, where there are people who can tell you the name of the track:
- A popular site in America is Namemytune. Its main advantages are the friendliness and responsiveness of other users. When writing an application, it is recommended to indicate everything you know about the track: approximate lyrics and the date when you heard the track. There is also an opportunity to hum a melody. Each response on the site will be accompanied by an email for you.
- An excellent alternative would be “WatZatSong”. The service resembles a forum. You post a melody, approximately indicating the genre and language of performance, and receive the name of the composition in response. The downside is that it can take a long time because it is not the site that is helping you, but the people visiting the site.
2. Music recognition programs for mobile devices
Carry a compact device with the ability to identify compositions by various artists. Isn't this what everyone dreamed of?
For your attention here is a list of the most popular ones and in order to find a song by sound online.
2.1. Shazam
The most famous application for identifying compositions. Works on different platforms - there are applications for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
| Pros | Cons |
| easy to use, nothing superfluous | in the absence of an Internet connection will only be able to record a sample for further analysis |
| recognizes Russian songs | slightly smaller library than SoundHound |
| available for free | |
| recognizes well even with third-party interference | |
| user friendly | |
| free | |
| supports smart watches | |
| tracks found during the program can be immediately purchased through Shazam partners |
2.2. SoundHound
An application similar to Shazam, but ahead of its competitor in several respects. For example, unlike Shazam, it has the ability to determine the melody by your humming.
2.3. Sound Search for Google Play
This is a very convenient widget for searching songs, available to all owners of Android systems. It allows you to identify songs online.
2.4 Musixmatch
This is a functional software, its functions include recognition of songs from numerous databases, a library of lyrics for songs and translations, allows you to create playlists and your own song libraries. Russified.
Searches songs perfectly, very quickly and in good quality.
Ways to find a song by sound online via a computer
1. Musipedia
The musipedia service has a large user base because it works online without the need to download to a computer. Can find an unfamiliar song on the following fronts:
- Via a microphone, for example in headphones
- When playing on a computer
- After entering the rhythm of the melody using the virtual keys
- By entering melodies from the keyboard
- According to the rhythm that is introduced.
All the features are on the top panel, explore them and you will quickly figure out what each function does.
The Musipedia resource will allow you to recognize and find music tracks online.
In order to use the program, you need to go to the website, click on the “Music Search” button and select one of the proposed methods for “entering” a composition. There will be a piano there, you can also enter it with the mouse or using a microphone. This type of finding melodies is more suitable for musicians or people who are familiar with music theory or play an instrument.
2. Аudiggle software in Russian
Unfortunately, the Audiggle program in Russian will only work with versions of Windows 7. It will not work on versions 8, 10, it simply will not even start and will not allow registration.
The downside is that the database is clearly outdated, because the service is only able to find tracks up to 2015. The microphone sees only the one built into the laptop. Like all of the above programs, it is useless without an Internet connection.
3. Jaikoz will be able to respond to voice
The biggest plus in jaikoz– this is that there is no registration, and the definition threshold is slightly higher. Of the minuses, what defines songs before 2016, unfortunately, does not see new compositions, but can recognize old ones by your humming. At first the interface looks intimidating, but after a couple of minutes of use everything falls into place. When connecting to the Internet, traffic is minimal, due to dedicated private servers.
4. Shazam on PC
U Shazam There is a version for PC, but it’s a pity that it’s quite outdated. Although the company is developing in different directions, it is clear that it pays more attention to mobile devices. Although the utility has an outdated appearance, it nevertheless searches through a relatively updated database. Internet connection, minimal traffic.
5. Magic MP3 Tagger
The program was created for local and global search and identification of songs. Even if the program fails and cannot find the song itself, it will turn to the MusicBrainz databases. Finding a song by sound online is not difficult. In the paid version, the program will not only find the name of your song, but also use it to rename songs. As a result, your audio recording will be correctly named. Network connection is required.
| Pros | Cons |
| automatically fills in tags: album information, year of release, etc. | free version is limited in batch processing |
| has a function for sorting files, putting them into folders according to a predetermined directory structure | old interface style |
| function for setting rules for renaming songs | |
| has the advantageous ability to work without an Internet connection | |
| if he cannot find the file in the local database, he will turn to large online disk identification services | |
| simple interface | |
| there is a free version |
Extension without registration for browsers AHA Music - Music Identifier
This is a free extension for , which will work without registration. This utility program is not downloaded to your computer separately; it connects to the browser. After installation, the application will recognize music playing online.
By installing these programs on your computer, you may not get the speed and accuracy that is present in mobile applications, but nevertheless you will have them among your tools.
How to make money listening to music
Not so long ago, in 2016, an excellent service appeared on the Russian-language Internet that allows you to earn money by listening to music. This site is called Audio Planet or Audio-Planet.
At first, this service could not boast of a large number of functions, but it has been developing rapidly all this time, and now you can make money from listening to music, viewing photos, and even making money on the Bitcoin exchange rate.
Registration in Audioplanet It won’t be difficult for you, as it’s done in just a couple of clicks, simply by confirming your account in one of the popular social networks - Vkontakte, MoiMir, Odnoklassniki and others. Therefore, I will immediately move on to describing the features of this resource.
The internal currency here is bits. 1 bit equals 1 ruble. Initially, each registered user is provided with 25 music listens per day. For one audition they pay 0.01 bits or 1 kopeck. The money is clearly small)). However, you can earn more money, since the service has a system of categories.
In total, the site offers 10 categories from A to J. By purchasing category A, you can already earn 2.25 bits for listening to one track. True, you will have to pay 1750 bits for this. But, according to the developers of the service, each category is purchased for lifelong use and the cost of the category is recouped after a month of regular listening, and in the future it will generate constant income.
The maximum status in project J costs 675,000 bits, but for each listen to the track you will be awarded 771.85 bits.
The minimum for withdrawal from Audioplanet is 1 bit (1 ruble) and will be made to the Payeer electronic wallet.
This service regularly holds various promotions and gives out gifts to active participants, so I advise you to familiarize yourself with it more carefully. You can register for the project Here.
Bottom line
The list of resources and programs given above can help you identify unfamiliar or liked musical compositions using your computer. If you couldn’t find a song by sound online, try using programs for smartphones like Shazam and SoundHound, because they show the best results in recognizing melodies unfamiliar to the user.
