Several years ago, knowing what title an anonymous song heard on the radio was really a business. Maybe you could search for a few words of the text to see if it was found again or you could search in the charts to find the title of a song if current.
Otherwise you could only try to hum it to a friend and hope that he could recognize it, even if most of the time it went wrong.
Today, however, thanks to smartphones, it is possible to recognize any song simply by hearing a short piece of it with a mobile phone connected to the internet.
Songs can be recognized both on the computer and with an iPhone, Samsung, Huawei or any Android mobile phone.
Many applications claim to identify the title and author of any song, both in English and Italian or other languages, quickly and accurately, but which one works best "> Sing on the PC and find the title of a song and the singer
1) Shazam (now Apple) is the most famous app to recognize songs from both Android smartphones, iPhones, Windows 8, Windows Phone and Blackberry. with Shazam you can find the titles of all the most famous songs and also those of the lesser known songs, just with a touch on the screen. Shazam takes just a few seconds of listening to bring out the title, the author and the album, with a link on Amazon for the purchase and a link to the Youtube video. Shazam also connects with Facebook and allows you to keep all the titles found in memory or share them with friends. Shazam suffers a little if the volume of the source is low or disturbed but he can also find the titles of less popular music, with all the correct info. Shazam is better than Soundhound for Italian music but is unable to recognize a song by humming it.
2) SoundHound is the other famous free application to recognize song titles on Android smartphones and mobiles. The song is recognized immediately also with SoundHound and you can immediately see information such as the name of the album, the cover, the release date, the lyrics of the song, and the video from Youtube. Soundhound is the best app, capable of recognizing even little popular songs, after a few seconds, even in disturbed environments or if the music plays at low volumes. If it is going strong on famous music in English, on national popular music it is a little less efficient than Shazam. SoundHound is the only one capable of recognizing songs by humming them with their voice.
3) MusicID is an application for Android and iPhone capable of recognizing songs and showing the title and artist who sings or plays it. MusicID, which is also in Italian and optimized for Italian music, also shows a link to the online store where you can download the song (for a fee). There is also the ranking of the most recognized music of the moment which is interesting to see what are the new songs to discover.
MusicID works very well in recognizing soundtracks.
4) MusixMatch is an excellent application not only for recognizing the titles of songs that are listened to on the radio, on TV or in clubs, but which also has the key that can be read in Karaoke mode, ideal for singing it. MusixMatch is a free application for iPhone and iPad, for Android and for Windows Phone.
5) Google Assistant : on every Android smartphone with integrated Google voice assistant, just activate it by saying Ok Google and then ask " what song is this? " To recognize the title. Google takes a few seconds to process the song and show all the details. Although it is not possible to retrieve the lyrics directly, it is still possible to read them from the lyrics tab at the top of the search result.
6) Music Identifier is another app for Android that can identify the music that plays, which also generates links to the web page from which you can download the song.
7) Beat Find can view and recognize the songs that are playing around us, with a single button to be pressed quickly when quick recognition is needed. The best feature is the strobe display which flashes in sync with the rhythm of the music.
8) Genius is one of the most popular Android apps to identify music, which recognizes the song that plays and also shows the lyrics of the song.
9) Soly finds song titles in seconds, displays the lyrics (which can also be downloaded), allows you to hear music on YouTube and share it.
Overall, although the best app to recognize a song you are listening to remains the famous and popular Shazam, the other less famous apps are no different.
SoundHound is more precise for recognizing songs by humming them so it must be kept aside.
MusiXmatch Lyrics Player and Genius are the best apps if you like reading the lyrics, Beat Find is the most beautiful to use, Music Identifier allows you to download songs, Soly is excellent for listening to music on your phone.
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