Have you had the experience of listen to a song amazing in a gym, sound car or party and are curious to know her name? The good news is that there are easy ways to know how to identify the song that's playing. You can use Google's voice assistant or Siri, or simply say “what's that song?”
In addition, there are specialized applications such as Shazam and SoundHound that allow recognition of music online. Never miss out on the opportunity to discover and listen to your favorite music.
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Identify the music playing on your computer
Discover the best tools to find out what music is playing in your browser.
1. Shazam
Shazam can be used as a Google extension. To do this, you need to access the Shazam page on Chrome web store, and then click on the tab Use in Chrome and so install it.
After the installation is complete, the extension will be available in the top right corner of Chrome, along with the other extensions, you can also choose to pin it to always be visible. With it already installed, when a song is playing, simply click on the extension and find out which song is currently playing.
2. AHAMusic
AHA Music is a tool easy and intuitive to use. It has two buttons, left button and right button, which allow you to perform song recognition in different ways. By clicking the left button, you can recognize songs that are playing around you, while by clicking the right button, you can recognize songs that are being hummed.
To use this functionality, you must grant access permission to your computer's microphone. After that, just click on the desired button and the program will automatically display the name of the recognized song.
To add AHA Music to your Web Browser, simply add the extension using the Google Chrome Web Store, in your Chrome browser or compatible with its extensions!
3. Midomi
Another option to identify the song that is playing is Midomi, it offers functionality similar to SoundHound, but also allows the user to sing or play a song for the program to identify.
In addition, Midomi also has a vast database of songs, making searching for a song name even easier. Try SoundHound Online and Midomi, and discover how easy and efficient it is to identify your favorite songs.
Unlike the other tools mentioned above, Midomi does not have an extension to use on the computer, it works through the official site. To use the tool, simply access the website and click “Tap to identify music or sing/hum”, allow access to the computer's microphone and find out what the song is! As it works through the website's browser directly without an extension, it is possible to do the same process using your cell phone's browser!
Identify the song that is playing through the cell phone
On cell phones, the process tends to be resolved with applications that bring greater practicality to this search! Below is a list of some of the main apps for finding music:
1.Musixmatch
This application allows you to identify the song that is playing and at the same time display the lyrics on your cell phone, it can recognize music playing in the background as well as perform voice recognition to search for your favorite songs.
It has a version for both Android and iOS and can be downloaded directly from the official stores, Play Store and App Store.
To find out which song is playing, go to the “identify” option and click on the icon centered on the screen. Musixmatch also has the possibility of translating lyrics into different languages, and has integration with other music applications, such as Youtube and Spotify.
2. Genius
It is a free application that identifies songs and displays lyrics on your cell phone, as well as providing artist and song information. It also has a voice recognition function to search for songs by name and lyrics.
The Genius app also provides information about content from the music world, such as news, videos and lists. There are songs in other languages, but there is no option to translate into Portuguese.
It has a version for Android that can be downloaded directly from the Google Play Store and for iOS (iphone) that can be downloaded from the App Store.
To find out which song is playing with the Genius, just press the purple circle in the bottom corner of the screen while the song is playing.
3. SoundHound
It's very easy to use, just tap on the icon positioned in the center of the screen. After a few seconds, it already shows how to identify the song that is playing. It doesn't matter where you are, at home, in the car or anywhere else. It also includes other features such as:
- Possibility to share songs that have been identified on social networks;
- Access artist and song information, including biographies and discographies;
- Functionality that allows you to search and identify songs through voice command.
Just like any good application, it has a version for the 2 main systems present on the vast majority of smartphones in the world, Android and iOS! And it can be downloaded directly from the Play Store and App Store!
In addition to identifying songs with it, it is possible to create and save playlists in playback applications using the songs found by it!
4. Okay, Google.
With just a voice command, the Google tool is able to tell which song is playing in the room. It's important to remember to check if voice activation is turned on. Just say, What song is that? And the program will quickly identify the sound and show the result.
It may not be able to recognize covers or acoustic versions, but it has an excellent hit rate! When it identifies the song, it also presents links to access the song on YouTube or access its lyrics on specialized websites.
5. Hi Siri.
The iOS assistant, Siri, also recognizes music played in the environment, for that, just activate it using Siri's voice command. Then just wait a few seconds for the tool to show the result.
So if you're always asking yourself "what song is this?" try downloading one of these music recognition apps and never ask yourself that question again. Take advantage of artificial intelligence and audio recognition technology to enjoy your favorite music.
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