Listening to new music is fun, but it can be frustrating at times when you don't know the title or singer. Fortunately, there are a variety of mobile apps that you can use to recognize songs. Even if you don't have a recording of the song you're looking for, there are several sites that can find you a song through other methods. As long as you use the right service or equipment, looking up song details or information is easy.
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Method 1 of 2: Finding Song Information Using Mobile Apps
Step 1. Use Soundhound to recognize a song by playing it or humming its melody
Soundhound can recognize the songs you hum if you don't have a recording of the song in question. Download the app and open it on the phone. You can touch the Soundhound icon or ask (in English), " What song is playing? ". After that, you can play the recorded song or sing as much as you can.
Soundhound will also provide additional information about the singer and the album containing the song
Step 2. Use the Google app if you have an Android phone
If you have the Google app on your phone, you can activate the Google Assistant feature by saying “Okay Google” or tapping the Google app icon on your phone. Once the app loads, you can say “What song is this?” (or “What song is this?” if you've added English) and point your phone at the speaker or other device playing the song you're looking for. Google Assistant will automatically detect the song that is playing and provide details about the song.
You can use the link provided by the app to buy the song or search for it on YouTube
Step 3. Ask Siri if you have an iPhone
Say “Hey Siri” to activate Siri on the phone or press and hold the “Home” button on the device. After that, say (in English) “What song is this? ' while holding the phone to the loudspeaker.
- Siri will provide a link to purchase the detected song in iTunes.
- The program Siri uses is the same as the one on Shazam.
Step 4. Download Shazam if you don't have an iPhone or Android device
Search for Shazam in your device's app store and download it to your phone. Once the app has finished downloading, hold the phone near the speaker or device playing the song you want to find out. Press the Shazam button and wait a few seconds for the app to finish identifying the song.
Shazam is compatible with iPhones, Window phones, and Android devices
Method 2 of 2: Using Websites to Find Song Information
Step 1. Search for a song using Midomi
Midomi is a website that will look up information for the song you're playing through your computer's microphone. You can also hum a song's melody through the microphone to identify the song if you don't have a recording of the song. Go to https://www.midomi.com/ and click the microphone icon on the site's home page, then play or hum a song into the microphone to find the information.
You can buy a computer microphone from the internet or from convenience stores
Step 2. Use Musipedia if you can play the notes you're looking for
If you can play the notes of the song but don't know the lyrics, you can visit https://www.musipedia.org and play the song using a virtual keyboard, or by whistling the melody through the microphone. Click “Music Search” at the top of the page to access the site's online tools. After that, click on the method you want to use and play the song you want to find out as much as possible.
The site will browse the database and search for the most suitable song based on the notes or melodies you play or sing
Step 3. Use NameMyTune to ask other people on the network
You can hum or whistle the melody of the song you want to find. After that, thousands of people who are members of the service can listen to the submitted samples and guess or tell the title of the song. This is a powerful “manual” solution for recognizing the title of the song you want to know.
Step 4. Ask a question on the Reddit community for help
Visit https://www.reddit.com/r/OnTheTipOfMyTounge/ and ask the community questions. In the upload, describe the melody or pitch of the song and where you listened to it. After that, other users might be able to help you figure out where the song came from.
- The more details you provide about the song, the more likely it is that other users will find out about the song.
- For example, you might explain something like, "I'm looking for a Reggae song I heard on the radio. The lyrics are very hurtful and tell about losing friends. Does anyone know the song?" (adjust the language to the forum you are visiting).
