30 Aug
midomi - Find Songs You Can Hum But Can’t Name
One of the first apps I tried was Shazam that will listen to a song playing and tell you what it is, whether it be on tv, radio, or your computer. There is another app like this one called midomi, and not only does it tell you what song is playing, but it can also tell you what song from you humming the tune or singing the words yourself.
My first thought was, I’m going to be so good at that Cranium game where you have to guess what the player is humming. Then my wife remembered there was this one song she couldn’t figure out what it was, but she knew the tune of it.Â
I’m very impressed with the accuracy of midomi, it’s only missed one that I’ve done so far, and I’m not sure I hummed it right in the first place. This is another one of those apps where you can pull your iPhone out and your friend pulls his blackberry/treo/etc. out and you just wow everyone (yeah, but can your phone do this? is your line).
I know I’ve been in the car listening to the radio several times and said to myself, “wow, what a great song, I need to remember this phrase so I can google it”. Now I just need to open up midomi, and I’m set.
Posted by iPhone Application Watch: Midomi, Mobileyes | My Apple iPhone on 30.08.08 at 1:53 am
[...] This is the application I’ve been wanting for a while. Midomi is a free application which lets you sing, hum, or type out snippets of lyrics in order to find the title and artist of that song that’s been bugging you. It wins over Shazam because it can handle your own hummed and sung attempts as well as taking music straight from the radio. It works pretty well, though it can sometimes come up with a bewildering array of choices. Fortunately, you can play a snippet of each song that it suggests. Success will depend upon how good the tune you supply it with is, but it’s certainly worth a go… [...]