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31. August 2003

Humming songs to get their titles
Technology (wiki) - urs @ 16:54:33

I really like that one. Does it happen to you, that the moment you hear the name of the group or the title of a song it disappears from your memory? Not that tragic anymore; with the help of an algorithm provided by the Frauenhofer Institut [1] you can hum parts of a song and the algo tries to find the appropriate song title and album for you. Great! Ok. You need to be able to have at least the melody in mind and of course, some talent to sing that part. musicline.de is providing the interface [2]. I succeeded with the first try singing Clocks [3] by Coldplay [4]. Below the entire list of results found on behalf of my humming...

1. Clocks Coldplay
2. Vergiftet Delay, Jan
3. L B 4 Amour Toujours Agostino, Gigi D'
4. This Feeling Kid Q
5. Makin' Some Noise Petty, Tom & The Heartbreakers
6. Knockin' On Heavens Door Guns N' Roses
7. 9247 Wizo
8. Forgiven Not Forgotten Corrs, The
9. Love You Inside Out Bee Gees
10. Still In Love With You