Apps to discover the music that is playing on the radio or at a party can be very useful. Android and iPhone (iOS) services record a short snippet of the song and immediately identify the name of the track and artist, whether national or international. In addition to Shazam, the segment's most famous service, other free options easily identify sound and offer additional features such as displaying lyrics and sharing directly with Instagram Stories.
In addition to applications, virtual assistants from Google and Apple systems can also easily discover music and can be triggered by voice control to begin track identification. Here are five services to easily discover music on your mobile phone.
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Shazam One of the Top Music Identifier Apps Photo: Playback / dnetc
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Shazam is the most remembered app when it comes to music recognition, which sparked the interest of Apple, which bought the company in 2018. The app is very accurate in identifying, maintaining a clean interface specifically designed for that purpose. Just push the main button to record a portion of the pipe and wait for the response, displayed almost immediately. In addition to the name of the song and the artist, in some cases the app also shows excerpts from the song clip.
Shazam identifies song names in seconds Photo: Playback / Rodrigo Fernandes
After identification, the user will be able to listen to a piece of music, access the lyrics, open the song on Apple Music or other streaming services, such as Spotify, and get recommendations from other artist works. It is also possible to share the music on social networks. The app automatically stores all searched songs so that the user does not risk losing them again.
MusiXmatch identifies song names and shows song lyrics to follow in real time Photo: Reproduction / Rodrigo Fernandes
MusiXmatch is a player that provides song lyrics on mobile. One of its native functions is the music identifier, which recognizes the ambient audio and immediately shows the name of the track, the artist and also the lyrics for the user to follow, including their translation in case of international sounds. The app records a history of searched songs and also lets you share song snippets through social networks.
To listen to the music searched in the app, you need to sync your account with some streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Prime Music, but you can only find out the name of the songs without subscribing to these apps. Music recognition within the app is done through its own integration with the ACR Cloud service.
SoundHound shows song names and link to watch YouTube clips Photo: Reproduction / Rodrigo Fernandes
SoundHound is exclusively for music discovery. The user must tap the main button for the app to identify the song and show the result quickly. The name of the song, the artist and the album cover are displayed. You can listen to a 30-second preview of the track or sync with streaming apps to hear the full track. You can also choose to watch the full clip for free on YouTube. The app also lets you share the music found directly on Instagram Stories.
Siri identifies music quickly on iPhone Photo: Playback / Rodrigo Fernandes
Apple's virtual assistant can quickly guess the name of a song that is playing. To do this, just hit Siri and use the command "What music is playing now?". Then bring your phone closer to the audio source and see the accurate result on the screen within seconds. Siri does not play music snippets nor offers many additional features, but provides a link to buy the song in iTunes. It is made through integration with Shazam, and works without having to download the main application on the iPhone (iOS).
Google Assistant discovers name of songs and artist Photo: Reproduction / Rodrigo Fernandes
Google Assistant also discovers a song and artist name quickly on Android. To do this, simply trigger the wizard and ask "What music are you playing?"After capturing a piece of audio, the system displays the song name, artist and a link to the song on YouTube. The feature also works by tapping the microphone icon of the Google search bar on Android by selecting the option "What is this song?" without having to speak a specific command.
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