Re:Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, sources say
by tzs on Friday December 08, 2017 @09:17PM
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The great extent of their database can be annoying at times. I turned on the TV during the Winter Olympics once, and saw that one of the ice skating events where the competitors skate to music was on--probably Ice Dancing.
The performance being shown was using some fairly well known piece of classical music that I did recognize, so I tried Shazam [1] and it identified it, but not in the way I wanted. Instead of telling me the name of the piece and the composer, it told me who the skaters were, that it was from their Winter Olympics routine, and what round of the competition it was from.
[1] ...I'm not actually sure if it was Shazam. Might have been SoundHound.
The performance being shown was using some fairly well known piece of classical music that I did recognize, so I tried Shazam [1] and it identified it, but not in the way I wanted. Instead of telling me the name of the piece and the composer, it told me who the skaters were, that it was from their Winter Olympics routine, and what round of the competition it was from.
[1] ...I'm not actually sure if it was Shazam. Might have been SoundHound.