Song Recognition Archives

Deezer’s SongCatcher adds ‘humming feature’

27/09/2022

Deezer’s SongCatcher adds ‘humming feature’ adding the option to identify a track by just humming, singing or whistling parts of it. Users can now figure out the name of songs stuck in their heads and add it directly to their Deezer playlists. Deezer is the only music streaming service in the world with a track recognition feature that includes humming, singing and whistling as a part of its in-app search functionality. Alexandra Leloup, VP Core […]

Deezer SongCatcher song recognition now on iOS

Deezer SongCatcher now on iOS

14/07/2019

Deezer SongCatcher now on iOS enabling mobile users to identify unknown tracks. Deezer’s proprietary audio recognition feature, SongCatcher, that identifies songs users don’t know or can’t remember was previously only available on Android devices. Music fans who hear a song on TV, in a cafe, on the radio or anywhere within hearing range of SongCatcher, can immediately discover the name of an unknown song. Users can launch SongCatcher by using the search bar function in […]

Apple completes Shazam acquisition

21/10/2018

Apple announced that it has completed its acquisition of Shazam, the song recognition app with a user base of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music said, “Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app for music fans everywhere, With a shared love of music and innovation, we […]