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- Price: Purchase; iTunes account required $6.99 to buy
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- Date added: September 24, 2009
- Total Downloads: 11,505
- Downloads last week: 267
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt on December 03, 2009
Gone are the days when this excellent music discovery app was a free experiment. Yet SoundHound's, formerly called Midomi, philosophy and core functionality remain unchanged. SoundHound returns song titles and artist information when you sing, hum, speak, type, or play a request into a stylish, interface. While the input quality may vary depending on ambient noise, our tests were fairly accurate, and typing usually prevailed in the rare case that singing or holding the iPhone up to a speaker failed.
There are music videos to watch, when available from YouTube, and song lyrics, either delivered right to you, or in the form of an in-app Google search. Trend charts show you how popular a song is vis a vis the publisher's online and mobile network, and you can see which songs other users have ID'd. Cleverly, SoundHound can also hook into your iPhone's iPod library and produce the same info and lyrics for songs you already own.
Take heed that SoundHound is no song downloader, though it can help you buy music through iTunes.
Publisher's description
From Melodis :SoundHound, formerly Midomi for iPhone is a music search and discovery application that lets users search for music in four different ways. Sing-just sing or hum a few seconds of a song, Say-just say the song or artist name you are looking for, Type-just type a song or artist name the way it sounds regardless of spelling, or Grab-just hold your phone to a speaker playing original music for a few seconds. Regardless of which way you search, SoundHound will find your song. Once you find a song, you can share it with friends, watch it online, or buy it from the iTunes store. You can also browse artist photos, albums, and biographies.
CNET Editor's Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application. This download may not be available in some countries.
What's new in this version:
- Instant lyrics and lyrics text search for most songs - whether you find the song with Midomi SoundHound or have it in your iPod
- "My Music" iPod integration: play any iPod song right inside SoundHound, and access SoundHound's song and artist info: bios, top songs, and album track listings and release dates
- Tap SoundHound's orange button while your iPod song plays and SoundHound identifies its title and artist
- "My Music" and online search: when your SoundHound search results... see all new features
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