Ask HN: Alternatives to Shazam?

2 points by toyg 5y ago ↗ HN

In the last year Shazam has become very unreliable for me, particularly on classical music.

Any alternatives out there...?

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Try asking Siri or Google Assistant “what song is this?”

I wouldn’t bet on Siri doing better. Apple bought Shazam in December 2017 (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/11/apple-confirms-shazam-deal-b...), completing the deal in 2018 (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/09/apple-acquires-shazam...), so Siri likely uses Shazam under the hood.

latexr 5y ago ↗

Can’t vouch for their accuracy on classical music, but SoundHound[1] and Midomi[2] might be worth a try.