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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

If You Can Hum a Tune, You Can Find Music with Midomi

Wednesday April 9, 2008
Have you ever gotten a song in your head, but you can't for the life of you remember what the name of that song is? A new service called Midomi aims to solve this problem in a VERY creative way: you actually sing or hum the tune of the song you're thinking of into your computer's microphone, and Midomi will attempt to match that ditty up with its database of over two million songs.

However, that's not the only thing you can use Midomi for; you can also find songs, participate in the forums, even create your own little musical following. It's very cool. Oh, and if you find a song you like, Midomi lets you listen to samples of original recordings and then buy them for your own use.

In the mood for more music? Try these music resources:

  • Free Music Downloads: Free music downloads on the Web really does exist; as long as you're willing to listen to music other than what's on the radio and top 40 (for the most part). Here are a few places on the Web where you can find free music downloads.
  • Pandora: Pandora is one of the most useful sites on the Web today. It's your very own radio station - and you control what music shows up. Here's a few tweaks that I use to make Pandora even better.
  • Listen to Music Online with Last.fm: Last.fm is a unique way to listen to free music on the Web. In the words of Last.fm itself: "Last.fm taps the wisdom of the crowds, leveraging each user's musical profile to make personalised recommendations, connect users who share similar tastes, provide custom radio streams, and much more." Put simply, it's a social music platform.

Comments

April 9, 2008 at 2:37 pm
(1) Brick Marketing says:

Wow, now THAT is a brilliant idea. We’re going to try it out now and see if it’s successful!

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