Rhapsody SongMatch: Free Song Matching

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Rhapsody just released a free song matching app for Android. It is called SongMatch. It is designed as a way to entice you to subscribe to Rhapsody music subscription service. But you do not need to do that, and don't need a login either. Download and it is instantly ready for us.



I tried it on a small selection of albums I keep on my laptop. I tested it in a noisy environment and low volume on my laptop. In this situation recognition was probably in 50% range. I turned up the volume and put the phone next to the speaker and recognition improved a lot. I say it is around 70 to 80%. It surprised me by finding some obscure artists but not others. For a free app it provides more than sufficient value. I often hear tracks on TV shows and then go googling try to find the track from the name of the show and such which can be difficult.

Note that it samples a small amount of the song (around 5 seconds). As such, it can miss songs that start quiet or slow. So if it misses, give it another shot.

Here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhapsody.songmatch

Recommended download!

P.S. Sorry, there is no iOS app that I can find. Rhapsody is a competitor to Apple iTunes so perhaps this the reason :).
 

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