5 tools to recognize music online

1. Midomi

Powerful music recognition service from SoundHound, which is essentially a web version of the application of the same name. Using the device's built-in microphone, Midomi detects the performer with great success when playing the original track or singing it. The service will show the lyrics and information about the song, as well as allow you to listen to it on one of the music platforms.

2. AudioTag

Another powerful online music recognition tool. Unlike the previous one, it does not know how to identify tracks through a microphone, but it analyzes audio files loaded from a disk and easily guesses songs from videos following a link from YouTube, Coub and other services. AudioTag also has charts of found tracks, a database of video clips, and a Time Machine feature for accessing the music you've searched for in the past.

3. Musipedia

A highly specialized service that will be useful to fans of classical music and those who play musical instruments. Musipedia has an extensive database and allows you to search for unknown melodies in different ways. You can play them on a keyboard or MIDI instrument connected to your computer, whistle into a microphone, or enter a sequence of notes on the stave.

4. WatZatSong

This is a large community of users, where an unknown track is recognized not by computer algorithms, but by living people from all over the world. It is enough to register on WatZatSong and sing the tune of interest so that other members suggest the name and artist. The chances of success will be higher if you mark the genre, language and add a comment. For example, where and when you heard the song.

5. AHA Music

A useful extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge that allows you to identify a track right on the web page where it is playing. At the click of a button, AHA Music will analyze the audio stream and produce a result with links to Spotify, Deezer and other streaming services. A little life hack: to recognize a local file from a computer, just open it in a browser and activate the extension.