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Is this not one of the greatest inventions ever? I'm sure we have all been somewhere, and a catchy tune comes on and you have no idea what it is.

Since learning about Shazam a month or so ago, it's certainly put my mind at rest many a time.

For those who don't know about this, simply dial 2580 (going down the middle numbers on your mobile keypad), hold your phone next to the sound source. Shazam automatically hangs up, and texts you the name of the song. Normal cost around 50p, and free if they cannot help.

rts wrote:Is this not one of the greatest inventions ever? I'm sure we have all been somewhere, and a catchy tune comes on and you have no idea what it is.

Since learning about Shazam a month or so ago, it's certainly put my mind at rest many a time.

For those who don't know about this, simply dial 2580 (going down the middle numbers on your mobile keypad), hold your phone next to the sound source. Shazam automatically hangs up, and texts you the name of the song. Normal cost around 50p, and free if they cannot help.

But does it call the songs CRACKING?

I love shazam, it tags practically any songs! Like rammstein or tacky 80's pop music...! yay

nodnirG kraM wrote:Does anyone know exactly how Shazam works? I was thinking about it whist sitting in a 2 hour queue on the M25 earlier ... just how does it do that!

It also logs every song youv'e tagged - i just registerd and it gave me the songs i've taged in the past.

Well, if your curious, here's what I've tagged:

<img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y127/p ... shazam.png" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

The "she's so high" song was tagged whilst i was in superdrug! I felt like a bit of a twat holding my mobile for the superdrug radio...

Cheese Head wrote: The "she's so high" song was tagged whilst i was in superdrug! I felt like a bit of a twat holding my mobile for the superdrug radio...

emmm.... WHAT were you doing in Superdrug?

buying nail polish I'd expect

Hymagumba wrote:buying nail polish I'd expect

ROFL!

Jamez wrote:

Hymagumba wrote:buying nail polish I'd expect

ROFL!

slags! It was christmas...

and i get my nail plish from some dodgy place in loughborough ! *eyes wonder*

Cheese Head wrote: I felt like a bit of a twat

nothing much has changed then?

nodnirG kraM wrote:Does anyone know exactly how Shazam works? I was thinking about it whist sitting in a 2 hour queue on the M25 earlier ... just how does it do that!

From what I understand, tracks have thier own "signature" waveforms. A bit like a fingerprint, every song has a unique audio image (imagine it was in a program like Cool Edit). The cleaver bit is that it pin-points a particular frequency that isn't affected by telephone transmission/bad quality speakers.

If you have, say 5 seconds of regognisable audio, the software scans it's database to match it up and sends you a text when it's found it...

At least that's how I understand it works!

Deffo a neat trick down the pub to fuck up your mate's brains ...