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ShazamA Musical Innovation
By Philip Heilman
About the Application
Shazam is a smartphone application that attempts to recognize and identify a particular music track from a 10 second clip.
It “tags” or bookmarks particular tracks from a database that has over 2 million songs, and no genre preferences.
There are several versions of the application, as well as competing applications that offer similar features.
The Technology: How it works
An algorithm was created with these elements:
1. Track the correct song in a timely manner
2. Deal with ambient background noise
3. Decrease the chances of a network dropout
The algorithm measures frequency and time throughout a song, and maps out the varied tones, which create audio “fingerprints” for a database. How Shazam Works
Varied Versions: Free Shazam
The song tracking
Lyrics
YouTube videos
Artist and tour information
Banner advertisements throughout the application
Varied Versions: Encore version
All previous features of free version
But it costs money ($4.99/year or $6.99/lifetime)
Banner ads eliminated
Links to spotify and Pandora for either streaming or creation a radio station based on that particular track
Varied Versions: (Shazam) Red
All previous features of free version
Banner adds eliminated
The normal blue background is now red
Links to spotify and Pandora for either streaming or creation a radio station based on that particular track
Costs $6.99, but 20% of the proceeds go to HIV and Aids programs in Africa
Competitors
The main competitor of Shazam is SoundHound, who shares the same technology.
Nancy Messieh wrote an article that compares the two applications: Shazam vs. SoundHound
SoundHound Comparison- Pros
Shazam Free
Shazam Encore
SoundHound Free
SoundHound Infinity
Pros -No Cost-Song tracking-Lyrics-Artist Information-Identifies remix’s accurately
-Song tracking-Lyrics-Artist information-Links to Pandora and spotify-No Advertisements-Identifies remixes accurately
-No Cost-Song tracking-Lyrics-Artist information-Able to sing or hum song-Link to Pandora
-Song tracking-Lyrics-Artist information-Able to sing or hum-Link to Pandora-Song recommendations
SoundHound Comparison- Cons
Shazam Free Shazam Encore
SoundHound Free
SoundHound Infinity
Cons
-Advertisements-Not able to hum or sing song
-Costs money($4.99 or $6.99)-Not able to sing or hum song
-Advertisements-Not able to accurately identify remix’s
-Costs $6.99-Not able to accurately identify remix’s
Future Predictions
The popularity of music identifying applications has been increasing, as several million people have downloaded some version of this technology.
The developers will most likely add features such as direct links to the artists webpage or ringtone options.
Shazam has advertisements on television, which will lead to more success for their company.
References
Jacobs, Bryan. "Gizmodo." Gizmodo. (2010): n. page. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://gizmodo.com/5647458/how-shazam-works-to-identify-nearly-every-song-you-throw-at-it>.
Messieh, Nancy. "Shazam vs. SoundHound: Looking For The Perfect Song Identifier." Make Use Of. N.p., 8 2011. Web. 12 Nov 2012. <http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/shazam-soundhound-perfect-song-identifier/>.
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