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Old 25 September 2002 | 08:16 AM
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Which probably means everyone else knows about it just did not tell me!


OK
you are listening to a piece of music (say in the car)you like it and you want to find out the record/artist.

key in the following 2580
hit call/send
the phone will connect for 10-20 or so seconds.
It then hangs up
you get a text message with the details

Cool!

It does cost `.50p mind but a neat trick
Old 25 September 2002 | 08:17 AM
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What network ?
Old 25 September 2002 | 08:21 AM
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I am on orange not tried it on other networks although the chap the told me 'bout this says it does.
Old 25 September 2002 | 08:21 AM
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So someone is listening to the tune are they, and going and finding out who it is, then texting you the answer?

:O

Good idea I suppose..... unless you are another Tiggs alter-ego :P

Old 25 September 2002 | 08:24 AM
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the sound engineer who told me about this recons it ids software based and compare frequencies/patterns in the sample it takes to match up with the tracks stored on a database - my eyes glazed over at this point and i wondered off, similar system to voice recognition i seem to remember.

Most sound engineers i know are very **** about these sorts of things and can bore for Britian!
Old 25 September 2002 | 08:35 AM
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Surely they must have a fairly limited database of tracks though? Do you think it could identify anything interesting, or are we talking current to 20 only?

Old 25 September 2002 | 12:50 PM
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Are you sure it isn't just for a specific station, i.e. what's playing on Fun FM at the moment the call comes through?
Old 25 September 2002 | 01:17 PM
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It works, and the technology is, indeed, as described above (by Paul H, not by bashful ).

They've got a database of 1.5 million tracks already - particularly latest hits. Since each song simply requires an electronic 'checksum' which can be generated as quickly as it takes to rip from CD, I expect they'll have most songs ever published, soon!

More details from the people who invented the service, Shazam.

[Edited by MarkO - 9/25/2002 1:21:08 PM]
Old 25 September 2002 | 01:33 PM
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Old 25 September 2002 | 02:13 PM
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Gonna have to try that at lunchtime.
Old 25 September 2002 | 02:39 PM
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i gotta try that when i get home... see if it recognizes any of my old Venom records

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Old 25 September 2002 | 03:00 PM
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Or it just records your phone details and is a scam....

beware folks...

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Old 25 September 2002 | 03:36 PM
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59p on vodafone not 50p
Old 25 September 2002 | 03:36 PM
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Just tried in with a CD in the car - worked no problems! Put the track on, dialled the number, listen to the little message and hold your phone up for 15-30 seconds - literally within 5 seconds there was a text message with the track/artist details! This is very

If it is a scam, then it's a very good one! Pretty sure there are easier ways of getting a hold of mobile phone details than setting up a database of 1.5m songs and the ability to recognise them over a mobile!
Old 25 September 2002 | 03:43 PM
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Works on O2 and T-Mobile!


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Old 25 September 2002 | 03:58 PM
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That is the coolest thing Ive seen for a long time!

top-tip!
Old 25 September 2002 | 04:30 PM
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No it is genuine- i was given details of a job developing/running this-as my degree is in studio/recording/nerd type stuff.

Glad to see its working now
Old 25 September 2002 | 07:48 PM
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I must be approaching this the wrong way.
If its a cd and I want to know the track -
1. I bought it and should know who it is.
2. I read the disc or cover.

If its the radio I wait for the DJ to tell me who the track was.
Cool - am I old fashioned or what
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Old 25 September 2002 | 07:50 PM
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The only flaw being that the DJ doesnt always tell you the track name. Especially late at night.
Old 25 September 2002 | 07:53 PM
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Not to mention the fact that if you come in halfway through the track, and the DJ introduced it before the song, then you may never know....
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Would'nt know about that as I'm in bed every night before the guy who does'nt tell you the track name comes on

800 posts!!!!!!!!
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Old 25 September 2002 | 07:56 PM
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Also never realised that if a fighter jet flies over the car at just the point the DJ announces the artist, I might not hear it.

Then I would probably go into a downward spiral, lose all sense of self worth and start talking to other people on BBS's instead of real life. Oooooops

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Old 25 September 2002 | 07:58 PM
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I work for the company that provides the music and IT infrastructure for this project. I can assure you this database is HUGE and will eventually encompass so many songs the chances of finding one it doesn't have are tiny. As an example the chances are you couldn't pick up a cd from a big HMV and find a song it doesn't have.

edited to say I have even seen them ripping obscure spainsh latin music cd's.

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Old 25 September 2002 | 08:24 PM
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Worked on my Vodaphone mobile. Thats awesome !!!!
Old 25 September 2002 | 08:34 PM
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quote:

Most sound engineers i know are very **** about these sorts of things and can bore for Britian!

I resent that!!!! I can bore for the Planet!!!

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Old 25 September 2002 | 08:34 PM
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so when does the database come on line that lets you call up, type in the reg of the car with the attractive blonde in that has just driven past you on the motorway and connect you to her mobile phone??
Old 25 September 2002 | 09:35 PM
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Amazed.

Just had a go at catching it out. It recognized "New York Telephone Conversation" by Lou Reed. Then it recognized "Lonely, Lovely and Loaded" by Corduroy. And the particularly excellent be-bop jazz version of "Windmills of your Mind" by Oscar Peterson was no problem.

Gonna phone CrisPDuk, he's got some real obscure stuff.
Old 25 September 2002 | 09:59 PM
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Well it's never heard of 'Jug Head Boogie' by Art Hodes, or 'Aunt Hagar's Blues' by Art Tatum. Poor set-up if you ask me
Old 25 September 2002 | 10:01 PM
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But it does know 'Kung-Fu International' by John Cooper Clarke
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Lol, this thread is so funny I'll try and catch it out

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