[ENG/DEU] DJs, Music Lovers & Shazam: Awesome, but Not in a Way That It Is Known For (How to Find Similar Tracks?)

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After being asked several times by customers and potential customers what I have in my music library, I want to make it available online. Since I can export my library as a .csv file, I'll tidy it up first. This means cleaning up the tags of the MP3 files and adding missing data. Since I sometimes don't have an artist for a particular track, I thought I'd just use Shazam...

(Shazam is a cell phone app that is supposed to be able to tell you which song is currently playing).

Instead of building up a long arc of suspense, I get straight to the point.

Honestly? For the most part, Shazam doesn't find the actual track* for me, but something “that sounds like”. This doesn't really help me find the missing information (I'll have to try other/similar apps...) but somehow makes something much better:

“Here, look. That sounds like...”

(*= This is certainly also because I mostly have remixes. But Shazam could just listen for longer. Which it sometimes does and comments with “That's difficult”, “I need something else” or whatever. But in the end... it can't find the title. Or I can ask it to listen 5 times within a title and get a different suggestion each time).

But similar sounding titles? That's not so bad! Because that way I can find tracks that complement my sets very well in terms of sound and

A) are therefore suitable for even “smoother” transitions or
B) already correspond very well to what I already have in my library.
C) In addition, you're pointed to songs and artists that you don't even know yet, but obviously should, because they correspond to what you've already added to your library.

With Shazam, you can then play the tracks briefly or be directed to other places where the tracks are available in full length. And when the track has played through, Shazam automatically plays the next tracks that also correspond to the search result in some way, are similar or would complement it well.

All in all, Shazam doesn't show me the vast majority of songs that I actually already have, but it does give me useful suggestions in the sense of “Hey, that sounds like.” So if you're looking for music that suits your taste, give Shazam a go. My results are more an expression of how poorly Shazam works in the intended sense - but perhaps this is precisely the added value.

Looking for unknown new tracks? Try Shazam! Listening to what the DJ is playing at the disco? ...

[DEUTSCH:]

Nachdem ich bereits mehrfach von Kunden und potenziellen Kunden gefragt wurde, was ich den in meiner Musikbibliothek habe, will ich diese online verfügbar machen. Da ich meine Bibliothek als .csv-Datei exportieren kann, räume ich zuerst auf. Also praktisch die Tags der MP3-Dateien säubern und fehlende Daten nachtragen. Da ich manchmal auch keinen Künstler zum jeweiligen Titel habe, dachte ich mir, ich nutze einfach Shazam...

(Shazam ist eine Handy-App, welche einem sagen können soll, welcher Titel gerade gespielt wird.)

Statt eines langen Spannungsbogen aufzubauen, komme ich direkt zum Punkt.

Ganz ehrlich? Zum Großteil findet Shazam für mich nicht den tatsächlichen Titel*, sondern etwas "was so klingt wie". Das hilft mir nicht wirklich beim finden der fehlenden Information (ich werde weitere/ähnliche Apps ausprobieren müssen...) macht aber irgendwie etwas viel besseres:

"Hier, schau mal. Das klingt so wie..."

(*= Das liegt sicherlich auch daran, das ich zumeist Remixe habe. Aber Shazam könnte ja einfach länger hinhören. Was es ja teilweise auch tut und dies kommentiert mit "Das ist schwierig", "Ich brauche noch etwas" oder wie auch immer. Aber am Ende... findet es den Titel nicht. Oder ich kann innerhalb von einem Titel 5 mal zum zuhören auffordern und bekomme jedes mal einen anderen Vorschlag.)

Aber ähnliche klingende Titel? Das ist doch nicht so schlecht! Denn somit kann ich Titel finden, die meine Sets klanglich sehr gut ergänzen und

A) sich somit für noch "sanftere" Übergänge eigenen oder
B) schon sehr gut dem entsprechen, was ich schon in meine Bibliothek aufgenommen habe.
C) Hinzu kommt, das man somit auf Songs und Künstler hingewiesen wird, die man noch gar nicht kennt, aber offensichtlich kennen sollte, da sie dem entsprechen, was man eben so in seiner Bibliothek aufnimmt.

Mit Shazam kann man die Titel dann kurz anspielen lassen oder sich zu anderen Orten verweisen lassen, bei welchen es die Titel dann in voller Länge gibt. Und wenn der Titel durchgelaufen ist, spielt Shazam automatisch die nächsten Titel, die dem Suchergebnis ebenfalls in gewisser Weise entsprechen, ähnlich sind oder diese gut ergänzen würden.

Summa summarum: Shazam zeigt mir zum absoluten Großteil nicht den Song, den ich tatsächlich schon habe, aber durchaus brauchbare Vorschläge im Sinne von "Hey, das klingt wie." Wenn Du also Musik suchst, die deinem Geschmack entspricht, dann haue mal Shazam an. Meine Ergebnisse sind zwar eher Ausdruck dessen, wie schlecht Shazam im gewollten Sinne arbeitet - aber eventuell ist gerade dies der Mehrwert.

Auf der Suche nach unbekannten neuen Titeln? Probiere Shazam! In der Disko gerade mal lauschen, was der DJ gerade spielt? ...

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I have been using Shazam for years, especially when I hear good songs in public spaces. Mostly for curiosity and some for a replay later at home.

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I can imagine that it works much better in the original sense when it's not EDM (, which can sound very similar, as you know, with just smaller differences. But I really thought the sound signature would be more unique...) On which styles of music you used Shazam mostly? And I assume it worked great like it should (in the original meaning/sense)?

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Mostly old music, which kind of make me think that like oh.. I forget this one...

Some of them are remix one and yes... Sometime Shazam got confused with the beat and rhythms

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Oh one more, there were a few cases that Shazam referred the song to the newer remix version, not the old original one

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Yes, I know what you mean. Seems pretty much like one aspect of the situation I am facing.

You tried other apps with the same function "Tell me the song?" and can share a recommendation?

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What I like with Shazam is that after recognizing a song and a musical group, it tells you where and when is the next concert of this group, you can even buy an entrance ticket, it's often on the other side of the planet for me, but it's cool 😀
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