Don’t know that song? Let SoundHound figure it out.

Music junkies stand tall! I know how frustrating it can be when you find a song your truly love being blasted on the public airwaves only to be left hanging when the DJ fails to properly identify the song. A couple of years ago, several solutions became available that were both extremely simple and quick. My personal favorite thus far has been Shazaam, a great iPhone and Android app. (I haven’t used other versions).

And now, we have a new option — SoundHound. Similar to Shazaam, simply holding the phone up to the track in question will give you the Artist, album, and song information as well as a quick link to the Amazon MP3 music store to purchase the song in question. Taking it one step further however, users can simply hum a small part of the song and wind up with the same results as if you were recording an actual song (ala Midori on iPhone).

The coolest feature though is how the developers separate the free and paid ($4.99 USD) versions. The free version initially only comes with 5 free tags or “ID’s”. But, users have the option to tweet songs and earn credits towards the premium version which features unlimited ID’s. Pretty sweet, huh?

It’s nothing new or revolutionary. But we’re not one to bemoan options. So consider us psyched. Any Android users given SoundHound a chance yet? How’d it work for ya?

AndroidCentral

Author: Mike Norris

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