cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHow does Shazam identify so many songs, what sorcery is this?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareHow does Shazam identify so many songs, what sorcery is this?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareMeatsOfRage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up49·edit-23 months agohttps://youtu.be/b6xeOLjeKs0?si=sDBTe7CCKxoT5-k5 https://youtu.be/ev0Ay1m4MWs?si=OFprAycQpipTXaTP Long story short they turn songs into digital fingerprints, where it can be stored in a tiny way. When you start recording you’re making a fingerprint as well. Then it just starts testing yours against its database.
https://youtu.be/b6xeOLjeKs0?si=sDBTe7CCKxoT5-k5
https://youtu.be/ev0Ay1m4MWs?si=OFprAycQpipTXaTP
Long story short they turn songs into digital fingerprints, where it can be stored in a tiny way. When you start recording you’re making a fingerprint as well. Then it just starts testing yours against its database.