Being able to hum a melody into a computer should see an end to people being frustrated because they can’t remember the words, a boffin has discovered.
But RMIT’s Sandra Uitdenbogerd, who has spent the last ten years developing advanced music-recognising technology, says the tone-deaf will still have to struggle to learn the words.
The computer science expert has developed technology that recognises melody and searches the internet to track down information about the song. Songbird … the technology will let people find song titles and lyrics by humming into a computer
“The idea of music searches by singing was born out of my frustration of not knowing whether I had stolen someone else’s melody when writing music inspirationally.”
All users need were a microphone, an internet connection and the software to begin the search for any tune they have stuck in their head.
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