Shazam as an audio tool


I recently posted my impressions of Pacific Audio Fest. One thing I neglected to add was an idea that came to me while I was listening in the various rooms. On my iPhone I have an app called Shazam. When you tap the icon on the screen, the app will listen to whatever music is playing and identify the track for you. It's pretty slick and impressively quick.

The reason I did this was so that I could play the same tracks I heard at the show on my rig at home and compare the experiences. While I didn't get all of the tracks I did get quite a few and spent the afternoon with a couple manhattans and my stereo. I'm pleased to report that my system continues to acquit itself very well against its much more modern counterparts. Go vintage gear! laugh

Anyways, I thought I'd list out some of the tracks in case anyone else would like to hear what was being played. Some of it is of the 'sonic fireworks' variety but some other tracks were just extremely well recorded.

Fink - Trouble's What You're In(Live)

Dominique Fils-Aime' - Birds

Daisy Gray - Wicked Game

Matt Rollings - Groove With a View

Pepe Romero - Farrucas

Sara Bareilles - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay

Buika - Volver, Volver

Stephen Stills - Treetop Flyer

Yello - Kiss in Blue

Dylan LaBlanc - Going to California

Marcin - Kashmir

Happy listening...

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Yup, I have done this for years at audio shows, audio club meets, even when watching a film and I like soundtrack.  The key is to find the time to go through all the Shazams and add them to my library from Qobuz.  Technology in the the service of man.

Good call I should get that app, at previous CAF's I just tried to take pics of albums I liked worked fairly well but this sounds easier.

All 4 major music ID apps find many performances. Not so good at identifying music if in a live performance.

Ken of Convergent gave away pirated CDs of his demo music.

Much simpler.

Agreed. I have been doing that for some years now.

Here is my playlist from AXPONA 2017, that I created using Shazam and SoundHound. The only thing I wish I had done better was to also include the "boring demo" songs that I did not include in this playlist, before changing my phone and starting all over again.

Thanks for sharing. Excellent recommendations… app and some of the musical choices. I’ve listening to Matt Rollings’s now.

Good idea! Way to foil the evil plot to play music that nobody is likely to listen to at home for comparison. 🖖