Saturday, January 27, 2007
Search for Music by Singing
Melodis Corporation, developer of search and sound recognition technologies, has announced the launch of MARS Search, which allows users to search for music by singing, whistling or humming a few bars of a song to identify the track. This Multimodal Adaptive Recognition System (MARS) Search will be showcased on www.midomi.com, a free online community for music lovers.
midomi.com aims to create the world's most comprehensive database of searchable music based on user contribution.
"With midomi.com we have created one of the most entertaining search engines on the web," said Keyvan Mohajer, CEO, Melodis Corporation. "Users of midomi.com will be able to both search our extensive database as well as help grow it; when a user tags (sings and saves) their favorite songs, the submissions immediately become part of the searchable MARS universe."
The MARS Search extracts a variety of features from the tune including speech, pitch, tempo, and even the location of pauses. It analyzes each element independently and adapts to the stronger components. For instance, it takes speech content into account if the user sings the lyrics and ignores speech content if the user hums or whistles the song. With its next generation search tools, MARS Search is the first search engine that can match human voice to human voice by analyzing these multiple features.
"We are very excited to introduce this new technology into the market. It fills a necessary search void while allowing users to listen to thousands of songs," said Keyvan Mohajer. "MARS Search is the next step in adaptive sound recognition technology and provides an easier way to find the music you love. MARS Search will continue to grow in scale and capabilities with future applications."
At midomi.com users can create their own profile, sing their favorite songs, share them and get discovered by other midomi users, all while contributing to the music database. The networking features on midomi.com provide a system to rate the performances of other users, view their photos, and send them messages. midomi.com also offers users the opportunity to buy original music, concert tickets and more.
midomi.com aims to create the world's most comprehensive database of searchable music based on user contribution.
"With midomi.com we have created one of the most entertaining search engines on the web," said Keyvan Mohajer, CEO, Melodis Corporation. "Users of midomi.com will be able to both search our extensive database as well as help grow it; when a user tags (sings and saves) their favorite songs, the submissions immediately become part of the searchable MARS universe."
The MARS Search extracts a variety of features from the tune including speech, pitch, tempo, and even the location of pauses. It analyzes each element independently and adapts to the stronger components. For instance, it takes speech content into account if the user sings the lyrics and ignores speech content if the user hums or whistles the song. With its next generation search tools, MARS Search is the first search engine that can match human voice to human voice by analyzing these multiple features.
"We are very excited to introduce this new technology into the market. It fills a necessary search void while allowing users to listen to thousands of songs," said Keyvan Mohajer. "MARS Search is the next step in adaptive sound recognition technology and provides an easier way to find the music you love. MARS Search will continue to grow in scale and capabilities with future applications."
At midomi.com users can create their own profile, sing their favorite songs, share them and get discovered by other midomi users, all while contributing to the music database. The networking features on midomi.com provide a system to rate the performances of other users, view their photos, and send them messages. midomi.com also offers users the opportunity to buy original music, concert tickets and more.
