That application was probably "Shazam" ... and there are one
or two similar ones of which I am aware - like "Soundhound".
Here's a link describing it a little more, and also explaining
the underlying technique ...
A version based on a database of bird calls certainly
would be nice ... though the variations may prove challenging.
Regards ... Robin Eckermann
02-61-61-61-61 or 0418-630-555
(excuse brevity & typos - I wrote this on a touch-pad)
A friend visited yesterday bearing an iPad on which an
application - i refuse to use the non-word 'app' - had been
loaded which recognises music. This works by holding the iPad
near a loudspeaker on which a song is being played and within
about 15 seconds the name of the song appears. We tested this
and got positive results for both artist and song with Bo
Diddley - playing the tune of the same name - and Lonnie
Donegan doing Rock Island Line. Metropolitan Klezmer - a
semi-pro band from NYC proved beyond its capacity.
I have no idea how this works but it suggests than
an application to recognise a fair proportion of bird calls
should be technically feasible. Ha anyone heard of such a
program being developed?
--
Martin Butterfield
