Music recognition technology on YouTube Music has developed to the point of knowing your tunes better than ever. The utilization is simple. Picture this scenario: you can’t remember the lyrics or artist, but the melody is in your head. Use the “Hum to search” feature on YouTube Music to hum melodies and see what song it is. The technology takes your hums as an input and compares the tune to the thousands of songs in YouTube Music’s library using machine learning technologies.
This “Hum to search” technology solves one of the key music problems for many people. The audience for this feature is not limited to expert vocalists. The technology is able to compare the change of pitch or rhythm in a hummed melody and return the likely relevant music. It is incredibly simple and anyone can use it.
In addition to great user experience, this feature is technology advanced and algorithmically challenging. This confirms YouTube Music as a creative digital music leader. Always forward looking, YouTube Music consistently applies trends and innovations to be current. “Hum to search” is a big step as finding a song then becomes as simple as humming a few notes. Song discovery is now a natural and enjoyable art.