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How to Find the Name of Any Song Based on a Sample

You are driving down the road and you hear a song. Throughout the day, the song lingers in your head and you want to know its name. With the advancement of computers and the Internet, you can easily find the title of a song using a lyric or audio sample. Lyrster is a free lyric search engine that allows you to search for a song using its lyrics. Tunatic, a free downloadable program, allows you to search for a song title by using an audio sample. Tunatic listens to the song and searches a database. It then reveals the song's title and artist.

Things You'll Need

  • Microphone
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Instructions

  1. Finding a Song Wth a Lyric Sample

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      Go to the Lyrster website.

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      Type the lyrics into the search bar. Click "Find my song."

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      View the results and locate the song. Lyrster displays the song's title and artist.

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      Click the song's title to view the lyrics.

    Finding a Song With an Audio Sample

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      Go to the Tunatic website.

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      Click the download link for your computer. If you are using Windows, click "Tunatic for Windows." If you are using a Mac, click "Tunatic for Mac OS X."

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      Click "Save" and choose a location to save the file. Tunatic downloads to your computer.

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      Click "Run" to install the program. Install the program with the default settings.

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      Plug a microphone into your computer if it does not have one built in.

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      Open the Tunatic program and play the song.

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      Click the "Magnifying Glass" on the Tunatic program to begin identifying the song. Be very quiet during this process.

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      View the name of the song. When Tunatic identifies the song, it displays the title and artist. Click the white arrow to receive resources for the song. The resources allow you to download the song from "iTunes," download a ringtone or search "Google" to locate more information.

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