Nayio Humming Search tries to recognize tunes, doesn't know the Beatles

We don't know how well a humming-based song recognition online service would do, given that we're unsure which we distrust more, people's ability to hum on-key or software's ability to recognize it. Still, that hasn't stopped Nayio from trying to build such an application. The idea is that if you hum a few bars into your computer via its online "Humming Search," Nayio should be able to recognize the tune and then take you to Napster to buy it. However, one blogger, Rafe Needleman, says that his experience with the site isn't so positive, given that it couldn't recognize his humming of a Nirvana tune nor his Juliard-trained wife's humming of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine." And if you can't recognize the Fab Four, Nayio, it's so over between us.

[Via digg]

[Farris @ Dec 15th 2006 1:29AM]

Can it take me to iTunes instead?

[LordFarkward @ Dec 15th 2006 1:30AM]

i wonna see william hung trying it... afterall, he HAS had professional training, non?

[Rafe @ Dec 15th 2006 2:29AM]

Yep, the Beatles songs *are* in the database. I checked.
-Rafe

[RikF @ Dec 15th 2006 1:32AM]

Just a thought, but if it is using the Napster database, are those songs there? I didn't think any of the beatles tracks were available for download at the moment...

[George @ Dec 15th 2006 1:42AM]

Very questionable looking "microphone"

[Kevlar @ Dec 15th 2006 2:40AM]

My question is, how can anyone miss a blatantly phallic thing like that when publishing stuff to the web? I bet the guy who drew that stop illustration is laughing his ass off.

[riggs @ Dec 15th 2006 1:57AM]

haha @ the picture for stop.

[Yvy @ Dec 15th 2006 2:18AM]

i tried "yellow submarine", first time it didnt work.
but second time i tried to hum beginning of the song, then it worked!!

[Frank B @ Dec 15th 2006 4:28PM]

Mmmm yeah, "DON'T Stop!" Looks like she's ready to chow down.

Man, doesn't anyone from corporate even LOOK at these pics before they go out?!

[Jon @ Dec 15th 2006 2:21AM]

I tried Beethoven's 5th and it couldn't find it for me.

[Yvy @ Dec 15th 2006 2:36AM]

and Beethoven's are NOT.

[willferal @ Dec 15th 2006 2:49AM]

Juilliard, not whatever you have up there...

[serotoninzero @ Dec 15th 2006 4:52AM]

Yeah, that step-by-step is.. hah. Not to mention she's 'humming' and well... Yeah. It works?

[Rev. Nathan @ Dec 15th 2006 7:01AM]

So what would happen if I tried "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by 'The Crash Test Dummies'?

[dante stager @ Dec 19th 2006 12:59AM]

there is also a similar website that lets you tap the song
http://www.songtapper.com/