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Identify Unknown tracks

Hi all

I would like to know if any one knows any site or a forum where people upload samples of music from unknown artists and titles to them, were other people can help them to find them. I have one song on a cassette i used to listen many years ago and i dont have any informations of it and i would really like to find it.

If anyone can help me please do.

Thanks

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #1 –
I don't know of specific forums, but I do know that occasionally someone on this forum will ask for help identifying a track, and that we have a lot of musos that are willing to help in the process.

There's certainly no harm linking to a sample in this thread - as long as the sample is less than 30s in length (please see the TOS).
I'm on a horse.

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Nicos on
Hi all

I would like to know if any one knows any site or a forum where people upload samples of music from unknown artists and titles to them, were other people can help them to find them. I have one song on a cassette i used to listen many years ago and i dont have any informations of it and i would really like to find it.

If anyone can help me please do.

Thanks


If the song has words then all you have to do is type in a few phrases (in quotes) in Google along with "lyrics" and 9 times out of 10 you'll find it, because someone, somewhere has made a lyrics page for that song.

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #3 –
If you have the entire track there are services like MusicBrainz that might recognize it. (Edit: Just noticed that you said it was on a cassette - In this case I'm almost sure that MusicBrainz won't recognize it. Last time I tried, it was very sensitive about the material submitted)

Besides that, all newer SE Walkman phones has TrackID (I looooove that feature!). It records 5 sec of music through the mic, submits the data and in no time it shows you from the gracenote database, which track it is

If you attach a short sample, I'll be glad to find it for you
Can't wait for a HD-AAC encoder :P
 

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #4 –
Quote from: plnelson on
If the song has words then all you have to do is type in a few phrases (in quotes) in Google along with "lyrics" and 9 times out of 10 you'll find it, because someone, somewhere has made a lyrics page for that song.
A very good point.  I have used this technique to identify unknown tracks many times.

Try to pick a line that has some less common words; if you are using Google you may want to do a phrase search by entering a line or phrase in its totality, surrounded by double-quotes.
I'm on a horse.

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #5 –
Also, check the forums at discogs.com.  I can't hit the site from work here but there is a forum where you can request Track ID's.

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #6 –
"Plnelson" I use google too for many of my songs. But this one doesnt have any lyrics. So cant do anything about it. It Should be very rare track I will try Discogs forum aswell but "Odyssey" id like to give you a sample of it so u can try if you dont bother. But how can i send it to you? u have any email or something?

Im waiting for your reply
Thanks

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #7 –
You can upload a sample to our Uploads forum - as long as it is less than 30s.
I'm on a horse.

Identify Unknown tracks

Reply #8 –
ok thanks ill try yo record it from the cassette tomorrow and ill upload it and i will let u know because im looking for this track for years