Note: for quick tips right on the music search page, tap the icon below the big orange button.

Orange Button Search Tips:

  • Midomi's big orange button works for searches of music you hear playing from a speaker, or music you sing or hum. Just tap the big orange button to have Midomi start listening!

  • For best results when singing or humming, have only one person sing or hum at a time, with no background music. Try to sing for at least ten seconds, and tap the orange button again when done.
  • Sometimes, Midomi won't have a song you sang if it is not yet one of the millions on midomi.com. But you can log on to midomi.com and be the first to add it. Then, anyone who sings it will find it! (Or, you can have us ask a user to add it.)

  • For best results on music you hear playing, do searches without talking or singing over the recording. After you tap the orange button, Midomi will listen for a few seconds and return a result - no need to tap again. No result? Please let us know here so we can add the song to our database.

Notes:

  • Always sing, hum, or play music right into your phone's microphone.
  • Midomi's big orange button works on solo singing and humming (and some rapping where there is a detectable melody), or on recorded music. Midomi does not match live ensemble performances.
  • No connectivity for your orange button search? Midomi will save your search as "pending" and it will appear in red on the History screen under Searches. (A number will also appear on the History button and the Midomi application icon.) When you have internet access again, you can retry your search by tapping on it.
  • Want to just say the name of a song or artist? Tap the gray Say Search button below the big orange button.

Say and Text Search Tips:

  • To use Midomi's Say Search, just tap the gray button with the speech bubble, speak a song or artist name, then tap again.
  • You can also press and hold the Say Search button, speak, then release the button as soon as you are done.
  • You can say things like "Beyoncé," "Poker Face by Lady Gaga," "Britney Spears Circus," or "No Surprise."
  • Be sure to have just one person speak the title or artist, right into your phone's microphone, without background noise or music.
  • You can also just type a song or artist name by tapping on the text box.

Notes:

  • Say search finds top songs and artists. Tap the text box to the right of the Say Search button to do a text search on all songs and artists. Still not there? Let us know here so we can add your item.
  • Say search works on spoken song titles and artist names. To search for music you hear playing from a speaker, sing or hum, be sure to use the big orange button.

Found a song, artist or album you like?

You can tap these buttons on the song page after a search:
Tap the button to hear a 30 second sample of the music when available. (Hint: to hear samples of nearly any track from an artist, click on "album" from a song page or "discography" or "top songs" from an artist page.)
Go straight to the song in iTunes.
Bookmark any artist, song or album. Then see items under the Bookmarks tab on the History screen. You can share or buy bookmarked songs later.
NEW: Share over email, Facebook, or Twitter. (To edit Twitter or Facebook login details after a share, open your iPhone's Settings app then tap Midomi.)
Tap on the thumbnails to see a list of matching YouTube videos. Tap any video to instantly watch it - without even leaving Midomi.
Find lyrics for your song.
View the artist's bio, discography, top songs, photos, similar artists, and fans on midomi.com.
View reviews, artist info and track lists and samples.

Delete searches, browsed items, or bookmarks

Tap the Edit button in the upper left of the history window, then tap an item's red circle and the Delete button to confirm. You can also swipe your finger left to right on any line to bring up the delete button.

About Midomi Ultra

Midomi Ultra is powered by Melodis's own Sound2Sound Search Science (S2S).

When you tap the orange button, Sound2Sound springs into action. If you are listening to recorded music, it matches a flexible fingerprint of your sound against a database of recorded music, giving you the fastest, most accurate result possible, even for popular remixes. If you are singing or humming, Sound2Sound knows to match your melody and rhythm with the millions of user recordings on midomi.com. The matching technology is flexible, working for any key or tempo. It also takes advantage of lyrics if your search included words.

When you tap the say search button, Sound2Sound uses a compact, flexible representation of your voice that can be instantly matched against phonetic versions of song and artist names. Sound2Sound is also included in Midomi Ultra’s text search, where its ability to understand pronunciation allows it to give correct results for misspelled searches.