How to Find a Song From a Recording or Voice Memo
Maybe you grabbed a voice memo at a party, filmed a street performer, or screen recorded a story before it vanished. You can identify the song from the file later, no need to play it out loud.
How to do it
- Open SoundCatch on the phone or computer where the file is.
- Tap Upload it (the "Song in a TikTok or video?" button).
- Choose the recording. Videos, voice memos and audio files (MP4, MOV, MP3, M4A) work.
SoundCatch takes a 10-second clip of sound from the middle of the file and matches it. Your file stays on your device.
Upload your recording
Pick the voice memo or video from your phone. Only a short clip of the sound is used.
Upload it →Getting a better match
- If the recording has talking at the start, trim it so the music comes first, or record again where the music is loudest.
- Live performances and covers are harder to match than the original recording, since they sound different. If it's a cover, hum the melody in Hum mode instead.
Recorded yourself humming?
A voice memo of you humming is a melody, not a recording of the song. Open SoundCatch's Hum mode and hum it live instead, which works much better.
FAQ
Which file types work?
Most video and audio files from phones: MP4, MOV, MP3 and M4A.
Is my recording uploaded?
Only a short audio clip is sent to identify the song. The full file stays on your device.
Find your song now
Hum it, play it, or upload a video. Your first song is free, no account needed.
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