Orange Button Search Tips:

• SoundHound'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 SoundHound 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, SoundHound 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, SoundHound 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.
• SoundHound's big orange button works on solo singing and humming (and some rapping where there is a detectable melody), or on recorded music. SoundHound does not match live ensemble performances.
• No connectivity for your orange button search? SoundHound 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.) 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 SoundHound'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.