# Hum Searching (UPDATE) Midomi Helps You Hum Search for Music By TrendOffice | Published 2007-12-04 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-search References: [insideretailing.au](http://www.insideretailing.com.au/articles-page.aspx?articleType=ArticleView&articleId=1832) & [midomi](http://www.midomi.com/) We've reported about [music searching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tune-tracker) before, and now we've got another entry to the game. Midomi is a new site that helps you when you forget what song you just heard. Search for music by singing or humming. The site describes, "Users need only sing, hum or whistle a few bars into their computer microphones, and this online search engine can match the tune against its ever-growing musical library. The customer then has the option to [purchase the track](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/discover-music) and can connect with others who share the same musical interests. Currently available in six languages and with more than two million licensed music tracks and a growing collection of user-created files" ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Market](https://www.trendhunter.com/market) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Vocal Search:** Opportunity for companies to develop voice recognition technology that can search for music based on user's singing or humming. - **Music Discovery:** Potential for platforms that allow users to connect with others who share similar musical interests based on their search results. - **User-generated Content:** Possibility to expand the collection of music tracks by allowing users to contribute their own creations for searching and discovery. ### Where This Applies - **Music Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for companies in the music technology industry to develop and improve vocal search capabilities. - **Streaming Platforms:** Potential for streaming platforms to enhance music discovery features and user connections based on search results. - **User-generated Content Platforms:** Opportunity for user-generated content platforms to expand their offerings by integrating music search and discovery functionalities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Song Lyric Searches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lyrics-search.md) - [Nostalgic Song Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/80s-and-90s-hum-the-song-game.md) - [Similar Song-Finding Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/similar-songs-finder.md) - [Ai Music Module Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/muse-3.md) - [Music Guessing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heardlepedia.md) - [Karaoke Song Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karaoke-search.md) - [Predictive Music Engines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/findmusicai.md) - [Music Guessing Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/songle-ai.md) - [Personalized Music Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundtrack-to-my-life.md)