# Swing-Adding Music Tools The 'Swingify' App Modifies Any Song to Give it a Swing Beat By Joey Haar | Published 2016-08-11 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swingify-app References: [boingboing.net](http://boingboing.net/2016/08/10/make-any-song-swing.html) & [musinformatics](http://musinformatics.com/swingify) The Swingify app is a way for modern listeners to engage with the musical stylings of the past without letting go of the music that they love. Available within any browser, the Swingify app lets users [upload any song](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/songx) and alters the music slightly to give it a swing feel. Though "a swing feel" might sound subjective, there's hard musical theory behind it. the defining characteristic of the swing genre is its rhythmic emphasis, in which the off-beat is heavily favored (in most cases, the emphasis is on beats 2 and 4.) Many common pop songs that aren't swing have equal emphasis on all four beats. The Swingify app analyzes songs for their beat, then alters the music such that the rhythm drops for beats 1 and 3 and rises for beats 2 and 4. Swingify's end results are swinging renditions of [pop favorites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remixly-ai), connecting the modern with the classic. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Retro-revival Music:** The Swingify app highlights the trend of bringing past musical styles, like swing, back into modern music. - **Algorithmic Music Modification:** The Swingify app represents the trend of using advanced algorithms to modify existing songs and create new musical experiences. - **Personalized Music Transformation:** The Swingify app taps into the trend of allowing users to customize and transform their favorite songs to suit their unique preferences. ### Where This Applies - **Music Streaming:** The Swingify app provides an opportunity for music streaming platforms to offer a unique feature that allows users to add swing beats to songs in their playlists. - **Music Production:** The Swingify app presents an opportunity for music producers to explore new ways of transforming songs and adding a swing feel to enhance the listening experience. - **Music Education:** The Swingify app can be used in music education to help students understand and experiment with different rhythmic styles, such as swing, through song modification. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Jazzy Play-Along Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playalong-app.md) - [Music Mashups Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mashapp-music.md) - [Nostalgic Music Discovery Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nostalgic-music-discovery-app.md) - [Nostalgic Web Browser Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ipod-social.md) - [Music Discovery Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-discovery-app1.md) - [AI Music Composition Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunoify.md) - [Similar Song-Finding Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/similar-songs-finder.md) - [Collaborative Music Curation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jamocracy1.md) - [Online Music Mixers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprunki-game.md)