Melody Matching

Melody matching is a process used by music recognition systems to identify a song by comparing a recorded snippet of its melody to a database of known melodies. It analyzes the sequence of musical notes and their timing, creating a unique "musical fingerprint." By matching this fingerprint with stored ones, the system can accurately determine the song's identity. This technique is foundational in apps like Shazam, enabling quick and reliable music identification from just a short melody or hummed tune.