Filed under: Audio, Windows, Freeware
Soundflavor DJ: Find music by sound
by Amber Rhea Oct 12th 2006 at 2:50PM
Want to shop for music by sound? Or have iTunes choose songs and create a playlist based on a few songs you've already played? Does this sound like a bunch of futuristic mumbo-jumbo? Well, it's what Soundflavor DJ is offering.Soundflavor DJ is powered by something known as the "Music Recommendation Engine," which sounds very sci-fi to me. (But cool! Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking sci-fi.) Powered by more than six years of research and analysis, the Music Recommendation Engine can recognize and recommend songs in nearly every genre of music. Simply play a few songs in iTunes, and eventually the software begins displaying album artwork for upcoming songs it thinks you'll like. You can adjust the "Flavorizer" knob to control how often Soundflavor DJ makes recommendations.
Currently, Soundflavor DJ is available only for Windows, and works only with iTunes. Support for other music players, as well as a Mac version, will come soon.
Oh, and on a completely unrelated note... What is it with all these Web 2.0 companies that have delicious-looking fruit logos? There's the cherry with Soundflavor, Jump2Mail has a luscious strawberry; and there are plenty more out there, such as Vitamin (an orange) and Wild Apricot (take a guess). It's quite a phenomenon!
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