Good at some things, not others – SoundHound - Music Discovery Review

The app works great for recognizing songs from background music, radio, etc. but it’s terrible at figuring out a melody that is hummed, sung, or whistled. I almost always get a “we couldn’t find that one” - many times I am trying to find the title and composer of well-known classical “hits” because I’ e forgotten so many. If it comes up with any results at all, it tends to be Asian pop songs that (let’s face it) use simple sappy melodies. As an experiment I even tried humming, then whistling “Happy Birthday To You” - no results. Before you think I can’t carry a tune, I am a decent singer and musician.
Review by Cwizetoo on SoundHound - Music Discovery.