Hi all

I would like to know if any one knows any site or a forum where people upload samples of music from unknown artists and titles to them, were other people can help them to find them. I have one song on a cassette i used to listen many years ago and i dont have any informations of it and i would really like to find it.

If anyone can help me please do.

Thanks

I don't know of specific forums, but I do know that occasionally someone on this forum will ask for help identifying a track, and that we have a lot of musos that are willing to help in the process.

There's certainly no harm linking to a sample in this thread - as long as the sample is less than 30s in length (please see the TOS).

If the song has words then all you have to do is type in a few phrases (in quotes) in Google along with "lyrics" and 9 times out of 10 you'll find it, because someone, somewhere has made a lyrics page for that song.

If you have the entire track there are services like MusicBrainz that might recognize it. (Edit: Just noticed that you said it was on a cassette - In this case I'm almost sure that MusicBrainz won't recognize it. Last time I tried, it was very sensitive about the material submitted)

Besides that, all newer SE Walkman phones has TrackID (I looooove that feature!). It records 5 sec of music through the mic, submits the data and in no time it shows you from the gracenote database, which track it is

If you attach a short sample, I'll be glad to find it for you

A very good point. I have used this technique to identify unknown tracks many times.

Try to pick a line that has some less common words; if you are using Google you may want to do a phrase search by entering a line or phrase in its totality, surrounded by double-quotes.

Also, check the forums at discogs.com. I can't hit the site from work here but there is a forum where you can request Track ID's.

"Plnelson" I use google too for many of my songs. But this one doesnt have any lyrics. So cant do anything about it. It Should be very rare track I will try Discogs forum aswell but "Odyssey" id like to give you a sample of it so u can try if you dont bother. But how can i send it to you? u have any email or something?

Im waiting for your reply
Thanks

You can upload a sample to our Uploads forum - as long as it is less than 30s.

ok thanks ill try yo record it from the cassette tomorrow and ill upload it and i will let u know because im looking for this track for years