This is one segment of the industry Shazam is hoping to disrupt. The theory is that songs people are most curious about Shazaming is a better perceptual signal

This is one segment of the industry Shazam is hoping to disrupt. The theory is that songs people are most curious about Shazaming is a better perceptual signal than adjusting a knob 700 times and you can gather way more data points way more cheaply. If you think the process is horrific, at least there's people trying to make it more accurate.