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Revision as of 23:52, 21 July 2004 by 216.12.15.154 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Recognized as the industry standard for music recognition services, Gracenote licenses its technology to thousands of developers of consumer electronics devices and online media players. Its services are available in virtually any device that plays digital music, including media players, home stereos, MP3 players, car stereos - even wireless devices.
A common misconception is that CD's contain descriptive information such as song titles, and artist and album names; most do not, and the result is the now familiar "Disc 1, Track 1." Gracenote was created with the goal of providing a better way to identify and manage CD's. Users of the service submit music-related information into a database, which is then processed and published to Gracenote's user community. The result is a richer, more interesting music experience, and simple, one-touch digital file creation for millions of music fans around the world. For a look at the history of Gracenote, please see this interesting article from the Wall Street Journal. Founded in 1995 as CDDB, Gracenote's music recognition service quickly became a "must-have" application for Internet-enabled music players. In 1998, the company joined forces with ION, a multimedia software company who pioneered the use of related content with CD-ROMs, and extended its core music recognition services to encompass all aspects of digital music and media information. From a user base of 2,700 in 1997, Gracenote now serves over 1 million users each day across the globe.