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I built a music discovery app for Tidal and Qobuz users. A lot has changed since launch.

Some of you might remember my first post about Sonic Oracle. I built it because I personally needed it and nothing like it existed. I wanted to type in an artist I love and get back a playlist of artists I’ve never heard of who share something with them. Not algorithmic "people also listened to" suggestions. Deeper connections based on sound, style, and taste.
Since launch, the app has grown significantly.
Genre coverage expanded to 44+ sub-genres across 10 genre families. K-pop, city pop, gypsy jazz, acid jazz, darkwave, krautrock, fado, klezmer, djent, sludge metal, flamenco, cumbia... if your taste runs deep, Sonic Oracle goes there now.
Niche and cross-genre artists work much better. Obscure composers, experimental artists, soundtrack creators. Seeds like these used to return thin results. Not anymore.
The newest feature is click-to-discover. When your playlist comes back, click any artist in the results to start a new search from them. Chain one discovery into the next without going back to the search bar.
Three discovery depths: Essential (closest matches), Balanced (a mix), Adventurous (deep cuts you won’t find elsewhere). Adventurous is where it gets interesting.
Playlists land directly in your Tidal or Qobuz library. Roon, Audirvana, Bluesound, WiiM, and every other app or streamer picks them up instantly.
Still a solo developer. Still improving it every week.
Free to try at sonicoracle.music

Three playlists, no credit card needed
Alessandro

panyc77
sparkymaui
15 posts
 

Good Morning, just tried your app and created one new playlist on the 3 playlist trial. I did it in Qobuz connect. My question is: can I access your app when using Qobuz app on my phone to create a playlist or do I need to be in my PC browser? Playlist showed up in Qobuz, so thank you. 

panyc77 OP
72 posts
 

Glad the playlist showed up!

Yes, you can use Sonic Oracle from your phone. Since you already connected on desktop, open sonicoracle.music on your phone's browser, tap the menu, select "Connect Qobuz," and choose "Already connected before." Enter the same email and you'll get a one-time code to sign in. No bookmarklet needed on mobile.

For the best experience, add it to your home screen (Share > Add to Home Screen on iPhone, or the browser menu on Android). It opens full-screen and works like a native app.

Alessandro

kerrybh
676 posts
 

I'm a new subscriber. Just made a few playlists but the early returns are good.

sparkymaui
15 posts
 

Thanks for the response. Sorry for the ongoing questions but, my account qobuz is associated with a dead email. Just too difficult to update with qobuz and it still works to log in. But when I ask for a code to be sent per your instructions above, when I specify two of my working emails, I don't seem to get a code sent. is there a work around here regarding my dead email. 

panyc77 OP
72 posts
 

@sparkymaui 

If your Qobuz account is linked to that inactive email, that is where the verification code will be sent.

If you want to share the email address here, I can look into it. However, please note that every time you log out of Sonic Oracle on your connected device (mobile, iPad, etc.), you will be required to verify your account again.

My recommendation is to contact Qobuz customer service and ask them to update your inactive email to a working one.

That said, I am happy to help if you would like to provide the email address currently associated with your Qobuz account.


Alessandro

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