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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
panyc77 OP
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Yes, after you upgrade to premium you can create as many playlists as you please in all three stages 

Alessandro

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digi92
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This works great and fills a void I always wanted.  I use tidal as it gives playlists of types but felt like it is more ai generated and less adventurous as many people don’t move past what’s popular.  I’m loving the playlists I’ve experienced with.  It had a few tries where it did not find an artist j see in tidal but  sry obscure so limitations are expected.  Thank you again.  Using AI as a tool these past few days has helped me use my equipment to its fullest and dial in my system to a level I did not know it was capable.

panyc77 OP
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Thank you, glad it's filling the gap. You're right that Tidal's own playlists tend to stay safe and surface-level. Sonic Oracle goes deeper because the playlists are built from taste affinity, not popularity.

One clarification: Sonic Oracle isn't AI. It uses a proprietary recommendation engine based on real listener behavior and music connections. No machine learning, no generative AI. The results come from how real people move between artists.

On the missing artists: if an artist isn't in the database yet, it's a coverage limitation I'm actively expanding. Nearly 3 million artists now, growing every week. If you send me the names, I'll look into adding them.

Alessandro

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digi92
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Sorry, didn’t mean AI in relation to the playlists and your tool.  The fact that it uses real user data is what makes it great.  I used ai to help tune my equipment to my room and help dial in settings and even learned benefits of options of my Weiss dac that made huge gains with some severe room limitations.

 

panyc77 OP
79 posts
 

No worries, I misread that. Glad to hear you're getting the most out of your Weiss. And yes, the real listener data is what makes the discovery work. No AI guessing what you might like.

Happy discovering 

Alessandro

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