How A Sound Match Works

Summary:

If you haven’t noticed, you get along better with people who like music the same amount as you.

Take the 3-minute quiz. Your score lets our compatibility system match you with members you’ll get along with the best. Look for the green notes next to each match.

= a high likelihood of compatibility
= it’s risky

Listen to music from member profiles. Exchange music emails to break the ice. It’s free.
Give yourself a head start in finding someone who “gets” you.  (learn more)

1. Why music?
2. The ASM process
3. And, who am I?
4. The research
5. Now what?

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Discover and play music for free from a catalog of 5 million songs. 400,000+ albums. 250,000+ artists. (courtesy of Rhapsody)

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Not single? Fine with us. If it’s not so fine with your significant other, you won’t show up in search results until you enter your birthday. Just indicate you want “music recommendations & friendship” in your profile.

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Why music?

Music is everywhere. We all share the common experience of music.

But we don’t all like the same music or respond to music in the same way.

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The ASM process

If you like U2, do you relate to everyone who likes U2?   Doubtful.

This service isn’t about matching people who both like the same band.

A Sound Match is about matching people who have a similar appreciation for music. Look around you. Can you see that you get along better with people who like music the same amount as you? (Remember: you do not have to listen to or like the same music.)

See our compatibility indicator.

Of course the music we like is important. You’ll post music to your profile. Visitors of your page can play the music for free and vice versa. Get to know each other’s tastes. You are likely to discover new music you love.

You could get a 4-note match (high likelihood) with someone who likes different music than you. Don’t fret. Your 3-4 note matches are on your wavelength. They experience the world in a similar way as you, and so you have a better chance of getting along.

Even if the romance sparks aren’t flying, give these matches a chance to share new music and become a great friend.

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And, who am I?

I am in love with music. I listen often and my tastes are wide-ranging.

I worked in the music business for most of my career. Those years gave me the chance to closely observe a variety of music personalities.

I began to notice dramatic differences in personality between people who were passionate about music versus people who were in the business just for the glamour of it and did not listen to music in their free time. Then, I looked at how I got along with all of them. It became clear that I got along much better with people who like music as much as I do, and that I did not have the same connection with people who didn’t much care for music.

Being single, I also did a lot of “field testing”… which means I began to examine the music lifestyle of the men I dated to see how well we got along and how connected I felt. Eventually, before I would consider making a first date, I asked the guy to take the quiz (in the name of social science). If our compatibility ranking did not score 3 or 4 notes (a high or good likelihood of compatibility, according to my system), I bowed out whenever possible. Before long, I stopped having bad dates. When I began only to date men who shared my interest in music and a high compatibility score, it didn’t matter if I felt no romantic spark on the first date. I still had fun and felt my time was well spent.

I came to the conclusion that music plays a huge role in predicting how well two people will get along.

And, I found that listening to the same music is NOT essential for a couple to get along; rather, their enthusiasm for music needs to be similar.

At the very least, music is bad-date repellent.   At most, it might help you find a healthy, loving relationship with someone who brings out your best. Take the quiz.

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The research

Many years ago I began collecting music quiz results from couples I knew. Repeatedly, I saw a correlation between the couples’ test scores and the strength of their relationships.

Couples who scored closer together got along the best. Over 85% of the time, couples in healthy, long-term relationships scored within a 10% range of one another.

Over 15 years has gone into R&D, also testing and refining the tools that can identify and match Music Personalities. I have quizzed, interviewed and observed thousands of couples. The theory proves itself time and time again to me. See for yourself.

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Now what?

Take the quiz. Give yourself a head start in finding someone who “gets” you.

Check out profiles and listen to the music of your matches. I hope you like how it resonates.

At a minimum, enjoy discovering new music.

Lynne