Extracting note onsets from musical recordings

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Abstract

Automatic temporal segmentation of music signals into note onsets is central for a large number of audio applications. In this paper, we present a variation of a previously existing note onset detection method, based on the so-called spectral energy flux. The proposed algorithm has a lower computational cost and incorporates a more accurate estimation of the frequency content derivative, yielding better results for a wide range of music signals. The performance of the system was validated using a database of musical recordings containing 670 note onsets. This database was hand-labeled and cross validated by three annotators. Comparisons to previous work are also presented along with possible directions of future research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2005
Pages896-899
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2005
EventIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2005 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 6 Jul 20058 Jul 2005

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2005
Volume2005

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2005
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period6/07/058/07/05

Keywords

  • Adaptive thresholding
  • Differentiator filter
  • Onset detection

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