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Convention Paper

Temporal Segmentation and Pre-analysis for Non-linear Time-scaling of Audio.

Authors: Duxbury, Chris; Davies, Mike; Sandler, Mark B.

AES Convention 114 · Paper 5812 · March 2003

Abstract

We present a method to achieve good segmentation of note events for use with non-linear time scaling algorithms, greatly reducing artefacts due to both rhythmic distortions and soft note transitions being treated as percussive transients. The proposed algorithm isolates percussive transients as a subset of note-onsets, leading to a more meaningful segmentation. A subband based hybrid onset detection algorithm forms the basis of this segmentation scheme. A new frequency content distance measure, automatic threshold setting and subband result validation are all key elements of this scheme. At the subband re-combining stage the algorithm differentiates between note onsets, which may appear in one or more subbands, from percussive transients that appear in multiple subbands.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 114
AES Convention
114
Paper number
5812
Publication date
March 6, 2003
Session subject
Analysis and Synthesis of Sound
Affiliation
DSP and Multimedia Group, Department of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper