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Journal Article

System for Automatic Singing Voice Recognition

Authors: Zwan, Pawel; Kostek, Bozena

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 56 · Issue 9 · pp. 710–723 · September 2008

Abstract

A neural network was trained and tested to provide automated classification of singing voices, both recognizing voice quality (amateur, semiprofessional, and professional) and voice type (bass, baritone, tenor, alto, mezzo-soprano, and soprano). Parameters related to singing were defined to form feature vectors. Single vowel samples for each singer were judged by six experts to establish a quality index. In a test based on a database of 2690 samples, 90% of the decisions were correct. These results show that it is possible to use neural networks to create an expert system to evaluate singing.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
56
Issue
9
Pages
710–723
Publication date
September 6, 2008
Affiliation
Gdansk University of Technology, Multimedia Systems Department, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article