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Computational "Drop" Detection in Modern Dance Music

Authors: Ortiz, Andrew; Leider, Colby N.

AES Convention 139 · Paper 224 · October 2015

Abstract

Many of today’s popular dance music records are identifiable by a ”drop”—a section of the song that is commonly the highest in both listener-perceived and actual signal energy. In this paper we examine several computational methods for locating the exact time at which the drop occurs in a given audio sample. Various metrics are compared and contrasted based on relevant audio signal features. This technology has potential applications within automated DJ software, online music streaming services, computational ethnomusicology research, and more.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 139
AES Convention
139
Paper number
224
Publication date
October 6, 2015
Affiliation
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief