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Application of Segmentation and Thumbnailing to Music Browsing and Searching

Authors: Levy, Mark; Sandler, Mark

AES Convention 120 · Paper 6642 · May 2006

Abstract

We present a method for segmenting musical audio into structural sections, and some rules for choosing a representative 'thumbnail' segment. We demonstrate how audio thumbnails are an effective and natural way of returning results in music search applications. We investigate the use of segment-based models for music similarity searching and recommendation. We report experimental results of the performance and efficiency of these approaches in the context of SoundBite, a demonstration music thumbnailing and search engine.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 120
AES Convention
120
Paper number
6642
Publication date
May 6, 2006
Session subject
Analysis and Synthesis of Sound; Mobile Phone Audio; Automobile Audio
Affiliation
Queen Mary, University of London (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper