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Convention Paper

Circular Pitch Space Based Harmonic Change Detection

Authors: Arndt, Daniel; Brandenburg, Karlheinz; Gatzsche, Gabriel; Mehnert, Markus

AES Convention 124 · Paper 7390 · May 2008

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel method for detecting harmonic boundaries in musical audio signals. These boundaries are very useful for chord analysis because they define temporal chord limits. This harmonic change driven (event driven) analysis of musical audio signals is a better basis for a following chord analysis than the traditionally frame based only concept. The method itself works with circular pitch spaces (CPS). CPSs summarize high level aspects of the audio signal like semantic and music theoretical relationships. Using CPSs entails good results in detecting harmonic changes.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 124
AES Convention
124
Paper number
7390
Publication date
May 6, 2008
Session subject
Analysis and Synthesis of Sound
Affiliation
Technische Universität Ilmenau;Fraunhofer-Institut für Digitale Medientechnologie (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper