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Automatic Classification of Musical Audio Signals Employing Machine Learning Approach

Authors: Zwan, Pawel; Kostek, Bozena; Kupryjanow, Adam

AES Convention 130 · Paper 8449 · May 2011

Abstract

This paper presents a thorough analysis of automatic classification applied to musical audio signals. The classification is based on a chosen set of machine learning algorithms. A database of 60 music composers/performers was prepared for the purpose of the described research. For each of the musicians, 15-20 music pieces were collected. All the pieces were partitioned into 20 segments and then parameterized. The feature vector consisted of 171 parameters, including MPEG-7 low-level descriptors and mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCC) complemented with time-related dedicated parameters. The task of the classifier was to recognize the composer/performer and to properly categorize a selected piece of music. The paper also presents and discusses the results of classification.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 130
AES Convention
130
Paper number
8449
Publication date
May 6, 2011
Session subject
Posters: Processing and Analysis
Affiliation
Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper