On IEEE Xplore.

Abstract. Aligning lyrics to audio has a wide range of applications such as the automatic generation of karaoke scores, song-browsing by lyrics, and the generation of audio thumbnails. Existing methods are restricted to using only lyrics…

Abstract: Recent advances in music signal processing and the speed of desktop computers have facilitated the automation of many aspects of the analysis of music recordings. For example, the extraction of semantic metadata such as genre, key, chord and beat…

Abstract. We present a new genre classification framework using both low-level signal-based features and high-level harmony features. A state of-the-art statistical genre classifier based on timbral features is extended using a first-order random forest containing for each genre rules derived…

Abstract. Issues concerning tuning and temperament bear relevance to music research in areas such as historical musicology, performance and recording studies, and music perception. We have recently demonstrated that it is possible to classify keyboard temperament automatically from audio recordings…

Abstract. Chord labels provide a concise description of musical harmony. In pop and jazz music, a sequence of chord labels is often the only written record of a song, and forms the basis of so-called lead sheets. We devise a…