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Analysis of Expressive Music Performance using Digital Signal Processing Methods
Ištvánek, Matěj ; Mekyska, Jiří (referee) ; Smékal, Zdeněk (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with methods of the onset and tempo detection in audio signals using specific techniques of digital processing. It analyzes and describes the issue from both the musical and the technical side. First, several implementations using different programming environments are tested. The system with the highest detection accuracy and adjustable parameters is selected, which is then used to test functionality on the reference database. Then, an extension of the algorithm based on the Teager-Kaiser energy operator in the preprocessing stage is created. The difference in accuracy of both systems is compared – the operator has on average increased the accuracy of detection of a global tempo and inter-beat intervals. Finally, a second dataset containing 33 different interpretations of the first movement of Bedřich Smetana’s composition, String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From My Life". The results show that the average tempo of the entire first movement of the song slightly decreases depending on the later year of the recording.
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Enhancement Of Global Tempo Computation In Beat Tracking System Based On Teager-Kaiser Energy Operator
Ištvánek, Matěj
Beat detection systems and onset detections are used in music information retrieval (MIR) research field for the calculation of the global tempo (GT) and beat positions in audio recordings. The aim of this article is to introduce the enhancement of the onset detector and therefore the beat tracking system. The enhancement is based on the Teager-Kaiser energy operator (TKEO), which is used in pre-processing stage before the onset computation. The proposed method is firstly evaluated in terms of ability to estimate GT of a given audio track and then it is tested on the string quartet database. Results suggest that the TKEO could improve accuracy of GT estimation. Proposed beat tracking system could be used for analysis of interpretation changes in string quartet music.
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Analysis of Expressive Music Performance using Digital Signal Processing Methods
Ištvánek, Matěj ; Mekyska, Jiří (referee) ; Smékal, Zdeněk (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with methods of the onset and tempo detection in audio signals using specific techniques of digital processing. It analyzes and describes the issue from both the musical and the technical side. First, several implementations using different programming environments are tested. The system with the highest detection accuracy and adjustable parameters is selected, which is then used to test functionality on the reference database. Then, an extension of the algorithm based on the Teager-Kaiser energy operator in the preprocessing stage is created. The difference in accuracy of both systems is compared – the operator has on average increased the accuracy of detection of a global tempo and inter-beat intervals. Finally, a second dataset containing 33 different interpretations of the first movement of Bedřich Smetana’s composition, String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From My Life". The results show that the average tempo of the entire first movement of the song slightly decreases depending on the later year of the recording.
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