First and foremost, I wish to express my gratitude to Mr Anssi Klapuri, who was the initiator of this research and provided guidance, advice and support of all kinds for this work. I wish to thank Professor Jaakko Astola for his advice and comments. I am grateful for the staff at the Audio Research Group and Insitute of Signal Processing for providing a stimulating working atmosphere. During th...

A method to classify sounds of musical instruments (single monophonic notes) is introduced. The classification is done using in parallel two sets of perceptual features extracted from the sounds. The models used are a mixture of gaussians, whose parameters where found by training over a database of target sound families. The feature extraction procedure, model training and model usage for class...

Musikinterfaces die sich an traditionelle MusikerInnen wenden, werden üblicher Weise anhand von modellhaften Vorstellungen des Interagierens am Instrument konstruiert. Lehrmethoden des Instrumentalspiels liegen ebenfalls modellhafte Vorstellungen der Spieler Instrument Interaktion zugrunde. In diesem Positionspapier werden Unterschiede in Methoden der Interaktion am Instrument gezeigt. Anhand v...

As analytical and bioanalytical methods must be validated before using them for routine sample analysis and after changing method parameters (see Chapter 8), instruments such as liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LCMS) or tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), which are utilized to perform the analysis, should be calibrated and qualified. In addition, an instrument’s performanc...

instrument breakage during treatment can lead to serious complications and carries the risk of treatment failure. when a file breaks in the canal, bypassing or removal can be difficult and the long-term prognosis of the tooth may be compromised. sometimes surgery may be indicated for removal of the broken segment. often some part of the root cannot be cleaned because of blockage by the broken f...

objective(s):the relationship between tramadol, as an antinociceptive drug, and locus coeruleus (lc), the main noradrenergic nucleus of the brain that affects regulation and modulation of pain through descending noradrenergic pathways was investigated. materials and methods: male sprague-dawley rats were divided into four groups of 10 rats. the rats were fixed in stereotaxic instrument and then...

payment order in eft can be a negotiable instrument in two ways; it can be an instrument based on custom and regulation meaning that whether it should be considered as new instrument or be incorporated in one of the current instruments. in light of iranian legal system and against common law, it is not acceptable that a new negotiable instrument be created by custom because some characteristics...

Januar y 20 0 8 The human vocal system would not receive much acclaim if instrument makers placed it in a lineup of traditional orchestral instruments. Arranged by size, for example, the voice box (larynx)—and the airway it sits in—would be grouped with the piccolo, among the smallest of mechanical music makers. And yet experienced singers compete well with all man-made instruments, one on one ...