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...

The goal of this project is to separate three different instruments, namely guitar, cello and piano. The minimal goal is to train a Machine Learning algorithm with a moderate number of training samples in order to build a mathematical decision boundary to distinguish those three instruments. Certainly, the solution is supposed to be extensible in a way that without a lot of effort further instr...

Creative and technical considerations in building a musical instrument to traverse acoustical space and network space. Conceiving a musical instrument for heterogeneous space and democratic use requires implementation of diverse modes and techniques satisfying needs of tactile local presence, and tangible telepresence. The result is an artistic project destined for multi-site gallery installati...

We propose a two-step, audio feature-based musical genre classification methodology. First, we identify and separate the various musical instrument sources in the audio signal, using the convolutive sparse coding algorithm. Next, we extract classification features from the separated signals that correspond to distinct musical instrument sources. The methodology is evaluated and its performance ...

Contemporary technological advancement of internet and online servers allows many musical pieces to be readily available to the users to enjoy. The users may listen to the music, share with friends, or create another musical piece by either remixing or sampling. One may desire to simply play the music as it is or sample just one instrument out of the music, however, this task can be challenging...

What makes an artificial musical instrument such as the flute, trombone or cello sound like the human voice, and which of all instruments is the most voicelike? This article reviews acoustical and psychological arguments that might explain why a musical instrument would be likened to the singing human voice. The authors could find no evidence to support the idea of any single instrument being s...