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Content-based retrieval
Our Audio Content-Based Retrieval demos
allow sounds to be compared using various features. Our
software can analyze sound files, cluster them according
to categories, and search for sounds that are similar
or dissimilar to other sounds.
Note: Our old demos are currently unavailable. If you wish
to see try the code, you can download a copy of SoundFisher at
www.soundfisher.com
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Content-based discrimination
Our sound analyses can also be used
to discriminate between broad sound classes. Download
a Windows NT demo here.
It listens to the PC sound input and discriminates between
clean speech and music (which may include speech). It has
been trained on radio recordings, so it will work best if
you hook it up to a similar broadcast source or a CD
player. The included training file probably won't
discriminate between one person singing and talking
into a PC microphone.
The zip file contains two files: the
demo and a the classifier data file. Unzip these two files
in a directory of their own and double-click on the
executable. Use whatever mixer control you have
(typically Start->Programs->Accessories->MultiMedia->Volume
Control) to make sure that you have a reasonable input
level (distorted or silent inputs will probably be
misclassified) and that the line input (or whatever
you are using) is switched on.
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DSP algorithms
Our
Time Scaling and Pitch Shifting
algorithms allow audio files to be modified in
time and pitch independently of each other. We have
time-domain (fast) and frequency domain (for large changes)
versions. Applications include digital music processing,
voice-mail processing, and multimedia conversions.