Paper compares XGB and BPNN for music style classification.
problem Efficient music style classification using different methods.
method Feature extraction for timbral texture, rhythmic content, and pitch content; comparative evaluation of XGB and BPNN.
result XGB outperforms BPNN for small datasets in music classification.
New system for automatic music emotion recognition considers multiple emotions simultaneously.
problem Automatic recognition of simultaneous and multiplicity of emotions in music.
method Comparison of multilabel and multiclass machine learning algorithms on the Emotify dataset.
result The Geneva Emotional Music Scale 9 is adopted for multilabel and multiclass classification of music emotions.
Music genre classification is an essential tool for music information retrieval systems and it has been finding critical applications in various media platforms. Two important problems of the automatic music genre classification are feature extraction and classifier design. This paper investigates inter-genre similarit…
SVM classifier outperforms other models in classifying musical instruments from IRMAS data.
problem Musical instrument classification from audio signals.
method Implemented supervised (SVM) and unsupervised (Hierarchical Clustering) learning algorithms.
result SVM classifier achieved 79% accuracy on IRMAS data.
Graph neural networks improve music genre classification on audio datasets.
problem Difficulty in applying deep learning on spectrograms due to lack of quality data and augmentation.
method Combination of CNN and Graph Neural Networks (GNN) with Siamese Neural Networks.
result Achieved state-of-the-art results on GTZAN and AudioSet datasets.
Neural nets classify Thai Lukthung songs from other genres.
problem Classifying Thai Lukthung songs for personalized music recommendations.
method Developed neural networks using lyrics and audio features.
result Combined model yields F1 score of 0.86 for Lukthung classification. This paper proposes a method for instrument classification in polyphonic music using monophonic data.
problem Instrument classification in polyphonic music from monophonic data.
method Data augmentation techniques including overlaying audio segments of the same genre, pitch, and tempo synchronization. Convolutional Neural Networks used for classification.
result An ensemble of VGG-like classifiers trained on non-augmented, pitch-synchronized, tempo-synchronized and genre-similar excerpts achieved above 80% LRAP.
Paper classifies Brazilian music genres using song lyrics with BLSTM network.
problem Classifying Brazilian music genres from lyrics.
method Used BLSTM network combined with SVM, Random Forest, and word embeddings.
result BLSTM outperforms other models with an F1-score of 0.48.
SwishNet improves speech, music, and noise classification and segmentation.
problem Speech, Music, and Noise classification/segmentation for audio processing.
method Proposes a fast and lightweight 1D CNN (SwishNet) for MFCC features, trained with knowledge distillation from ImageNet.
result Achieved high accuracy (>97% clip classification, >93% frame-wise segmentation) on MUSAN corpus.
CRNN improves artist classification with temporal audio features.
problem Artist classification using deep learning with temporal structure.
method Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (CRNN) applied to music artist identification dataset.
result Best model achieves an average F1 score of 0.937.
A model classifies music genres from MP3 files using metric learning and feature extraction.
problem Classifying music genres from MP3 files efficiently and accurately.
method Metric learning and feature extraction using MFCC and PCA.
result Promising results in classification accuracy compared to baseline algorithms.
The study uses music chords to predict Brazilian music genres.
problem Classifying popular Brazilian music genres based on harmonic structures.
method Extracted and engineered harmonically related features from chords data, used random forest model for classification.
result Features from harmonic elements can predict Brazilian music genres.
This paper introduces a new large-scale music dataset, MusicNet, to serve as a source of supervision and evaluation of machine learning methods for music research. MusicNet consists of hundreds of freely-licensed classical music recordings by 10 composers, written for 11 instruments, together with instrument/note annot…
End-to-end models classify composers from musical scores.
problem Classifying composers from musical scores using machine learning.
method Pooled and convolutional architectures for feature extraction.
result Models achieve high accuracy on a large corpus of scores.
Predicting dance hits from 1985-2013 using musical features.
problem Predicting which songs will be dance hits.
method Built a database of dance hit songs with features, used multiple classifiers.
result Best model predicts top 10 dance hits with good accuracy.
This paper explores deep learning in music generation, from history to current techniques.
problem Creating music automatically using deep learning.
method Analysis of historical and recent deep learning music generation systems.
result Deep learning can learn musical styles and generate music samples.
Low-dimensional vectors improve semantic understanding of music and language.
problem Noise in shared semantics due to individual brain biases.
method Jointly model multiple brains to learn low-dimensional vector embeddings.
result These embeddings outperform high-dimensional fMRI data in music and language classification.
Neural network generates music scores directly from polyphonic audio.
problem Transcribing music scores directly from polyphonic audio.
method Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (CRNN) with CTC loss function.
result Model can learn to transcribe scores directly from audio signals.
Bardo Composer generates tabletop RPG music based on player speech.
problem Creating immersive background music for tabletop RPGs.
method Speech recognition, emotion classification, and music generation using a novel beam search algorithm.
result Generated music pieces can be accurately identified by human subjects as conveying the intended emotion.
Feature learning and deep learning have drawn great attention in recent years as a way of transforming input data into more effective representations using learning algorithms. Such interest has grown in the area of music information retrieval (MIR) as well, particularly in music audio classification tasks such as auto…
New method predicts target genres from source genres, unifying music tag systems.
problem Automatic genre inference fails to handle music genre diversity and subjectivity.
method Knowledge-based, statistical, and hybrid translation models.
result Hybrid translation model is most effective for multilabel classification.
Paper tackles musical version matching at segment level using contrastive learning from weakly-labeled data.
problem Match musical versions at the segment level, not just tracks, with weak annotations.
method Proposes contrastive learning from weakly-labeled audio segments, using a new loss variant.
result Breakthrough performance in segment-level evaluation, outperforming state-of-the-art.
We present a feature engineering pipeline for the construction of musical signal characteristics, to be used for the design of a supervised model for musical genre identification. The key idea is to extend the traditional two-step process of extraction and classification with additive stand-alone phases which are no lo…
Improved cover detection in music datasets with novel triplet loss.
problem Challenging task of automatically detecting covers in audio datasets.
method Convolutional neural network mapping melodic features to embeddings, training to minimize cover distance and maximize non-cover distance.
result New prototypical triplet loss improves accuracy for large datasets and live songs.
Model generates coherent polyphonic music using deep reinforcement learning.
problem Creating music that follows musical rules and coherence.
method Deep reinforcement learning architecture with a Bi-axial LSTM trained with a pseudo-kernel and DQN for exploration and coherence.
result The model generates polyphonic music that performs well quantitatively and qualitatively.
Principal component analysis (PCA) is a popular method for projecting data onto uncorrelated components in lower dimension, although the optimal number of components is not specified. Likewise, multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm is a popular PCA-based method for estimating directions of arrival (DOAs) of …
New neural network separates singing voices from music using cross entropy loss.
problem Separating singing voices from music accompaniment.
method Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) trained with Ideal Binary Mask (IBM) and cross entropy loss.
result Proposed CNN outperforms existing systems in MIREX evaluations.
MuLan links music audio to natural language tags.
problem Traditional music tagging systems use rigid attributes; MuLan aims to link audio directly to natural language.
method Joint audio-text embedding model trained on 44 million music recordings and text annotations.
result MuLan's embeddings enable zero-shot functionalities and transfer learning.
Model generates music to connect missing parts, leveraging latent space of VAE.
problem Music inpainting from missing or lost information.
method Deep learning model using VAE latent space and RNN to traverse latent space conditioned on past and future musical contexts.
result Model generates meaningful music inpaintings, connecting musical excerpts.
BachProp generates music in various styles using deep learning.
problem Creating music algorithms that can adapt to multiple styles.
method Developed a novel music representation and trained a deep network to predict note transitions.
result BachProp generates music scores that better capture features of original corpora.
Trains word embeddings from music and text data to link music contexts.
problem Varying vocabulary size and musical relevance in word embeddings.
method Combines general text and music-specific data to train word embeddings.
result Trained embeddings better associate music contexts with compositions.
Proposes COALA method for learning audio representations aligned with tags.
problem Lack of annotated data for high-performance audio representation learning.
method Aligns latent representations of audio and tags using a contrastive loss.
result Audio embedding model captures both acoustic and semantic characteristics.
Music SketchNet generates missing measures in incomplete music pieces, guided by user input.
problem Generating missing measures in incomplete monophonic musical pieces.
method Introducing SketchVAE for factorized representation of rhythm and pitch, and two discriminative architectures for guided music completion.
result Our approach outperforms state-of-the-art models in both objective and subjective evaluations.
Dual-track model generates classical piano music better than other methods.
problem Generating inter-dependent piano music.
method Dual-track architecture with various neural network models and music representations.
result Proposed model outperforms other methods in evaluation.
System composes polyphonic music using LSTM and RL.
problem Complex polyphonic music composition.
method Divided music into monophonic streams, trained LSTM to generate sequences, used RL to find pleasant compositions.
result System generates intricate melodies, chords, and contrapuntal sequences.
We propose a novel approach for the generation of polyphonic music based on LSTMs. We generate music in two steps. First, a chord LSTM predicts a chord progression based on a chord embedding. A second LSTM then generates polyphonic music from the predicted chord progression. The generated music sounds pleasing and harm…
Word2Vec captures musical relationships in complex polyphonic music.
problem Capturing meaningful relationships in musical contexts.
method Skip-gram version of word2vec applied to music slices from a large corpus.
result Word2Vec embeddings reveal functional chord and harmonic associations.
Recently, digital music libraries have been developed and can be plainly accessed. Latest research showed that current organization and retrieval of music tracks based on album information are inefficient. Moreover, they demonstrated that people use emotion tags for music tracks in order to search and retrieve them. In…
Adversarial autoencoder improves music latent space learning.
problem Learning effective latent spaces for symbolic music data.
method Adversarial regularization with Gaussian mixtures.
result MusAE outperforms standard VAEs in reconstruction and interpolation.
Music generation research has grown in popularity over the past decade, thanks to the deep learning revolution that has redefined the landscape of artificial intelligence. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to music generation inspired by musical segment concatenation methods and hash learning algorithms. Given…
Bi-LSTM with attention generates jazz music with rich nuances.
problem Challenges in producing realistic music with structure and rationality.
method Deep learning, Bi-directional Long Short Term Memory (Bi-LSTM) Neural Network with Attention.
result Bi-LSTMs with attention preserve the richness and technical nuances of old style music.
Paper introduces a new model for polyphonic music composition.
problem Creating music with multiple interwoven voices.
method Developed a coupled recurrent model using probabilistic factorization and neural network ideas.
result Trained models for single-voice and multi-voice composition on a large dataset.
Generative model creates realistic dance poses from music.
problem Generating human-like dance poses from music.
method Music feature encoder, pose generator, music genre classifier integrated.
result Generative autoregressive model synthesizes dance sequences up to 5,000 frames.
Generating music medleys is about finding an optimal permutation of a given set of music clips. Toward this goal, we propose a self-supervised learning task, called the music puzzle game, to train neural network models to learn the sequential patterns in music. In essence, such a game requires machines to correctly sor…
This research improves neural synthesizers for music sounds from speech data.
problem Applying speech synthesis techniques to musical instrument sounds.
method Comparison of three neural synthesizers in three scenarios: training, zero-shot learning, and fine-tuning.
result Neural synthesizers trained on speech data and fine-tuned on music data perform better.
Anticipatory model generates music with control over events.
problem Controlling symbolic music generation.
method Interleaving event and control sequences to predict future events.
result Anticipatory model matches autoregressive models in performance and can infill control tasks.
We introduce MIDI-VAE, a neural network model based on Variational Autoencoders that is capable of handling polyphonic music with multiple instrument tracks, as well as modeling the dynamics of music by incorporating note durations and velocities. We show that MIDI-VAE can perform style transfer on symbolic music by au…
New CRF model segments music into chords with rich features.
problem Harmonic analysis of music segments.
method Semi-Markov Conditional Random Field (semi-CRF) with segment-level features.
result Semi-CRF model performs better than previous approaches.