FN-FORUM: Re: woohoo!

date posted 10th August 2003 11:23

woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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From: "Richard Parratt" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 2:56 AM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Unsual idea...


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> > Friday 8th August 2003 11:43:09
> > RE: FN-FORUM: Unsual idea... - Craig Tinson [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> > Actually... I'm not converting the waveform so I can compress
> > it or manipulate it.. as has been said this has already been
> > done many many times (different audio formats) I was wanting
> > to store a version in a database so that I could run other
> > samples against it in a fuzzy search..
> >
> > The shazam idea is what got me thinking on this and I was
> > wondering if it would be possible to use a similar idea for
> > another purpose..
> >
> > Hope that clarifies a little :)
> >
> > Kel.
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> You could Google around to see what's been done in this area - that sort
> of thing is a popular topic for academic research - also look at
> research.microsoft.com - they do quite a bit in signal processing etc.
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> One option would be to do a spectrum analysis, which should give you the
> fundamental frequency and harmonic series, and also analyse the envelope
> shape.
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> I'd start with a set of samples you've made on a synth with known
> characteristics and see if you can match those, then move up to "real"
> sounds.
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> Let us know if you get anything to work!
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
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