Update – 9th Feb: There is now a third beta! See here for details. Here's a second beta release of Sonic Visualiser v3.0: For 64-bit versions of Windows: https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/download/2159/sonic-visualiser-3.0beta2-win64.msi For 32-bit versions of Windows: https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/download/2160/sonic-visualiser-3.0beta2-win32.msi For macOS: https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/download/2156/Sonic%20Visualiser-3.0-beta2.dmg For Ubuntu 16.04: https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/download/2157/sonic-visualiser_3.0beta2-1_amd64.deb Source code: https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/download/2155/sonic-visualiser-3.0beta2.tar.gz Bugs found in the first beta and fixed for the… Continue reading A second beta of Sonic Visualiser v3.0
Category: Programs for Music
Help test the Sonic Visualiser v3.0 beta
A first beta release of Sonic Visualiser v3.0 is now available for download, and we'd love to get your feedback. Sonic Visualiser is a free, open-source desktop application for close study and annotation of music audio recordings, developed in the Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary, University of London. It's been available for about… Continue reading Help test the Sonic Visualiser v3.0 beta
Mp3 decoding with the MAD library: We’ve all been doing it wrong
The MAD mp3 decoder library is widely used in open source applications that play or edit mp3 audio files. It's a respected library that consists of high quality C code, has a fairly friendly API, and was evidently written with great care. It's now getting old (last updated in 2004) but people trust it. I… Continue reading Mp3 decoding with the MAD library: We’ve all been doing it wrong
MIREX 2016 submissions
This year, for the fourth year in a row, we submitted a number of Vamp audio analysis plugins published by the Centre for Digital Music to the annual MIREX evaluation. The motivation is to give other methods a baseline to compare against, to compare one year's evaluation metrics and datasets against the next year's, and… Continue reading MIREX 2016 submissions
MIREX 2015 submissions
For the past three years now, we've taken a number of Vamp audio analysis plugins published by the Centre for Digital Music and submitted them to the annual MIREX evaluation. The motivation is to give other methods a baseline to compare against, to compare one year's evaluation metrics and datasets against the next year's, and… Continue reading MIREX 2015 submissions
Chordino troubles
On September the 9th, I released a v1.0 build of the Chordino and NNLS Chroma Vamp plugin. This plugin analyses audio recordings of music and calculates some harmonic features, including an estimated chord transcription. When used with Sonic Visualiser, Chordino is potentially very useful for anyone who likes to play along with songs, as well… Continue reading Chordino troubles
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