A real-time tempo and meter tracking system for rhythmic improvisation

Filippo Carnovalini; Antonio Rodà

doi:10.1145/3356590.3356596

A real-time tempo and meter tracking system for rhythmic improvisation

Filippo Carnovalini, Antonio Rodà

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Abstract

Music is a form of expression that often requires interaction between players. If one wishes to interact in such a musical way with a computer, it is necessary for the machine to be able to interpret the input given by the human to find its musical meaning. In this work, we propose a system capable of detecting basic rhythmic features that can allow an application to synchronize its output with the rhythm given by the user, without having any prior agreement or requirement on the possible input. The system is described in detail and an evaluation is given through simulation using quantitative metrics. The evaluation shows that the system can detect tempo and meter consistently under certain settings, and could be a solid base for further developments leading to a system robust to rhythmically changing inputs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference
Subtitle of host publication	A Journey in Sound, AM 2019
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	24-31
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450372978
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3356590.3356596
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, AM 2019 - Nottingham, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Sept 2019 → 20 Sept 2019

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Conference	14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, AM 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Nottingham
Period	18/09/19 → 20/09/19

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Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS F.C. is funded by a doctoral grant by University of Padua. REFERENCES

Funding Information:
F.C. is funded by a doctoral grant by University of Padua.

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© 2019 ACM.

Keywords

Improvisation
Music information retrieval
Musical interaction
Rhythm

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Carnovalini, F & Rodà, A 2019, A real-time tempo and meter tracking system for rhythmic improvisation. in Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, AM 2019. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 24-31, 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, AM 2019, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 18/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3356590.3356596

A real-time tempo and meter tracking system for rhythmic improvisation. / Carnovalini, Filippo; Rodà, Antonio.
Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound, AM 2019. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. p. 24-31 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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