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Sacral sound-engineering
PublikacjaOrganologic and campanologic acoustical problems due to applications to sacral objects are characterized on ground of numerous reviewed publications and engineering reports. Participations of several involved research centres, mostly Polish, at solving these problems are evaluated. Some desirable future developments are indicated. Appendices bring examples of documentation on selected investigated objects.
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New applications of sound and vision engineering
PublikacjaMultimedia, Sound & Vision Engineering are relatively new fields within the area of science and technology, but teaching and research in this area has been carried out at Gdansk University of Technology (Gdansk, Poland) for nearly 5 decades. Current project carried-out in the Multimedia Systems Department are in the scope of the paper.
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Improving automatic surveillance by sound analysis
PublikacjaAn automatic surveillance system, based on event detection in the video image can be improved by implementing algorithms for audio analysis. Dangerous or illegal actions are often connected with distinctive sound events like screams or sudden bursts of energy. A method for detection and classification of alarming sound events is presented. Detection is based on the observation of sudden changes in sound level in distinctive sub-bands...
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Automatic sound recognition for security purposes
PublikacjaIn the paper an automatic sound recognition system is presented. It forms a part of a bigger security system developed in order to monitor outdoor places for non-typical audio-visual events. The analyzed audio signal is being recorded from a microphone mounted in an outdoor place thus a non stationary noise of a significant energy is present in it. In the paper an especially designed algorithm for outdoor noise reduction is presented,...
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Automatic evaluation of sound separation quality
PublikacjaW publikacji tej opisano problem oceny efektywności algorytmów separacji dźwięków muzycznych. Standardowa procedure służąca do takiej oceny nie istnieje. Najbardziej uzasadnionym podejściem wydają się być odsłuchowe testy subiektywne. Niemniej, aby taka ocena była wartościowa, niezbędna jest porządna walidacja statystyczna wyników, co oznacza iż grupa ekspertów powinna być duża oraz właściwości akustyczne pomieszczenia. Ponadto...
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Autonomus hydroacoustics sound velocity profiler.
PublikacjaPraca zawiera opis bezpośredniej zasady pomiarowej i struktury wersji autonomicznego miernika pomiarów rozkładów prędkości dźwięku w akwenach przeznaczonych do stosowania na okrętach nawodnych, podwodnych i opuszczanych antenach sonarowych śmigłowców i okrętów nawodnych.
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The nonlinear effects of sound in a liquid with relaxation losses
PublikacjaThe nonlinear effects of sound in electrolyte with a chemical reaction are examined. The dynamic equations that govern non-wave modes in the field of intense sound are derived, and acoustic forces of vortex, entropy, and relaxation modes are determined in the cases of low-frequency sound and high-frequency sound. The difference in the nonlinear effects of sound in electrolyte and in a gas with excited vibrational degrees of molecules,...
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generation of the vorticity mode by sound in a bingham plastic
PublikacjaThis study investigates interaction between acoustic and non-acoustic modes, such as vorticity mode,in some class of a non-newtonian fluid called Bingham plastic. The instantaneous equations describinginteraction between different modes are derived. The attention is paid to the nonlinear effects in the fieldof intense sound. The resulting equations which describe dynamics of both sound and the vorticity modeapply to both periodic...
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Adaptive Personal Tuning of Sound in Mobile Computers
PublikacjaAn integrated methodology for enhancing audio quality in mobile computers is presented. The key features are adaptation of the characteristics of their acoustic track to changing acoustic conditions of the environment and to users’ individual preferences. Signal processing algorithms are introduced that concern: linearization of frequency response, dialogue intelligibility enhancement, and dynamics processing tuned up to the users’...
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Sound intensity distribution around organ pipe
PublikacjaThe aim of the paper was to compare acoustic field around the open and stopped organ pipes. The wooden organ pipe was located in the anechoic chamber and activated with a constant air flow, produced by an external air-compressor. Thus, long-term steady state response was possible to obtain. Multichannel acoustic vector sensor was used to measure the sound intensity distribution of radiated acoustic energy. Measurements have been...
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Online Sound Restoration for Digital Library Applications
PublikacjaA system for sound restoration was conceived and engineered having the following features: no special sound restoration software is needed to perform audio restoration by the user, the process of restoration employs automatic reduction of noise, wow and impulse distortions performed in the online mode, no skills in digital signal processing from the user are needed. The principles of the created system and its features as well...
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The vortex flow caused by sound in a bubbly liquid
PublikacjaGeneration of vorticity in the field of intense sound in a bubbly liquid in the free half-space is considered. The reasons for generation of vorticity are nonlinearity, diffraction, and dispersion. Acoustic streaming differs from that in a Newtonian fluid. Under some conditions, the vortex flow changes its direction. Conclusions concern streaming induced by a harmonic or an impulse Gaussian beam.
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Intelligent algorithms for movie sound track restoration
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono dwa algorytmy do rekonstruowania optycznych ścieżek dźwiękowych. Pierwszy z nich jest zastosowaniem miary nieprzewidywalności do obliczeń parametrów modelu psychoakustycznego stosowanego do redukowania szumów. Drugi stanowi precyzyjną procedurę oceny pasożytniczej modulacji częstotliwości, opartej na analizie składowych harmonicznych. Wyniki zastosowania obu wymienionych algorytmów są zawarte w artykule.
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Applications of knowledge technologies to sound and vision engineering
PublikacjaSpecjalność Inżynieria Dźwięku i Obrazu jest ukierunkowana przede wszystkim na aplikacje praktyczne metod rejestracji i przetwarzania sygnałów fonicznych i wizyjnych we współczesnej telekomunikacji i w multimediach. W związku z tym, specjalność ta wykorzystuje również wiedzę z obszaru akustyki, psychofizjologii percepcji a także estetyki muzycznej. W zastosowaniach multimedialnej technologii informatycznej w telekomunikacji, w...
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Generation of vorticity mode by sound in Bingham plastic
PublikacjaBadanie dotyczy interakcji między modami akustycznymi i nieakustycznymi (tj. mody wirowe) dla klasy płynów nienewtonowskich zwanych płynami Binghama. Zostały wyprowadzone momentalne równania opisujące interakcje między modami. Uwzględnione zostały efekty nieliniowe w polu intensywnego dźwięku. Otrzymane równania opisują dynamikę zarówno akustycznych jak i wirowych modów (i mogą być stosowane zarówno do periodycznych i aperiodycznych...
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New Aspects of Virtual Sound Source Localization Research—Impact of Visual Angle and 3-D Video Content on Sound Perception
PublikacjaThe influence of image on virtual sound source localization, called the “image proximity effect” or the “ventriloquism effect”, is a well known phenomenon. This paper focuses on other aspects related to this effect, namely the impact of the visual angle of the presented object and 3D video content on sound perception. The research conducted confirmed that the visual angle of the presented object determines the image proximity effect...
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Sound engineering as our commitment to its creators in Poland
PublikacjaSound engineering is an interdisciplinary and rapidly expanding domain. It covers many aspects, such as sound perception, studio and sound mastering technology, music information retrieval including content-based search systems and automatic music transcription frameworks, sound synthesis, sound restoration, electroacoustics, and other ones constituting multimedia technology. Moreover, machine learning methods applied to the topics...
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Features of Nonlinear Sound Propagation in Vibrationally Excited Gases
PublikacjaWeakly nonlinear sound propagation in a gas where molecular vibrational relaxation takes place is studied. New equations which govern the sound in media where the irreversible relaxation may take place are derived and discussed. Their form depends on the regime of excitation of oscillatory degrees of freedom, equilibrium (reversible) or non-equilibrium (irreversible), and on the comparative frequency of the sound in relation to...
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Comparison of sound of organ pipes in contemporary and historical instruments
PublikacjaThe aim of this research is to examine the differences in the timbre of organ pipes’ sound between a historical and a contemporary organ instrument. The historical instrument is the Oliwa organ from Gdansk, Poland, and the contemporary one is from Kartuzy, Poland. Recordings are made of single notes played by an open labial pipe that belongs to the Principal rank. The analyses and comparison of several sound features compatible...
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Guitar String Sound Retrieved from Moving Pixels
PublikacjaThe aim of this study was to develop a method of visual recording and analyzing the vibrations of guitar strings using high-speed cameras and dedicated video processing algorithms. The recording of a plucked string reveals the way in which the deformations propagate, composing the standing and travelling wave. The paper compares the results for a few selected models of classical and acoustic guitars, and it involves processing...
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Gesture-controlled Sound Mixing System With a Sonified Interface
PublikacjaIn this paper the Authors present a novel approach to sound mixing. It is materialized in a system that enables to mix sound with hand gestures recognized in a video stream. The system has been developed in such a way that mixing operations can be performed both with or without visual support. To check the hypothesis that the mixing process needs only an auditory display, the influence of audio information visualization on sound...
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Sound quality metrics applied to road noise evaluation
PublikacjaRoad noise monitoring systems typically measure sound levels in specific time periods. The more insightful approach suggests to measure also the nature of noise. Sound quality of sounds such as car noise can be objectively evaluated by several parameters. One of them is psychoacoustic annoyance, described by loudness, tone color, and the temporal structure of sound. In this paper the assessment of several sound quality parameters, such...
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Acoustic Detector of Road Vehicles Based on Sound Intensity
PublikacjaA method of detecting and counting road vehicles using an acoustic sensor placed by the road is presented. The sensor measures sound intensity in two directions: parallel and perpendicular to the road. The sound intensity analysis performs acoustic event detection. A normalized position of the sound source is tracked and used to determine if the detected event is related to a moving vehicle and to establish the direction of movement....
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Localization of sound sources with dual acoustic vector sensor
PublikacjaThe aim of the work is to estimate the position of sound sources. The proposed method uses a setup of two acoustic vector sensors (AVS). The intersection of azimuth rays from each AVS should indicate the position of a source. In practice, the result of position estimation using this method is an area rather than a point. This is a result of inaccuracy of the individual sensors, but more importantly, of the influence of a source...
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Sound Art and Architecture: New Horizons for Architecture and Urbanism
PublikacjaThe article discusses the crossroad between art and architecture. It sketches out the theoretical and practical aspects of involving art into architecture and multisensory dimensions of space. The analysis is based on examples of innovative experimental activities for architecture: educational projects such as workshops, seminars and courses, combining art and architecture, with special emphasis on sound art, and the consequences...
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Online sound restoration system for digital library applications
PublikacjaAudio signal processing algorithms were introduced to the new online non-commercial service for audio restoration intended to enhance the content of digitized audio repositories. Missing or distorted audio samples are predicted using neural networks and a specific implementation of the Jannsen interpolation method based on the autoregressive model (AR) combined with the iterative restoring of missing signal samples. Since the distortion...
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Online sound restoration system for digital library applications.
PublikacjaAudio signal processing algorithms were introduced to the new online non-commercial service for audio restoration intended to enhance the content of digitized audio repositories. Missing or distorted audio samples are predicted using neural networks and a specific implementation of the Jannsen interpolation method based on the autoregressive model (AR) combined with the iterative restoring of missing signal samples. Since the distortion...
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Sound influence on spa park perception in feelings of visitors
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Modelling of acoustic heating induced by different types of sound
PublikacjaWyprowadzono równanie dynamiczne sterujące ogrzewaniem na skutek strat energii fali akustycznej dowolnego typu, okresowej i nieokresowej, w płynie ze standardową dyssypacją i przewodnictwem ciepła. Zbadano efektywność ogrzewania w przypadku dźwięku stochastycznego i regularnego.
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Generation of the vorticity Mode by Sound in a Relaxing Maxwell Fluid
PublikacjaPraca dotyczy nowej teorii akustyki nieliniowej badającej związki modu akustycznego z modem wirowym w płynach z relaksacją maxwellowską. Wyprowadzone zostało równanie ewolucyjne dla modu wirowego wywołanego dźwiękiem, które można stosować zarówno do dźwięków okresowych, jak i aperiodycznych. Przedstawiono przykłady generacji modu wirowego w płynie maxwellowskim z relaksacją wywołanego okresową i aperiodyczną falą dźwiękową.
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Tollmien- Shlichting and sound waves interaction: nonlinear resonances.
PublikacjaRozpatruje się oddziaływanie różnych typów modów hydrodynamicznych w warstwie lepkiej. Stwierdzono możliwość istnienia oddziaływania rezonansowego.Dokładne równania ewolucyjne kierujące dynamiką warstwy lepkiej zostały wypisane.
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Acoustic streaming caused by modulated sound and wave packets.
PublikacjaRozpatruje się powstanie pola wirowego na skutek nieliniowej propagacji fali akustycznej w środowiskach z lepkością. Teoria odwołuje się do fal akustycznych nieokresowych, w odróżnieniuod teorii klasycznej. Obliczenia numeryczne na podstawie nowych wzorów są porównywane z wynikami teorii klasycznej.
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Detection of the Bee Queen Presence Using Sound Analysis
PublikacjaThis work describes the system and methods of data analysis we use for beehive monitoring. We present overview of the hardware infrastructures used in hive monitoring systems and we describe algorithms used for analysis of this kind of data. Based on acquisited signals we construct the application that is capable to detect an absence of honey bee queen. We describe our method of signal analysis and present results that allow us...
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Generation of the vorticity mode by sound in a vibrationally relaxing gas
PublikacjaW badaniu została przedstawiona procedura wyprowadzenia nowego równania dla modu wirowego generowanego przez ultradźwięki w gazach z pobudzonymi stopniami swobody. Pokazano, że w pewnych warunkach kierunek linii prądu dla modu wirowego jest przeciwny w porównaniu do płynów ze standardowym tłumieniem. Teoria została zilustrowana na przykładzie generowania modu wirowego przez okresową wiązkę akustyczną ze słabą dyfrakcją poprzeczną.
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Numerical modeling of sound intensity distributions around acoustic transducer
PublikacjaThe aim of this research study is to measure, simulate and compare sound intensity distribution generated by the acoustic transducers of the loudspeaker. The comparison of the gathered data allows for validating the numerical model of the acoustic radiation. An accurate model of a sound source is necessary in mathematical modeling of the sound field distribution near the scattering obstacles. An example of such obstacle is a human...
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Detection of the Incoming Sound Direction Employing MEMS Microphones and the DSP
PublikacjaA 3D acoustic vector sensor based on MEMS microphones and its application to road traffic monitoring is presented in the paper. The sensor is constructed from three pairs of digital MEMS microphones, mounted on the orthogonal axes. Signals obtained from the microphones are used to compute sound intensity vectors in each direction. With this data, it is possible to compute the horizontal and vertical angle of an incoming sound....
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Measurements and visualization of sound field distribution around organ pipe
PublikacjaMeasurements and visualization of acoustic field around an organ pipe are presented. Sound intensity technique was applied for this purpose. Measurements were performed in free field. The organ pipe was activated with a constant air flow, produced by an external compressor, aimed at obtaining long-term steady state responses of generated acoustic signal. Sound energy distribution was measured in a defined fixed grid of points...
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Nonlinear increase in bubbles radii caused by sound in a bubbly liquid
PublikacjaThe nonlinear interaction of acoustic and entropy modes in a bubbly liquid is considered. The reasons for interaction are both nonlinearity and dispersion. In the field of intense sound, a decrease in the mixture density is predicted. That corresponds to the well-established growth of bubbles volumes due to rectified diffusion. The nonlinear interaction of modes as a reason for a bubble to grow due to sound, is discovered. The...
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Estimation of Average Speed of Road Vehicles by Sound Intensity Analysis
PublikacjaConstant monitoring of road traffic is important part of modern smart city systems. The proposed method estimates average speed of road vehicles in the observation period, using a passive acoustic vector sensor. Speed estimation based on sound intensity analysis is a novel approach to the described problem. Sound intensity in two orthogonal axes is measured with a sensor placed alongside the road. Position of the apparent sound...
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Art of Space – Art in Space / The Role of Sound Art in Public
PublikacjaThe article presents a discussion of the crossroad between art and architecture. It sketches out the theoretical and practical aspects of space revitalisation and improving its quality in the context of multisensory dimension of public spaces. The unique manifestation of art and creativity in public space could be detected and stimulated using participatory architecture, for instance interactive installations, projects related...
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"Ash" [æ] sound then and now: an overview of the current state of knowledge
PublikacjaThe objective of this article is to review the existing studies on the British Received Pronunciation “ash” [æ] sound, as well as its variations outside the United Kingdom. It starts with a short analysis of sociolinguistic aspects of the Received Pronunciation accent, then it points out the most conspicuous differences between the Received Pronunciation and General American vowel systems. Then, it presents the early beginnings...
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Nonlinear Influence of Sound on the Vibrational Energy of Molecules in a Relaxing Gas
PublikacjaDynamics of a weakly nonlinear and weakly dispersive flow of a gas where molecular vibrational relaxation takes place is studied. Variations in the vibrational energy in the field of intense sound is considered. These variations are caused by a nonlinear transfer of the acoustic energy into energy of vibrational degrees of freedom in a relaxing gas. The final dynamic equation which describes this is instantaneous, it includes a...
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Nonlinear phenomena of small-scale sound in a gas with exponential stratification
PublikacjaThe nonlinear dynamics of perturbations, quickly varying in space, with comparatively large characteristic wavenumbers k: k>1/H, is considered. H is the scale of density and pressure reduction in unperturbed gas, as the coordinate (H is the so-called height of the uniform equilibrium gas). Coupling nonlinear equations which govern the sound and the entropy mode in a weakly nonlinear flow are derived. They describe the dynamics...
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Acoustic Streaming Induced by Periodic and Aperiodic Sound in a Bubbly Liquid
PublikacjaThe vortex ow which follows intense sound propagating in a bubbly liquid, is considered. The reasons for acoustic streaming are both nonlinearity and dispersion. That makes streaming especial as compared with that in a Newtonian uid. Conclusions concern the vortex ow induced in a half-space by initially harmonic or impulse Gaussian beam. The vortex ow recalls a turbulent ow with increasing in time number of small-scale vortices...
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The influence of sound track on the viewer’s emotions and correction of the color in the film
PublikacjaThe article presents the aspects of the final selection of colors in film production based on the emotions caused by the soundtrack of the film. First, the processing of colors, contrast, saturation and white balance of shots in the film was presented. The definition of color grading is also described, i.e. the color changes in the film's views. In the second part of the article, the soundtracks of the film were analyzed, in particular...
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Sound velocity and parameter of nonlinearity in the two-component relaxing mixtures
PublikacjaRozpatruje się własności akustyczne mieszanki dwuskładnikowej zawierającej gaz doskonały i parę cieczy bądź pył ciała stałego. Dokładne obliczenia pozwoliły na wyprowadzenie prędkości dźwięku i parametru nieliniowości jako funkcji koncentracji jednej ze składowych mieszaniny przy zadanych warunkach równowagowych. Przedstawiono wzory ogólne oraz symulacje numeryczne.
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Estimation the rhythmic salience of sound with association rules and neural networks
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono eksperymenty mające na celu automatyczne wyszukiwanie wartości rytmicznych we frazie muzycznej. W tym celu wykorzystano metody data mining i sztuczne sieci neuronowe.
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Comparing some convolution-based methods for creation of surround sound
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono eksperymenty związane z symulacją dźwięku dookólnego w sali koncertowej. W tym celu wykorzystano splot odpowiedzi impulsowej z danego wnętrza (wielokanałowe nagrania odpowiedzi impulsowej) z nagraniami z komory bezechowej. Uzyskany w ten sposób sygnał został następnie przypisany do odpowiednich kanałów w systemie dookólnym. Uzyskane w ten sposób nagrania były następnie porównywane w testach subiektywnych...
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Role of various parametres in automatic classification of musical instrument sound.
PublikacjaArtkuł dotyczy problemu automatycznej klasyfikacji dźwięków instrumentów muzycznych, w tym głównie wpływu indywidualnych parametrów na proces automatycznego rozpoznawania instrumentów. Parametryzacja wykorzystuje wdirmo Fourierowskie i analizę czasową dźwięków do formowania 14 i 62-parametrowych wektorów cech dystynktywnych. Autorzy porównują jakość rozpoznawania i rozróźnialność instrumentów. Przy ocenach tego typu stosowano drzewa...
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Rough set based automatic classification of musical instrument sound
PublikacjaReferat dotyczy problemu automatycznego rozpoznawania instrumentów muzycznych rozwiązywanego z zastosowaniem, inteligentnych algorytmów decyzyjnych. Wnioski zawarte w referacie dotyczą reprezentacji sygnałów muzycznych, która jest przydatna w procesie automatycznej klasyfikacji instrumentów.