Online music search by tapping

  • Authors:
  • Geoffrey Peters;Diana Cukierman;Caroline Anthony;Michael Schwartz

  • Affiliations:
  • Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada;Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada;Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada;Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Ambient Intelligence in Everyday Life
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Query by Tapping is an emerging paradigm for content-based music retrieval, which we have explored through our web-based music search system. Based on the results obtained from our system we argue that searching for music by tapping the rhythm of a song's melody is intuitive and effective. In this paper we describe two novel algorithms to analyze tapping input. We present results indicating good accuracy rates among a broad spectrum of both trained and untrained users. Query by tapping has an important potential as a form of human-computer communication. We indicate how our algorithms to analyze tapping might be used in other areas such as music education and user authentication.