iNSTiTUT DE RECHERCHE ET COORDiNATiON ACOUSTiQUE/MUSiQUE
IRCAM is one of the world’s largest public research centers dedicated to musical creation and scientific research.
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Sound Analysis-Synthesis
iNSTiTUT DE RECHERCHE ET COORDiNATiON ACOUSTiQUE/MUSiQUE
The analysis of sounds includes methods enabling the permanent extraction or automatic structuring of diverse sorts of information given off by the signal, such as the fundamental frequency or the spectral evolution determining the pitch and timbre of a perceived sound. Information outside what is strictly musical is also taken into consideration, notably concerning industrial acoustics, sound design and multimedia as well as the automatic indexing of recorded sounds. The methods used are based on signal processing, statistical analysis, information theory, machine learning and recognition techniques, but also on knowledge of auditory perception.
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HIgh-Precision Frequency-Domain Sound Analyzer
The Snail
iNSTiTUT DE RECHERCHE ET COORDiNATiON ACOUSTiQUE/MUSiQUE
The Snail is a very high-precision frequency-domain analyzer that delivers an easy to understand representation of sounds based on the scales and notes aligned in spectrally active zones. It offers a new way of tuning and analyzing an instrument in an extremely accurate way, displaying intonation and visualizing music and sounds in a way that can help anyone improve their listening and innotation!
