Quick start

This software can be used by musicians, visual artists, and researchers. Musicians can control their music performance using the live transcription from the drums. Artists can generate visuals based on the drum events. Scientists can reproduce and compare any part of the research. Furthermore, they can use this system in designing better systems for machine listening or music interaction.

Some Pure Data knowledge is required if you plan to make serious modifications to the patches.

In order to use this application, you will need to have the visual programming environment Pd-extended installed. The software is free and can be downloaded from: http://puredata.info/downloads/pd-extended . We recommend using the latest version.

You can start using the software right away by loading the DEMO patches. The demos transcribe audio and offer simultaneous audio feedback if the resynthesis button is checked. Midi notes representing transcribed kick, snare or hi-hat can be sent to desired channels. However, if you have some very basic Pure Data knowledge, you can adapt the patches to your needs by modifying them.

The algorithm sends quasi-real-time bang messages for each new kick, snare and hi-hat event.

The application is modular and provides separate patches for different versions. You can build your own drum transcription system. For instance, you can opt for a more reliable transcription for kick and snare, and for a faster, more real-time transcription for hi-hats. Please see the DETAILED DESCRIPTION for more info.