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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.
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Peters, G., Cukierman, D., Anthony, C., Schwartz, M. (2006). Online Music Search by Tapping. In: Cai, Y., Abascal, J. (eds) Ambient Intelligence in Everyday Life. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3864. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11825890_9
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