From Sparse Models to Timbre Learning: New Methods for Musical Source Separation

Juan José Burred, Communication Systems Group, Technical University of Berlin

Sound examples corresponding to the PhD dissertation.

The original samples are part of the RWC Musical Instrument Sound Database.

Chapter 5: Monaural separation

Polyphony Content Original sources Mixture signal Separated sources
Simple experiments
2 Dissonant sequence  
 		  
 
4 Consonant arpeggio





Experiments with chords
2 2 chords, dissonant

2 Chord sequence, consonant

3 Consonant sequence



2 2 clusters

Experiments with inharmonic sounds
2 2-note sequence with bell

3 2-chords seq. with bell


Chapter 6: Stereo separation

DETAILED EXAMPLE:

Example Original sources Mixture signal Separated sources
(Track Retrieval)		 Separated sources
(BSS)		 Wrong tracks Separated sources
(Sinusoidal Subtraction)
Consonant sequence



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X		 X

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Polyphony Content Original sources Mixture signal Separated sources
3 Consonant sequence



3 Consonant sequence



4 Consonant sequence





4 Consonant sequence
 with chords





4 Sequence of clusters







© Juan José Burred, 2008