Onset Detection and Music Transcription for the Irish Tin Whistle

Authors

Mikel Gainza, Technological University DublinFollow
Robert Lawlor, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Eugene Coyle, Technological University DublinFollow
Aileen Kelleher, Technological University Dublin

Document Type

Conference Paper

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This item is available under a Creative Commons License for non-commercial use only

Publication Details

In Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2004. http://www.audioresearchgroup.com/

Abstract

A technique for detecting tin whistle note onsets and transcribing the corresponding pitches is presented. This method focuses on the characteristics of the tin whistle within Irish traditional music, customising a time-frequency based representation for extracting the instant when a note starts and the music notation. Results show that the presented approach improves upon the existing energy based approaches in terms of the percentage of correct detections.

Recommended Citation

Gainza, M., Lawlor, R., Coyle, E. & Kelleher, A. (2004) Onset detection and music transcription for the Irish tin whistle. Irish Signals and Systems Conference, ISSC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2004.