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6.3020[J] Fundamentals of Music Processing

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(Same subject as 21M.387[J])
(Subject meets with 21M.587)
Prereq: 6.3000 and 21M.051
Units: 3-0-9
URL: https://mta.mit.edu/music/class-schedule
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-270)

Analyzes recorded music in digital audio form using advanced signal processing and optimization techniques to understand higher-level musical meaning. Covers fundamental tools like windowing, feature extraction, discrete and short-time Fourier transforms, chromagrams, and onset detection. Addresses analysis methods including dynamic time warping, dynamic programming, self-similarity matrices, and matrix factorization. Explores a variety of applications, such as event classification, audio alignment, chord recognition, structural analysis, tempo and beat tracking, content-based audio retrieval, and audio decomposition. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments.
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