A SOM-based multimodal system for musical query-by-content

Abstract

Abstract-The ever-increasing density of computer storage devices has allowed the average user to store enormous quantities of multimedia content, and a large amount of this content is usually music. We present a query-by-content system which searches the actual audio content of the music and supports querying in several styles using a Self-Organizing Map as its basis. Empirical results demonstrate the viability of this approach for musical query-by-content.

Music selection interface for car audio system using SOM with personal distance function

“…The SOM-enhanced JukeBox, proposed by Rauber et al [8] automatically creates an organization of music archives based on audio similarity. In Dickerson [14], the SOM was used to describe the properties of music and created a query-by-content system that operates independent of the user's query style.…”