MIR(Music Information Retrieval) Research in Japan

Introduction



The purpose of this page is to introduce various Japanese researches related to MIR (music information retrieval).





References



The following list shows English papers written by Japanese researchers in reverse chronological order. If you could allow us to cite your papers here, please make a contact with Masataka Goto .
QBH (Query by Humming):



[2003]
Sung-Phil Heo, Motoyuki Suzuki, Akinori Ito, and Shozo Makino: Three Dimensional Continuous DP Algorithm for Multiple Pitch Candidates in Music Information Retrieval System, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR 2003), pp.235-236, October 2003.



[2002]
Tomonari Sonoda, Toshiya Ikenaga, Kana Shimizu, Yoichi Muraoka: A Melody Retrieval System on Parallel-ized Computers, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Entertainment Computing (IWEC 2002), May 2002.



Tomonari Sonoda, Toshiya Ikenaga, Kana Shimizu, Yoichi Muraoka: The Design Method of a Melody Retrieval System on Parallelized Computers, Proceedings of the Web Delivering of Music (WEDELMUSIC 2002), December 2002.
[2001]



Takuichi Nishimura, Hiroki Hashiguchi, Junko Takita, J. Xin Zhang, Masataka Goto, and Ryuichi Oka: Music Signal Spotting Retrieval by a Humming Query Using Start Frame Feature Dependent Continuous Dynamic Programming, Proceedings of the 2nd Annual International Symposium on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR 2001), pp.211-218, October 2001.



T. Nishimura, N. Sekimoto and R. Oka, Auditory Scene Retrieval, Proc. of Fifth World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Vol.VII, pp.291-297, 2001.



H. Hashiguchi, T. Nishimura, J. Takita, J. Xin Zhang and R. Oka, Music Signal Spotting Retrieval by a Humming Query, Proc. of Fifth World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Vol.VII, pp.280-284, 2001.



[2000]
Tomonari Sonoda, and Yoichi Muraoka: A WWW-based Melody Retrieval System --- An Indexing Method for A Large Database ---, Proceedings of the 2000 International Computer Music Conference, August 2000.



N. Kosugi, Y. Nishimura, T. Sakata, M. Yamamuro and K. Kushima, A Practical Query-By-Humming System for a Large Music Database, ACM Multimedia 2000.



[1999]
N. Kosugi, Y. Nishimura, S. Kon'ya, M. Yamamuro and K. Kushima, Music Retrieval by Humming, Proc. of PACRIM'99, pp. 404-407, IEEE, August 1999.



[1998]
Tomonari Sonoda, Masataka Goto, and Yoichi Muraoka: A WWW-based Melody Retrieval System, Proceedings of the 1998 International Computer Music Conference, pp.349-352, October 1998.



[1993]
Tetsuya Kageyama, Kazuhiro Mochizuki, and Yosuke Takashima: Melody Retrieval with Humming, Proceedings of the 1993 International Computer Music Conference, pp.349-351, September 1993.

Acknowledgments

Masataka Goto (AIST) thanks the following researchers for their cooperation in managing this page: Tomonari Sonoda (Utagoe Co., Ltd.), Takuichi Nishimura (AIST), Hiroki Hashiguchi (Mejiro University), and Naoko Kosugi (NTT).