Class MusicalSimilarity

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.social.arts.music.MusicalSimilarity

public final class MusicalSimilarity
extends Object

Metrics and distance algorithms for comparing musical pieces.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Real	melodicDistance(Track t1, Track t2)	Calculates the Melodic Distance between two tracks based on their pitch sequences.
static Real	rhythmicDistance(Track t1, Track t2)	Calculates the Rhythmic Distance based on note durations.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

melodicDistance

public static Real melodicDistance(Track t1,
 Track t2)

Calculates the Melodic Distance between two tracks based on their pitch sequences. Uses Levenshtein distance on MIDI note numbers.

rhythmicDistance

public static Real rhythmicDistance(Track t1,
 Track t2)

Calculates the Rhythmic Distance based on note durations.