BeatRoot is an audio beat tracking and modelling application. In 2006, it won the
MIREX prize
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The application is written in
Linux
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C++
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, with a
Java
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-based user interface. The code is
open source
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BeatRoot accepts file input in either digital audio or
MIDI
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format. uses two simultaneous processes to model the rhythm of a piece of music, one to establish the tempo of the piece and one to synchronise a beat to the music. Since these two processes may at times be at odds, a system of multiple agents model their respective results and arrive at an optimum solution for the music being studied.
See also
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List of music software
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References
Homepage: http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~simond/beatroot/
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Music software