An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis: Applications in Signal Processing and Music Informatics
@inproceedings{Lerch2012AnIT,
title={An Introduction to Audio Content Analysis: Applications in Signal Processing and Music Informatics},
author={Alexander Lerch},
year={2012},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:60238484}
}This book provides quick access to different analysis algorithms and allows comparison between different approaches to the same task, making it useful for newcomers to audio signal processing and industry experts alike.
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