The mu M project: Measuring Hindustani Classical Music

People Involved

  • Paritosh K. Pandya
  • Mr. S. S. Bhave
  • Bhaumik Choksi
  • This is an open project. Please join in if you are interested!

    Goals

    Using modern signal processing techniques for the analysis and synthesis of  Hindustani classical music. 

    There are several elements in Hindustani music which require clarification. These include the notions of notes , scales and classification of ragas  (shruti,  jati). We would also like to analyse musical effects such as meends, gamaks and taans. We consider sound synthesis as  the main tool for providing audible proof of conclusions drawn.

    Experiments

    Experiement 1: Synthesis  of meends and gamaks.

    Experiment 2: Analysis of tanpura sound (old 1998 page)
                     2b) Analysis of tanpura sound: Part 2     [pdf file] (October, 2004. See paper below).
                           [Web Page]        [Sound Files]                       

    Experiment 3: Technique: Harmonic cascade of square waveform with ADSR envelope.
    Hear the   Synthesis of tanpura sound (large 5 Meg .wav file)

    Experiment 4: Musical scores and synthesis

    Experiment 5: Kansen: A raag recognition system based on HMM learning.

    Papers

    Lectures

    P.K. Pandya, ComputerVaadan: On Making and Understanding (Indian) Music using Computers, Seminar, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 9 August, 2006.

    P.K. Pandya,  Intelligent Music Processing and Indian Music, Seminar, Sir C.V. Raman Centre for Physics and Music, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 7 July 2006.

    P.K. Pandya, ComputerVaadan: On Computer Analysis and Synthesis of Indian Music, Institute Colloquium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, 21 April, 2006 (Abstract)

    P.K. Pandya,  Using Machine Learning for the Classification of  Indian Music: Experiments and Prospects, Seminar on Contemporary Topics of Research in Music in Indian Universities, SNDT Women's Univ., 23 March 2006. (Abstract) (Slides)

    P.K. Pandya, ComputerVaadan: On Computer Analysis and Synthesis of Indian Music, Aset Colloquium, TIFR, Mumbai, 29 July 2005. (Abstract)

    P.K. Pandya, Music Signal Processing, UGC sponsored Year of Physics Workshop on Physics and Music, National College, Bandra, Mumbai, 2004. (Abstract)

    P.K. Pandya, Using Computer Technology in Music Education, Seminar on Music Education in Indian Universities, SNDT Women's Univ., Mumbai, 23 December, 2003.

    P.K. Pandya, ComputerVaadan: Making music using computers, Seminar, IIT Kanpur, October, 2003 (Abstract)

    P.K. Pandya,  Measuring Music: Computer Synthesis and Analysis of Music, Seminar at ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, November, 2002.


    This web page was prepared by Paritosh K. Pandya on 28 October, 1998. Last modified on March,  2006