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An exploration of genetic algorithms for efficient musical instrument identification

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2009
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This study explores the use of genetic algorithms (GA) in optimising feature selection for musical instrument recognition. 95 timbral features were used to classify 3006 musical instrument samples into 5 instrument groups. A GA was used to optimise the best selection of features to use with an multi-layered perceptron (MLP) to classify the instruments. Of all the features examined, the Centroid Evolution was found to be the most important. The system was run a number of times with varying numbers of features as determined by the GA. The accuracy of the classi er was not reduced with a reduction in features, indicating that the GA successfully determined the best features to use.
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peer-reviewed
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20th Irish Signals and Systems Conference;
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Electronic & Computer Engineering
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musical instrument identification, genetic algorithms, multi-layered perceptrons
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https://researchrepository.ul.ie/handle/10344/6822
 https://doi.org/10.34961/3660
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Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Sustainable Development Goals
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Meetings and Proceedings
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/
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