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I got really into Markov chains a while back and started analyzing Jazz solos, but using the current harmony, beat, and note durations as part of the state I tr
by spankalee 12y ago
I got really into Markov chains a while back and started analyzing Jazz solos, but using the current harmony, beat, and note durations as part of the state I tracked.
The results were promising I thought. Though I wouldn't call them great (they tend towards long, fast runs that are statistically possible, but unrealistic), they do have a touch of musicality that simpler analysis often lack.
It's all old Lisp code that I need to resurrect, but I found an .mp3 of generated blues solo from an analysis of Coltrane's Blue Train: https://soundcloud.com/spankalee/markov-blue-train https://soundcloud.com/spankalee/markov-blue-train
- jeffwass 12y agoHow'd you source the training data from Blue Train? Ie, did you manually transcribe the solos, or if done automatically what software did you use?
- spankalee 12y agoI forget exactly where, but I had just googled for transcriptions of Coltrane, Parker, etc. solos. This was one of the best I found. I think getting that high-quality data is one of the hardest things about this problem if you're interested in Jazz.
- moogly 12y agoThat's cool! Sounds a bit like Allan Holdsworth! But that's a given since "they tend towards long, fast runs that are statistically possible, but unrealistic" is a description that fits some of his solos quite well :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNAHOcZ6NxM&feature=youtu.be&t=184 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNAHOcZ6NxM&feature=youtu.be...