Dr Matthias MauchVisiting AcademicEmail: m.mauch@qmul.ac.ukWebsite: http://matthiasmauch.netOffice Hours: Tuesday 15:00-17:00ResearchResearchResearch Interests:Always happy to talk about Master or PhD projects. Mind however that I can provide funding only in rare occasions. Audio Music Informatics the Audio Degradation Toolbox and robustness of audio processing tools automatic chord transcription (e.g. my thesis (pdf), NNLS Chroma and Chordino website) automatic beat-tracking (used in Songle.jp (website)) automatic estimation of harpsichord tuning (e.g. this paper) polyphonic music transcription (as a PhD supervisor to Tian Cheng) Evolution of Culture DarwinTunes : evolution of musical loops by public choice (see also: the paper) Descent of Pop : retracing the evolution of the charts User Interfaces for Music Informatics SongPrompter : karaoke for guitarists Tony: a tool for monophonic note analysis intelligently updating user interfaces Science of Singing analysis of intonation drift in unaccompanied singing Symbolic Music Informatics analysis of chord progressions: paper analysis of drum patterns: website For up-to-date news in a palatable format see my blog on matthiasmauch.net.