2005:Audio Genre

Relevant Test Collections

Re-use Magnatune database Individual contributions of copyright-free recordings (including white-label vinyl and music DBs with creative commons) Individual contributions of usable but copyright-controlled recordings (including in-house recordings from music departments) Solicite contributions from http://creativecommons.org/audio/, http://www.epitonic.com, http://www.mp3.com/ (offers several free audio streams) and similar sites Validate metadata though free services such as http://www.MP3.com, http://ww.allmusic.com and CDDB

Ground truth annotations:

All annotations should be validated, rather than accepting supplied genre labels, by at least two sources including non-participating volunteers (if possible).