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Title:

The nature and perception of fluctuations in human musical rhythms

Author(s):
Hennig, H.; Fleischmann, R.; Fredebohm, A.; Hagmayer, Y.; Nagler, J.; Witt, A.; Theis, F. J.; Geisel, T.
Abstract:
Although human musical performances represent one of the most valuable achievements of mankind, the best musicians perform imperfectly. Musical rhythms are not entirely accurate and thus inevitably deviate from the ideal beat pattern. Nevertheless, computer generated perfect beat patterns are frequently devalued by listeners due to a perceived lack of human touch. Professional audio editing software therefore offers a humanizing feature which artificially generates rhythmic fluctuations. However...     »
Journal title:
PLoS ONE
Year:
2011
Journal volume:
6
Journal issue:
10
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