True Audio Analyzer 1.0, for Windows NT/2000/XP Options

[Bern]

True Audio Analyzer 1.0 - is a next generation of a popular AuCDtect, the program for determining the authenticity of musical CD records, and predicting is it an original studio record or a reconstruction from a lossy encoded data (for example MP3). Tau Analyzer works directly with CD and has a some additional functions such as a Spectrum and Frequency analyzers, ATIP and ISRC data readers, etc. System requirements: Windows NT/2000/XP. Windows NT usage requires installation of the GDI+ package from Microsoft™

We a planning to continue developing freeware auCDtect tool as very useful console tool for Windows/Linux users and as core algorithm for Tau Analyzer and in near time will build official auCDtect-0.8.

For detailed inofrmation, please visit
http://www.true-audio.com/
To download shareware verison of Tau Analyzer, please use this url:
http://www.true-audio.com/ftp/TauAnalyzer-setup.exe

Best Regards,
Oleg

[buzzy]

An interesting project. Without knowing the details of how it detects - it would seem that the question of "is it an original studio record or a reconstruction from a lossy encoded data" is by far the more likely question to address with some kind of automatic detection approach.

It seems much less likely that automatic detection could reliably determine whether live recordings have been put through a lossy compression, as you don't have the same assumed reference point as a studio album (for which you can assume a full range of frequencies, no artifacts, etc).

That is, live recordings might have been made using a variety of equipment, and affected by the mics, equipment, etc. in ways that you don't see in a studio recording. Also, anything taped from any kind of broadcast would seem a challenge to automatically detect. For example, FM does not compress the audio, but it does strip out high frequencies.

And of course any live music originally recorded using mini disc.

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This post has been edited by buzzy: Dec 14 2004, 15:07