Raveform: A Dataset of Metrical and Functional Structure Annotations for EDM Tracks in DJ Mixes
By: Taejun Kim, Jongsoo Kim, Hyungyu Kim and Juhan Nam
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tismir.288 | Journal eISSN: 2514-3298
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 9, 2026
Published on: Apr 20, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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