Analysis of Sound Patterns through Wavelet Transforms

Authors: Kronland-Martinet R., Morlet J., Grossmann A.
Publication Date: August 1987
Journal: International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (vol. 1, pp.273-302)

Tags: Musical Sounds, Wavelets

This paper starts with a brief discussion of so-called wavelet transforms, i.e, decomposition of arbitrary signals into localized contributions labelled by a scale parameter. The main features of the method are first illustrated through simple mathematical examples. Then we present the first applications of the method to the recognition and visualisation of characteristic features of speech and of musical sounds.