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Searching Sound

Posted by michael on from the when-grep-isn't-enough dept.

Technology Review has one of their few stories that's not registration-required describing searching audio files for any specified set of sounds. All sorts of interesting applications become possible if you can turn analog audio into a digitally-useful product without massive human intervention.

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  1. Does that mean... by Valdrax · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...that I can finally find that one song that goes Wagga-chigga wa! Wagga-chigga wa! Wagga-chigga wa-wa! Thoomp! Meedly-meedly-meedly-meedly! Meedly-meedly-meedly-meedly meedly-meedly-meedly-meedly meeeeeeee!!

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  2. Re:RIAA funding forthcoming? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Let's see:
    - RIAA mention in title CHECKED
    - pirates word between quotes CHECKED
    - use of the word shared CHECKED

    All you need for a couple of karma points! +3 ??