I worked on an undergraduate school project to identify music as simply and as cost-effectively as possible using MIDI files. The concept is pretty basic--I spider the web for MIDIs, parse out the tonal data, and store it all in a big searchable database. I created a Java applet piano front-end for easy tonal input, but truth be told I think most people find the interface a little difficult to negotiate.
I find that this approach works pretty well for classical, though not so much for other musical genres. (The vast majority of MIDI files out there on the Internet are classical owing to copyright infringement laws.) Check out the website at http://www.tuneteller.com/ if you have a care...
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The mice in question have been alive for 18 months, 3/4 of the normal mouse lifespan.
There's no mention of cancer in the article.
Nota Bene: The applet seems broken under Safari for OS X 10.4.
Try a different browser. =)
I worked on an undergraduate school project to identify music as simply and as cost-effectively as possible using MIDI files. The concept is pretty basic--I spider the web for MIDIs, parse out the tonal data, and store it all in a big searchable database. I created a Java applet piano front-end for easy tonal input, but truth be told I think most people find the interface a little difficult to negotiate.
I find that this approach works pretty well for classical, though not so much for other musical genres. (The vast majority of MIDI files out there on the Internet are classical owing to copyright infringement laws.) Check out the website at http://www.tuneteller.com/ if you have a care...