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pretty_name: Kazoo (Preview) |
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license: cc-by-nc-4.0 |
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size_categories: [n<1K] |
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tags: |
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- audio |
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- music |
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- dataset |
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- kazoo |
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- membranophone |
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- buzzing_instrument |
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- novelty_instrument |
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- folk_instruments |
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- acoustic_instrument |
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- sound_design |
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- ai_training_data |
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- sampling_96khz |
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- bitdepth_24bit |
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- mono |
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task_categories: [other] |
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language: [und] |
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thumbnail: thumbnail.png |
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description: "A high-fidelity acoustic dataset capturing the Kazoo, recorded for AI training, sound research, and creative development as part of the Harmonic Frontier Audio Novelty Gems Cabinet." |
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# Harmonic Frontier Audio – Kazoo (Preview, v0.9) |
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**A high-fidelity acoustic dataset designed for AI training, music research, and creative sound development.** |
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**Kazoo (Preview)**, created by **Harmonic Frontier Audio**, provides a compact reference set demonstrating the quality, formatting, and metadata conventions used in the *Novelty Gems Cabinet* of the Harmonic Frontier Audio catalogue. |
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### 🔎 Summary |
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This dataset provides high-quality, rights-cleared recordings of the **Kazoo** — a buzzing membranophone whose timbre is shaped by vocal input passing through a vibrating membrane. |
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The recordings highlight the instrument’s distinct nasal resonance, rapid transient response, and expressive harmonic coloration, making it valuable for **AI music modeling**, **timbre classification**, **acoustic analysis**, and **cross-cultural sound synthesis** research. |
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Developed by **Harmonic Frontier Audio**, this preview follows *The Proteus Standard™* for dataset provenance, transparency, and ethical AI use. |
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Learn more about the Proteus Standard → https://harmonicfrontieraudio.com/proteus-standard |
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Full dataset details and licensing information are available at: https://harmonicfrontieraudio.com/datasets/kazoo |
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It offers clean, consistent audio files that capture the Kazoo’s playful yet harmonically rich character across sustained tones, triads, glissandi, and articulation patterns. |
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If you find this dataset useful, please consider giving it a 🤍 on Hugging Face to help others discover it. |
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## 🎶 About the Kazoo |
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The **Kazoo** is a buzzing aerophone / membranophone most commonly used in folk, novelty, and participatory musical settings. |
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Its sound is produced when the performer vocalizes into the instrument, causing a membrane to vibrate and impart a distinctive **buzzing, nasally-modulated character**. |
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Though simple in construction, the Kazoo is capable of surprising expressive range — from smooth glissandi to highly articulated tongued gestures. |
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This preview dataset was designed to capture the instrument’s **core articulations neutrally**, without stylistic coloration, offering a universal training source for AI and research applications. |
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## 📂 Contents |
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### **Audio Files (.wav)** |
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- Recorded at **96 kHz / 24-bit** WAV format |
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- Exported as **mono** |
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- Fade-ins and fade-outs of **3–5 ms** for transient consistency |
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- DC offset checked — **none detected** |
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- High-pass filtered at ~40 Hz to reduce subsonic rumble |
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- No EQ, compression, saturation, or post-processing applied |
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### **Categories in this Preview** |
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1. **Sustain** |
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- Single sustained tones across multiple pitches |
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- Includes vibrato and non-vibrato variations |
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2. **Glissando** |
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- Smooth pitch slides (e.g., E→E, G→G) demonstrating membrane continuity |
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3. **Tonguing / Articulation** |
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- Short, percussive bursts with distinct transient character |
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4. **Triads (Staccato)** |
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- Rapid three-note sequences created through vocalized changes |
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- Includes C–E–G, F–A–C, G–B–D patterns |
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## **Metadata (.csv)** |
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Includes structured fields for file name, category, articulation, note pitch, vibrato status, microphone used, channel configuration, sample rate, bit depth, recording chain, and dataset version. |
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Metadata was hand-verified for consistency and accuracy according to Harmonic Frontier Audio standards. |
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## 🎤 Recording Notes |
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- Recorded in a treated studio environment with: |
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- **Microphone:** RØDE NT1-A (large-diaphragm condenser) |
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- Positioned 8–10″ from the instrument for balanced capture |
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- Recording chain: |
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**RØDE NT1-A → Zoom F8n Pro (32-bit float capture)** |
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Exported as **96 kHz / 24-bit mono WAV** for release |
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- No noise reduction or dynamic processing used — transient integrity preserved |
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- Natural dynamics retained for realistic ML training behavior |
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## 🌈 Spectrogram Preview |
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Below is a spectrogram showing the Kazoo’s characteristic harmonic energy and buzzing membrane structure: |
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## 🎧 Demonstration Audio |
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This repository includes **three audio examples** for listening and comparison: |
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**1. Dataset in musical context (mixed & mastered)** |
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A brief musical excerpt demonstrating the Kazoo Preview dataset integrated into a musical arrangement, highlighting expressive timbre and real-world usability. |
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**Track:** *“Kazoo Example”* |
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**Producer:** Blake Pullen |
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**Source Audio:** Harmonic Frontier Audio – Kazoo (Preview) |
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<audio controls style="width:100%;"> |
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<source src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Kazoo_Preview/resolve/main/Demos/Kazoo_Demo_Master.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> |
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Your browser does not support the audio element. |
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</audio> |
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**2. Raw dataset recording** |
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An unprocessed audio excerpt taken directly from the dataset’s audio files, representing the actual licensed source material without musical context or processing. |
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<audio controls style="width:100%;"> |
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<source src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Kazoo_Preview/resolve/main/Audio/HFA_Kazoo_Melody_ShortSnippet.wav" type="audio/wav"> |
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Your browser does not support the audio element. |
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</audio> |
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**3. AI-generated reference (timbral substitution)** |
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A fully AI-generated reference created without using any Harmonic Frontier Audio recordings. |
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While the model reconstructs the melodic content of the prompt, it replaces the kazoo with a toy xylophone–like timbre, reflecting a lack of kazoo representation in typical training data. This example is included to illustrate current limitations in timbral modeling. |
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<audio controls style="width:100%;"> |
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<source src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Kazoo_Preview/resolve/main/Demos/Kazoo_AI_Generated_Reference_no_dataset_audio.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"> |
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Your browser does not support the audio element. |
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</audio> |
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## 📜 Demo & Licensing Note |
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The `Demos/` folder contains **demonstration material only**. |
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**Only the raw recordings in the dataset audio files constitute the licensed dataset.** |
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AI-generated reference tracks are **not part of the dataset** and are **not licensed for training or reuse**. |
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## 🪶 Production Notes |
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- Instrumental accompaniment in the contextual demo was generated using **Suno (Pro plan)** under a commercial license. |
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- All dataset recordings were **performed, recorded, and produced by Blake Pullen** for Harmonic Frontier Audio. |
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## ⚡ Usage |
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This preview dataset is designed for: |
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- **Evaluation** of Harmonic Frontier Audio dataset structure and fidelity |
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- **Testing** AI and DSP systems that model membranophones and vocal-modulated instruments |
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- **Creative sound design**, **instrument synthesis**, and **timbre modeling** |
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- **Classification and recognition research** |
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👉 Note: This is **not a full dataset**. |
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The complete Harmonic Frontier Audio **Kazoo** dataset will include: |
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- Full pitch range coverage |
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- Extended articulations and dynamic layers |
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- Additional gesture types (trills, flutter-vocalizations, rhythmic motifs) |
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- Velocities and spectral variations |
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## 💡 Full Dataset Availability |
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This is a **preview pack** from the *Novelty Gems Cabinet* family. |
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The complete dataset — with expanded articulations — will be available for **licensing**. |
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For licensing inquiries: |
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📩 info@harmonicfrontieraudio.com |
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## 📥 How to Use This Dataset in Python |
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```python |
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from datasets import load_dataset |
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dataset = load_dataset( |
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"Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Kazoo_Preview", |
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split="train" |
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) |
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print(dataset) |
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``` |
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> ⚙️ *Note: Parquet conversion and `load_dataset()` support will be available within 2–3 days of publication.* |
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### 🔗 Explore More from Harmonic Frontier Audio |
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- [Scottish Smallpipes (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Bagpipes_Scottish_Smallpipes_in_A_Preview) |
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- [Highland Bagpipes (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Bagpipes_Scottish_Highland_Bagpipes_Preview) |
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- [Irish Tin Whistle in D (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Irish_Tin_Whistle_in_D_Preview) |
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- [Subharmonic Phonation / Vocal Fry (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Subharmonic_Phonation_Vocal_Fry_Preview) |
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- [Kalimba (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Kalimba_Preview) |
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- [Kazoo (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Kazoo_Preview) |
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- [Overtone Singing (Preview)](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Harmonic-Frontier-Audio/Overtone_Singing_Preview) |
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*(All datasets follow The Proteus Standard™ for ethical dataset provenance and licensing.)* |
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## 📜 License |
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Released under **CC BY-NC 4.0** |
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- Free for non-commercial use, testing, and research |
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- Commercial licensing available via Harmonic Frontier Audio |
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- Includes a formal rights declaration for clarity |
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## 📧 Contact |
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Harmonic Frontier Audio |
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📩 info@harmonicfrontieraudio.com |
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🌐 https://harmonicfrontieraudio.com/ |
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## 🔮 Future Roadmap |
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This preview release is part of the **Harmonic Frontier Audio – Novelty Gems Cabinet**, within the broader Folk & World Instruments Catalogue. |
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Upcoming planned datasets include: |
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- **Kazoo (Full Dataset)** |
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- **Toy Piano** |
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- **Ocarina** |
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- **Juice Harp** |
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Harmonic Frontier Audio continues expanding the world’s first unified library of ethical, rights-cleared world and vocal sound datasets for AI training, synthesis, and advanced sound design. |
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## 🗒️ Release Notes |
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**Version 0.9 (Nov. 2025)** – Initial Preview Pack release for Kazoo. |
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See `CHANGELOG.md` for version history. |
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## Citation |
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If you use this dataset in your research, please cite: |
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Pullen, B. (2025). *Kazoo Dataset (Preview)* [Data set]. Harmonic Frontier Audio. Zenodo. |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17717348 |
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4527-0178 |
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### BibTeX |
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```bibtex |
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@dataset{pullen_2025_kazoo_preview, |
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author = {Blake Pullen}, |
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title = {Kazoo Dataset (Preview)}, |
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year = {2025}, |
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publisher = {Harmonic Frontier Audio}, |
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version = {0.9}, |
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doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17717348}, |
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url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17717348} |
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} |
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``` |
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