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| "caption": "This amateur recording features a rock song. A repetitive phrase is played on the guitar. The first bar consists of only the guitar sound. The bass and percussion start playing after one bar. The bass plays one note in groups of twos. The percussion plays a groovy rock beat. The hi-hat is played in a group of four strokes on the closed hi-hat followed by one stroke on the open hi-hat. There are no voices in this song. The mood of this song is melancholic." |
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| "caption": "This amateur audio clip features a marching band. The quality of recording is very low. Percussion can be hard but the notes are not distinct. Steel pans are being played. The style of music is Calypso with Caribbean influence. This is not a typical marching band song as it has a danceable melody." |
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| "caption": "This is a gospel piece used as an accompaniment to a tambourine dance. There is a female vocalist singing. There is an electric guitar and a xylophone playing the melody. The tune is not very clear due to the quality of the recording. The atmosphere is religious. Samples could be lifted from this recording to be used in a beat." |
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| "caption": "The song is an upbeat, soulful song which has a motif repeated on a woodwind instrument. The song would be suitable for some mellow dancing. The singer has a raspy voice." |
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| "caption": "This is an Indian film music piece. It is an instrumental piece. There is a sitar playing the melody. The tabla percussion is keeping the rhythm in the background. The atmosphere is lively. This piece is a good folk dance accompaniment piece." |
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| "caption": "This song is an electronic instrumental. His tempo is medium with atmospheric synthesiser, slick drumming and boomy, rhythmic bass drops , slide whistle along with a tapping sound. The music is distorted and muddled as the audio quality is mediocre." |
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| "caption": "A female singer sings this lilting melody. The song is medium tempo with an acoustic guitar accompaniment, strong bass line, steady rhythm and piano accompaniment. The song has a bad audio quality. The song is emotional and nostalgic in nature." |
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| "caption": "This is an electroclash piece. There is a male vocalist singing in the lead with hollering samples in the background. An electric guitar is playing the main theme repeatedly. The bass guitar is playing a groovy bass line. In the rhythmic background, there is an upbeat acoustic drum beat. The piece is groovy and danceable. It could be playing in the background at a sports bar or a rock bar. The music would also suit well with sports venues." |
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| "caption": "This music is instrumental. The tempo is fast with a vigorous banjo harmony, infectious drumming, auto harp, mandolin and tambourine accompaniment. The music is an upbeat, high-spirited, energetic,enthusiastic ,effervescent Country Music instrumental." |
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| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The tempo is medium fast with three accordions playing in harmony and virtuoso style , guitar strumming and other percussion instruments. The song is highly improvisational and has a bad audio quality with ambient room noises." |
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| "caption": "This music is instrumental. The tempo is fast with a male vocalist, beat boxing rhythmically to the melody of a backup track. The audio quality is inferior but the music is upbeat, punchy, buoyant and youthful with a dance groove. This music is a Synth Pop/Electro Pop with beat boxing." |
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| "caption": "This is a lullaby being sung by a comedian. The male vocalist is singing melodically. The main melody is being played by a piano while strings in the background are holding the root notes of the piece. An occasional xylophone riff can be heard adding texture in the high range. This piece has a gentle but comedic atmosphere." |
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| "caption": "This rap song features a male voice rapping in a foreign language. This is accompanied by programmed percussion playing a simple beat. The bass plays the root note of the chord in sets of 3 strokes. The same note is played through the song in sets of three. A repetitive plucked synth sound is played in loop. Quirky sounds are heard in the background. This song has a defiant mood. This song can be played in a gangster movie." |
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| "caption": "The music excerpt features a big band playing. The trumpets play a repeating melody, and thus, stand out the most. Throughout this passage one can hear sounds made by the shoes of tap dancers. The quality of the audio recording is not so good and this leads me to believe it was recorded at a live tap dancing show." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a pop song that consists of stuttering vocal effects, flat male vocal speaking alongside female vocal, bleating goat sound effect, some percussive elements, boomy bass, crispy snare and shimmering hi hats. There are some scratching effects in the left channel of the stereo field. It sounds funny and like it is a parody song." |
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| "caption": "A male voice is singing with reverb and delay in his voice. An acoustic drum is playing a faster groove on the piano, a tambourine can be heard. An electric bass is playing repeating notes without a lot of changes. A brass section is repeating a theme while keyboards and a guitar are playing along. This song may be playing live in-between an entertainment-show." |
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| "caption": "A male African tribal singer sings this melody with female backup singers in vocal harmony. The song is medium tempo with percussive African drums in rhythm and other percussion hits. The song is energetic and devotional in nature. The audio quality is poor." |
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| "caption": "This audio contains someone playing a distorted e-guitar solo in a higher register along with acoustic drums with cymbal hits and a half open hit. An e-bass is underlining the rhythm. There are digital comedic noises and laughter that seem not to be part of the musical composition. This song may be playing in a comedic tv-show." |
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| "caption": "The Alternative/Indie song features layered punchy kicks, energetic crash cymbals, groovy bass and synth key chords, followed by electric guitar licks. It sounds haunting and energetic, almost like a halloween themed song." |
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| "caption": "The music contains an erotic male voice which is out of key and clearly in the foreground. In the background there's a sustained soft piano synth and a drum kit playing a mid pitch beat. The atmosphere is sexual and seductive." |
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| "caption": "This is a live performance by a female vocal quartet. They harmonise their voices and sing in a vibrant and cheerful way. They sing in French. Later, we hear two violins playing in sync as well as an accordion. The recording quality of the audio is poor." |
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| "caption": "The Low Quality recording features a person trying to tune an acoustic guitar and background nature ambient sounds that include birds chirping, distant and unclear chatting and wind blowing sounds. You could tell that it is low quality by the amount of noise in the recording." |
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| "caption": "This amateur recording features a synth string swell at the beginning of the audio. Alien sounds are played in the background. This is followed by a crash cymbal struck once. Other instruments are not audible due to the low quality of audio. There are no voices in this song. This is an instrumental song." |
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| "caption": "This audio contains someone playing a classical piece on a cembalo. This song may be playing live while listening to a concert." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features an electro song that consists of a \"4 on the floor\" kick pattern and widely spread repetitive synth melody. The recording is crackly and it sounds hypnotic and energetic as the synth lead is moving left and right throughout the stereo image." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features an alternative/indie song that consists of electric guitar chords, groovy repetitive bass guitar, harsh electric guitar solo, percussive toms and shimmering shakers. It sounds muffled, harsh, groovy and it is uptempo and noisy." |
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| "caption": "Make the singer sing this Latin rap song in vocal harmony. The song is medium tempo with a steady drum drumming rhythm, keyboard accompaniment, string section harmony, percussive bass line and machine gunshot sounds. The song is story telling and violent in nature. The song has bad audio quality." |
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| "caption": "This is an amateur recording of a harmonica solo being performed over a blues/rock-n-roll music piece. The piece is instrumental. The harmonica plays a melodic solo in the style of blues. The backing track consists of the electric guitar and the bass guitar playing a simple tune while the medium tempo acoustic drums are playing a basic blues rock beat. The atmosphere is easygoing. This piece could be playing from the radio during a road trip in a movie." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a traditional song that consists of a breathy flute melody in the right channel and acoustic guitar chords in the right channel of the stereo image, followed by wooden percussion, simple bass and arpeggiated string melody. It sounds soulful and the recording is noisy." |
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| "caption": "This audio contains someone beatboxing. Then a male voice starts singing loud and at a higher pitch. The crowd is cheering in the background. This song may be playing live during a beatbox performance." |
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| "caption": "The excerpt features a mandolin playing a folk song. This is the only musical instrument playing, there aren't others or any voices singing. The character of the song is joyful." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a pop song that consists passionate female vocal, alongside wide harmonizing female vocals, singing over hypnotic synth lead melody, mellow piano chords, punchy snare, bouncy syncopated snare hits, punchy kick hits, groovy bass, staccato violin melody, wide toms roll and shimmering hi hats. It sounds happy, fun and uplifting - like something you would hear on a radio." |
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| "caption": "The song is an instrumental with a devilish voice laughing. The tempo is fast with a fast paced drumming rhythm with strong cymbal crashes. The song is probably an adult animated show designed to scare." |
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| "caption": "This is the live performance of a medieval music piece. The piece is instrumental. The main melody is being played by a vielle while the lute is playing a backing tune. The rhythm is provided by the drums and a chime bell percussion. The atmosphere is lively. This piece could be used in the soundtrack of a historical drama movie or a TV show that takes place during the medieval era." |
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| "caption": "This is an upbeat pop dance song in Spanish. The drum beat is energetic and punchy and features hi-hat hits in eighth notes throughout the clip. There's a male vocalist chanting the same phrase energetically, while the female singer calmly and coolly sings a gentle melody. The female singer's melody almost stands in contrast to the very lively beat." |
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| "caption": "This is a dubstep clip, with a high energy synth melody. The bass and percussion patterns are complex, with a kick drum that follows the cadence and timing of the fuzzy bass. The track is an electronic music track which can be heard in niche bars and clubs around the world." |
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| "caption": "This is a country music piece that is played in an instrument lesson recording. The steel guitar is playing a mellow tune while at the forefront while there is a backing composed of the acoustic guitar and the acoustic drums. There is a relaxing and psychedelic feel to the piece. This music could suit well in the soundtrack of a feelgood/comedy movie. It could also be playing in the background at a shopping mall." |
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| "caption": "A male musician vocalises this energetic rhythm. The tempo is fast with rhythmic beats. The music has no instrumentation. It is youthful, energetic, groovy, enthusiastic and upbeat.This music is a Vocal percussion imitation." |
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| "caption": "This low quality audio features a male voice singing the main melody. This is accompanied by percussion playing a simple but fast paced beat. Trumpets are featured in this song playing fills at high pitch. This song can be played in an aerobics workout session where fast movements are required." |
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| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The song is medium fast tempo with a western classic al piece featuring a string string section plays and a tambourine player practices along with background music. The song is spirited and passionate. The audio quality is very poor." |
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| "caption": "This music is instrumental. The tempo is medium with a melodic steel pan harmony. The audio quality however is inferior and amateur,so the music is muddled. There are ambient sounds of breeze and people talking , indicating that this is a live performance." |
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| "caption": "This song is an instrumental. It is slow tempo with only an Electric guitar harmony. The music is emphatic, loud , clear and pleasant. This is instrumental soft rock." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a harmonizing female vocals singing. It sounds passionate, emotional and the recording is noisy and in mono." |
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| "caption": "The Rock song features a passionate male vocal, alongside harmonizing male vocals, singing over wide electric guitar melody, groovy bass guitar, punchy kick and snare hits and some shimmering cymbals. It sounds energetic and kind of addictive thanks to those harmonizing vocals - like something you would hear on a radio during the 00s." |
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| "caption": "This is an Indian classical music piece. The female vocals are singing in a syncopated manner at the same time with the rhythmic background of the tabla, the cajon and the acoustic drums. The melodic background is provided by a sitar. The piece is used as an accompaniment for the kathak dance. It could be used for the same task in dancing courses." |
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| "caption": "A male voice is singing loud and soulfully. A saxophone is playing a slight variation of the singer's melody. A piano is playing bluesy/jazzy chord chops accompanied by an electric organ playing along with the melody. Panned to the left side of the speaker, a e-guitar is playing one single chord as a rhythmic element. The e-bass is playing a line along with a simple rimshot and shakers that are barely noticeable. This song may be playing at a live concert." |
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| "caption": "This is an instrument showcase jam. Different tracks are being played to show the features of a keyboard. Initially, there is a synth pad playing. Then, an acoustic sounding drum beat and a groovy bass line starts playing in the background of a brass sounding melody. The sounds are mostly generic. Parts of this recording could be sampled to be used in advertisement jingles." |
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| "caption": "This reggae song features a male voice singing the main melody. Another voice is singing in harmony with the main voice. This is accompanied by reggae percussion. A timbale is played on every third count. Jam blocks are also played in the background. The bass plays a funky bassline with a reggae feel. Synth sounds are played in the background. This song can be played in a bar." |
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| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The tempo is medium with a groovy drumming rhythm, percussive bass line, keyboard accompaniment and various percussive and sonic effects. The song is youthful and exciting with a trance element. The song is a modern tench pop dance tune." |
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| "caption": "Someone is playing a Theremin on a very high pitch going up in pitch and with a lot of vibrato. This song may be playing at home while enjoying your instrument." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a live performance of a reggae song and it consists of a fruity male vocal preparing to sing over shimmering hi hats, snappy rimshots, funky electric guitar chords and groovy bass. As it is a live performance, there are some crowd whistling and cheering noises in the background. It sounds easygoing and exciting." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a tropical steel drum melody playing over background percussive instrumental. It is noisy, but it sounds tropical, exotic and emotional." |
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| "caption": "This amateur recording features a female voice saying the alphabet in a non-musical tone. There are sounds of hard plastic objects striking each other. After the striking sounds, an organ melody is played. The organ plays a sequence of four notes." |
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| "caption": "A male vocalist sings the Lord\u2019s Prayer. The tempo is medium with Keyboard harmony, steady drumming, groovy basslines, rhythmic guitar,beat of shakers, vocal backup and a trumpet flourish. The music is simple, rhythmic, pleasant, catchy, soulful and punchy Reggae. There are sounds of people clapping and cheering in the background indicating that this is a live performance." |
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| "caption": "This song is an instrumental. The tempo is fast with synthesiser arrangements , boomy bass and digital drumming. The song is youthful, enthusiastic, engaging, upbeat; vivacious, punchy and buoyant. This song is an EDM/Synth pop." |
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| "caption": "A female and male duo yodeling over a fast bluegrass band. The bass and drums are steady and simple as is the chord progression. The guitarist and other instrumentalists are virtuosic." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002378.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains a e-guitar running through a tremolo effect that gets into faster modulation speed. This is an amateur recording and may be used for educational purposes." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004577.wav", |
| "caption": "This is an amateur recording of a solo banjo player. The piece is played in the major scale, creating a friendly, calming atmosphere giving it a definitive characteristic of a folk song. It could be used as background music in pastoral content, touristic videos of rural locations." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a DJ scratching effect at the beginning of the loop, after which a synth wave song drops. The song consists of groovy synth bass, percussive tinny elements, shimmering hi-hats, punchy snare and kick hits, soft crash cymbals and wide simple bells melody. It sounds energetic and judging by the arrangement, it's a background song for some kind of video." |
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| "caption": "Someone is playing a percussive instrument that reminds a little bit of a tabla while someone else is playing a fast melody on an accordion. A male voice is singing at a higher pitch. This song may be playing live." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003424.wav", |
| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this spirited song. The tempo is fast with electronic instrumentation, synthesiser articulation and turn table. The song is spirited,youthful , enthusiastic, energetic, vigorous and vital. This song is an EDM/ Synth Pop song." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a hip hop song that consists of a wide reverberant flat male vocal rapping over synth lead melody, sire sound effects, punchy kick, boomy 808 bass, claps and shimmering hi hats. It sounds exciting, energetic and addictive - like something you would hear in clubs." |
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| "caption": "This is an amateur cover of a guitar solo in a heavy metal piece. The solo is being played on an electric guitar. There is a rapid procession of high-pitch notes in the solo. The feel is complex and aggressive. The quality of the recording is a bit poor. If the quality issue can be resolved, this piece could be sampled for use in beat-making." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002340.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a pop song that consists of groovy piano chords, harmonizing background vocals, punchy kick and snare hits, shimmering shakers, groovy bass and muffled female vocals singing over it. It sounds energetic, happy, fun and addictive - like something you would hear on a radio." |
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| "caption": "low fidelity audio from a live performance featuring a solo direct input acoustic guitar strumming airy, suspended open chords. Also present are occasional ambient sounds, perhaps papers being shuffled." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002945.wav", |
| "caption": "The Reggae song features a flat male vocal singing, alongside wide background harmonizing female vocals, over metallic snare, simple kick hits, offbeat acoustic rhythm guitar chords, groovy bass, electric guitar licks and tinny percussive elements widely spread in the stereo image. Sounds happy and uplifting, like something you can listen to while chilling at the beach." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000672.wav", |
| "caption": "This is an amateur recording. There are two famous actors singing melodically but with a lot of mistakes on the words. The piano is playing a simple tune. The recording is a bit dated, so the quality is quite low." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004042.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a classical song that consists of a brass solo melody played over sustained brass melody and short flute lick. It sounds emotional, joyful and the recording is noisy." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002262.wav", |
| "caption": "This song contains a digital drum playing a techno groove with an overdrive kick and snare.A synth lead sound is playing a slightly offkey melody along with some reversed digital sounds converting into a high pitch note. This song may be playing in a techno club." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000362.wav", |
| "caption": "This children's song features an accordion playing chords. This is accompanied by percussion playing a simple beat. The bass plays the root notes of the chords. An instrument like the xylophone plays the main melody on the low frequencies. There are no voices in this song. This song is an instrumental. The mood of this song is happy. This song can be played in a children's animation series." |
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| "caption": "This is a classical orchestral piece. The piece gives off the feeling of intensity and excitement. It would be used in any scene that is thrilling and suspenseful. We hear french horns, violins and tubas. The violins are used to create a hurried moment of tension before descending back to the main motif on the brass instruments." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001267.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a wide glass shattering sound effects layered with some synth sound effects. At the very beginning of the loop, there is a short snippet of a reverberant impact. The bad sample quality is what makes this sound low quality overall." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001860.wav", |
| "caption": "A male voice is speaking while someone is playing an e-guitar with a lot of reverb and a little delay running down the strings. This is an amateur recording. This may be playing while demonstrating someone your guitar." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001371.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is an acapella cover of a game theme song. The song is medium tempo with no instrumentation by different male vocals engaging in different vocal mimicry of actual instruments, like bass line, melody , percussion and harmony tones. The song is cheerful and amateurish in production. The song is a cover of a popular game theme." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003769.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a hip hop song that consists of punchy snare and kick hits, shimmering hi hats and buzzy synth lead, played by a DJ that manually made beat breaks, which resulted in stuttering filter modulated synth riser. It sounds energetic and exciting thanks to that riser." |
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| "caption": "This music is a Jazz instrumental. The tempo is slow with emphatic brass and wind instrumentation, with cello and jazz drumming. The trumpets are emphatic with a lively trombone riff. The other instruments add a rich, dense layer to the music. It is intense, complex, ambient, groovy and pleasant. This music is a Jazz instrumental.5." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002529.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features an acoustic guitar tuning tutorial. The recording is in mono and very noisy." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003219.wav", |
| "caption": "This music clip is an percussionary instrument. The tempo is medium fast with steady bass drum, energetic snare drum beat and cymbal rides. This music is a youthful, punchy, energetic, simple drumming style." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000286.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a cover of a rock song and it contains sad theremin lead melody played over playback instrumental that consists arpeggiated electric guitar melody and mellow rimshots in the right channel of the stereo image, smooth bass guitar that leans towards the left channel and shimmering cymbals. It sounds emotional, sad and passionate." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003807.wav", |
| "caption": "This meditation song features male voices chanting in deep, low voices. This is accompanied by synth sounds playing at different pitches. One of the synths plays a droning low pitch sound. The mid and higher register sounds play instruments sounding like wind instruments. The sounds produced are ambient sounds and have a dreamy feel. The song is relaxing and calming. This song can be played in a meditation center." |
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| "caption": "This is a classical music piece. It is an instrumental piece. There is a violin playing a melancholic tune. The atmosphere is suspenseful. The quality of the recording is slightly poor. This piece could suit well during a mysterious sequence in a thriller movie." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002643.wav", |
| "caption": "Someone is playing a track from speakers. This song contains a strong e-bass playing a funky bassline along with a funky drum groove. Then a piano comes in playing a jazzy melody in one scale accompanied by a synth brass sound swelling into existence and playing a short rise before leaving again. This is an amateur recording but of decent audio-quality. This song may be playing in a jazzbar." |
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| "caption": "This amateur recording features low quality audio. The main sound heard is that of tap dancing to a song. The song features a male voice singing the main melody. The rest of the instruments are not clearly audible. A bass plays the root notes of the chords. The percussion plays a simple beat. Other instruments are not audible." |
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| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The tempo is slow with a didgeridoo playing percussive grunting low tones in a sonorous manner. The song is trance-like with a dance performing live on stage. The song is meditative and deeply spiritual." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a clean electric guitar melody with a beautiful reverb effect on it. The recording is a bit noisy and in mono, and it sounds like a player is practicing his melodies." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000809.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains someone playing a ballad on a piano then a male voice starts talking and the piano-playing ends. This song may be playing at home practicing piano." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000184.wav", |
| "caption": "This song features a piano melody being played. It is played on an ascending scale. The sound of a plane propeller is played on top of this music. At the end; a male voice is heard in a narrating tone. There are no other instruments in this song and no vocal melody is sung in this clip. This music can be played in a classic silent movie." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002198.wav", |
| "caption": "This song is sung by a female choir and then a single male voice along with the melody of an e-piano. In the background someone is playing lower tuned percussion and some chimes and wooden sounds. This song may be playing at a band rehearsal." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004271.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is an instrumental tutorial. A male musician is keeping count in French to the drone-like tune of a French Horn. The audio is not clear and has a lot of static." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004489.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a tutorial where a flat male vocalist is talking in-between punchy electro kick and synth hi hat. The recording is noisy and in mono." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001861.wav", |
| "caption": "A male voice is screaming aggressively and loud while a acoustic drum set is playing a drum&bass groove along with a distorted e-guitar and bass playing the bassnotes along with the drums: Than the drums breaks into another part changing the beat along with the guitar and the bass while the male voice is screaming in a high frequency. The music sounds energetic and aggressive. This song may be playing at a live concert." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001104.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains a musical composition played by a big horn section and a lot of flutes. Someone is playing a simple and loud groove on the drums. In the background you can hear someone playing a marimba. This song may be playing live at a big sports event." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003240.wav", |
| "caption": "This recording contains a marimba melody that sounds like it is being slowed down a lot. At the end there is digital sound like something heavy hitting the ground in slow motion. This is an amateur recording. This song may be playing in a videogame." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002051.wav", |
| "caption": "The audio contains someone playing an acoustic guitar while a female voice is singing. The performance sounds calming but there is a loud buzzing in the recording disturbing the atmosphere. This is an amateur recording. This song may be jamming at home." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003891.wav", |
| "caption": "Someone is playing acoustic drums with a lot of loud cymbal hits along with a screaming male vocal. A distorted e-guitar is playing long low notes. The atmosphere sounds dangerous and aggressive. This song may be playing in the band room practicing drumming." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004306.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a Nepali music piece. There is a string instrument and a local flute playing the melody. The rhythmic background is provided by percussion. It has a vibrant, dreamy feeling to it. This piece could be used in a dream sequence of a movie or TV show taking place in South Asian countries." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000005169.wav", |
| "caption": "A male singer with a rough voice sings this hip hop dance song. The song is medium tempo with a distorted electric guitar playing rhythm, keyboard accompaniment, slick drumming rhythm, telephone ring tones and various percussion hits. The song ends with a fade . The song has poor audio quality." |
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| "caption": "This is a swing jazz music performance. The main melody is being played by trumpets while the brass section as a whole provides the melodic background. There is an upright bass playing an eighth-note walking bass line. The acoustic drums are playing a swing jazz beat in the rhythmic background. There is a smooth and vibrant atmosphere to the piece. It could be playing in the soundtrack of a video game. This piece could also be used in the soundtracks of historical drama pieces." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004507.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a Bali folk music piece. The instruments that are used are mostly percussive in nature traditional to the music of Bali such as gamelan, kendang and gong. There is a hypnotic atmosphere in this piece. It could be used in dream/hypnosis sequences in the soundtracks of movies and TV shows." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001373.wav", |
| "caption": "A male country singer sings this passionate melody with backup singers in vocal harmony. The song is medium tempo with a strong drumming rhythm, guitar accompaniment, guitar lead, percussive bass line and percussion hits. The song is passionate and romantic. The song has bad audio quality." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a live performance of a rock song and it consists of passionate male vocal singing over energetic drums, funky bass guitar, electric guitar melody and solo brass melody. At the end of the loop, there is a short snippet of choir singing in harmony. Overall it sounds funky, energetic, soulful and passionate - as a live performance should sound." |
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| "caption": "A female teen voice is singing along with backing voices and screams. While acoustic drums are playing along with a simple bassline. The e-guitar is playing the suiting chords on top along with a high pitched sound coming out from a digital piano or organ. This song may be playing in a movie for the whole family." |
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| "caption": "A female vocalist sings this soft melody. The tempo is slow with violin harmony, keyboard accompaniment, saxophone, digital drum, tabla and tambourine beats. The song is mellow, soft, melodic, soothing, calming , devotional and euphonious. This song is a Tamil Christian Song." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a flat male vocal talking over an electro song that consists of a punchy \"4 on the floor\" kick pattern, short snare hit and offbeat shimmering hi hats. In the second part of the loop, the electro song is being scratched by a DJ. The recording is noisy and in mono." |
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| "caption": "This is a Christian gospel piece. A male vocalist who is probably a preacher is chanting as the lead while a church choir sings melodically. The piece is being sung in an African language. The atmosphere is peaceful and hopeful. This piece could be used in religious social media content." |
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| "caption": "This is a comedy music piece. There is a male vocalist at the forefront singing half-heartedly with tongue-in-cheek mannerisms. There is a keyboard playing the main theme joined by an electric guitar. There is a bass guitar in the background. An acoustic drum beat provides the rhythm. There is a sarcastic atmosphere in the piece. This piece could be used in the background of funny videos." |
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| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this energetic rap. The tempo is fast with electronic music and synthesiser arrangements with digital drum rhythm and boomy bass. The song is upbeat, energetic, buoyant, punchy and youthful with a bright dance groove. This song is an EDM/Synth pop." |
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| "caption": "This clip features a melody played on the accordion. There are no other instruments in this song. This song starts off with an ascending triplet run played twelve times. The melody continues on the same scale. There are no voices in this song. This song is an instrumental. This song can be played in a silent movie." |
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| "caption": "This audio contains a lot of percussion such as shakers panned to both sides of the speakers. An organ is playing a melody panned to the left side and a digital trumpet/guitar sound is playing a melody panned to the right side of the speakers. A soft percussion sound is creating a bassline while male voices are singing as a choir and a main singer in the foreground. This song may be playing as a live performance in an african country." |
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| "caption": "This audio features a drum machine playing different beats. It starts off with a phrase using seven strokes on the kick and one hand clap. This is followed by another sequence of seven strokes on another percussive instrument and one stroke on a different part of the instrument. This is followed by a hip-hop beat using booming kick sounds. This is a demonstration of a drum machine." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002555.wav", |
| "caption": "Quiet instrumental cover of a popular pop/rock song by an orchestra that features winds and strings trading off parts of the melody." |
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| "caption": "This is an emotional, melodic piano piece. It brings about sombre and reflective feelings. It has a slow tempo, and it is not intricate but it is captivating. The empty spaces between the motifs allows for thoughts to flow." |
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| "caption": "This is an industrial dance music piece. There is no singer in this piece. It has a strong and repetitive bass sound. The rhythmic background consists of a fast-paced electronic drum beat. The piece has an energetic atmosphere. It could be played at nightclubs or dance clubs." |
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| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The song is medium tempo with a cool groove being played on a keyboard. The ambient sounds are that of a gardening hardware tool being conked into starting with wind noise and gravel crunching tones. The song is being played as background music for the home video. The audio quality is harsh and not pleasant to hear." |
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| "caption": "This is a movie music piece. The music starts playing with a film reel effect. A strings section with cinematic characteristics are playing a dramatic tune while percussive elements resembling a timpani and a big cymbal are playing accentuated hits to put emphasis on this feeling. The atmosphere is epic. There is the aura of a story about to be told in this piece. It could be used in the soundtrack of a documentary, an action or a thriller movie. It could also be used in the soundtrack of a thriller video game." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003425.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a wide crowd sound effects that include loud clapping, whistling and cheering, while the orchestra is playing in the background. It sounds reverberant and like it was recorded with a better quality phone." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001121.wav", |
| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this upbeat Latin pop song. The tempo is fast with infectious drumming, groovy bass line,electric guitar, keyboard harmony, acoustic guitar, shakers,synthesiser arrangement and digital drumming. The song is youthful , energetic,enthusiastic, animated,fervent, pulsating, electrifying ,exciting,and buoyant. This song is a Latin Urbano." |
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| "caption": "An acoustic drum set is playing a 16th note rhythm using the edge of his snare and a hihat sound opening and closing. A banjo is playing a fast melody along with a violin/viola playing the same melody. An upright bass is playing a walking bassline. This song may be playing in a funny tv-show." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004406.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features an electro song played on a small device that reproduces thin, mono sounds, especially since it was recorded with a phone. The song consists of a repetitive synth melody, flat male vocal, \"4 on the floor\" kick pattern, claps and shimmering shakers. There are some papery sound effects too. Overall it is noisy and it sounds fun and happy." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004848.wav", |
| "caption": "A female vocalist sings this upbeat electronic pop song. The tempo is fast with enthusiastic synthesiser arrangements, groovy drumming. The music is electronically arranged and has a youthful, vivacious, enthusiastic, buoyant dance groove. This music is upbeat Electronic Dance music." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001672.wav", |
| "caption": "Fast techno with a hardstyle edge. Four on the floor kick with the synth bass and hi-hat on the off beats combined with a rhythmic synth gives the music an intense vibe." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a breathy flute melody playing over playback that consists of snare roll and shimmering bells. The recording is noisy and in mono." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002585.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a Harmonica solo melody. The recording is noisy and in mono, as it was probably recorded with a phone and it sounds emotional and passionate." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000926.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features an electro song that consists of a punchy kick, buzzy synth bass, claps and shimmering hi-hats. It sounds exciting and a bit too digital - like something you would hear in old video games." |
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| "caption": "This dancehall song features a male voice singing the main melody. Another male voice sings backing vocals in harmony with the main melody. The voice sings at a fast pace fitting many syllables in the rhythm phrases. This is accompanied by programmed percussion playing a simple beat. Synth sounds are played in between lines. This song is flirty. This song can be played in a club." |
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| "caption": "This is a movie music piece. Elements with sharp characters in varying ranges such as strings, cinematic synth and synth bass have been used to create a feeling of dread and hopelessness. The electronic drums have been used for crash hits to put emphasis points. There are also other unnerving sound effects. The atmosphere of the piece is ominous. It could be used in the soundtrack of a horror movie or a horror video game." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003465.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a hardcore techno music piece. There is an extremely strong, ear-piercing bass sound. The rhythmic background is a fast-paced and loud electronic drum beat. The atmosphere is violent. This piece could be played at rave sets." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004832.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains someone playing a classical piece on a harpsichord. This song may be playing live at a concert." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004991.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a children song that consists a passionate female vocal singing over, punchy snare located in the right channel, shimmering tambourine in the right channel of the stereo image, shimmering bells melody, shimmering acoustic rhythm guitar chords, simple bass and coughing sound in the beginning. It sounds fun, happy and joyful - like something kids would listen to." |
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| "caption": "This is a bluegrass music piece. There is a mandolin playing the main tune as the lead while a banjo and an acoustic guitar are supporting it in the melodic background. There is a joyful feeling to this piece. It could be used in the soundtrack of a movie or a TV show with a rural setting. It could also be used in the background of pastoral social media content." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002011.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a thrilling orchestral piece that feels epic, suspenseful and intense. There are string instruments like violins and cellos, and timpani for percussion. There is one over-bearing vibrational sound that overwhelms the whole arrangement - it is played once and rings for three seconds." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004960.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is a mesmerising Chinese instrumental. The tempo is medium with a melodious Chinese harp or Guzheng with rhythmic pipa, violin harmony and Chinese percussion instruments. The music is soft, soothing, calming, ethereal, meditative, mellifluous,euphonious and enchanting." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000273.wav", |
| "caption": "The clip includes a male singer singing in a traditional hindustani style of singing called Aakar. There is a tabla for percussion, and some kind of woodwind instrument. There are elderly background male vocalists who chant phrases in unison." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002428.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is a calm Chinese instrumental melody. The tempo is slow with use of traditional chinese string instruments like the Guzheng and Pipa harmony accompanied with violin symphony and chimes. The music is soft, mellow, melancholic, meditative, dreamy, healing and ethereal." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000134.wav", |
| "caption": "The Rock song features an energetic male vocal singing over repetitive electric guitar melody, groovy bass, punchy kick and snare, shimmering hi hats and energetic crash cymbal. There is a short drum roll that represents a variation in a repetitive loop. It sounds energetic and passionate." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000130.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features synth pad chords and synth keys chords played over punchy snare, heartbeat kick and shimmering hi hats. It sounds easygoing, chill and groovy." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001585.wav", |
| "caption": "This is an R&B/soul music piece. There is a female vocalist singing melodically while another female vocalist is singing the backing melody. The keyboard is playing the main tune. There is a bass guitar playing in the background. The rhythm is provided by a ballad-type slow tempo acoustic drum beat. The atmosphere is sentimental. This piece could be used in the soundtrack of a drama movie, especially during the scenes of a reunion or a homecoming after a long period of separation." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003965.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a pop song played on playback while a male vocalist is mumbling over it. The song consists of a groovy bass, shimmering hi hats, punchy kick and snare hits, mellow bell melody, and flat repetitive female vocals singing over it. The recording is noisy, which is very audible at the very end of the loop where there is a finger licking sound. It still sounds happy and fun." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003642.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a live performance of a country song and it consists of harmonizing male vocals singing over groovy steel guitar, groovy mandoline melody and groovy acoustic rhythm guitar chords. There are some crowd chattering noises in the background. It sounds passionate, happy and fun." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001510.wav", |
| "caption": "This is the noise of a fire alarm with rock music faintly playing in the background. The rock music piece has a shouting vocal, electric guitar and drums. The fire alarm makes a very disturbing sound." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003932.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is a latin american dance song suitable for salsa dancing. There are brass instruments, traditional percussion instruments like bongo drums, and the male vocal group sings in a cheery way in Spanish." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002907.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a clip featuring an electric guitar being played through an amp. First a chord is played. This is followed by a descending pentatonic lick being played. This lick has a blues feel. This is an instrumental song. There are no voices in this song. There are no other instruments in this song." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000372.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a harpsichord melody being played. The recording is extremely noisy and it sounds passionate and emotional." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000728.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a soul song that consists of a passionate male vocal, alongside wide harmonizing female vocals, singing over smooth piano melody, wide sustained strings and subtle, arpeggiated electric guitar melody. It sounds heartfelt, emotional and uplifting - like something you would hear in church." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000120.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains an acoustic guitar. The piece is played in fingerstyle. Meaning that the chords and the melody are played at the same time. The guitar has some reverb on it. This song may be playing live at an art gallery." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000044.wav", |
| "caption": "You can hear two people playing various percussive instruments. One is holding the same beat playing on congas while the other is playing a solo changing rhythms and percussive sounds in a complex manner. This song may be playing live demonstrating a solo run." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000673.wav", |
| "caption": "someone is playing an acoustic guitar. Two chordshapes mostly played as single notes with some little hammering while a male voice sings. This song may be playing at a poetry open mic night." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000005033.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a Haiti dance music piece. There is a male vocalist singing melodically in the Creole language. The brass, the keyboard and the bass guitar are the melodic elements of this piece. In the rhythmic background, the acoustic drums and percussive elements are playing a latin type beat. The atmosphere of the piece is chill and easygoing. This piece could be played at Caribbean bars and dance clubs. It could also be used as an accompaniment piece for dancing courses." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002662.wav", |
| "caption": "The Ambient song features a widely spread dark mellow synth pad. There is a mellow noise sound effect at the beginning of the loop. It sounds dark, calming and relaxing - like something you would listen to while doing yoga." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002280.wav", |
| "caption": "Funk music featuring a bass guitar, synth melody, synth counter melody and group vocals, with a snare on the backbeat." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001285.wav", |
| "caption": "The Disco song features a passionate male vocal, alongside harmonizing background vocals, singing over sustained strings melody, piano melody, brass melody, punchy kick and snare hits, shimmering hi hats and some claps. It sounds funky, addictive and passionate - like something you would hear in clubs during the 70s." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000348.wav", |
| "caption": "This is the behind-the-scenes video of a movie soundtrack. There are male voices talking to each other and singing under footage. There is a faint backing track in the video. A bansuri flute is playing a melody while the tabla percussion is playing the rhythm." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002686.wav", |
| "caption": "This is an amateur recording of a sound check jam. The audio quality is quite poor with an emphasis on the drum sound. There is a male vocal that can be barely heard over the sound of the bass guitar and the acoustic drums. The piece is easygoing. This recording can be sampled for use in beat-making." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000002052.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a harmonized kids' vocals singing over a muffled flute melody. The recording is very noisy and it is in mono, but regardless it sounds happy and fun." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000677.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is instrumental. The tempo is fast with an animated piano harmony of Jingle Bells. The music is upbeat, cheerful, happy, fun, joyful and vivacious." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002026.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a pop music piece performed acoustically. The male and female vocals take turns singing melodically as a duet. The simple melody is being played by a ukulele. The aura of the song is very calm and easygoing. It could be used in the soundtrack of a teenage drama. The music could be playing in the background at a coffee house." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000005135.wav", |
| "caption": "This instrumental funk song is a low quality recording. This song starts off with a bass playing a funky and groovy lick accompanied by a percussion playing a fill. Then a synth plays a lead using string sounds. This is accompanied by distortion guitars playing power chords. The bass continues to play funky fills and the percussion continues to play a fast beat. This song can be played in an action sequence in a movie." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000004455.wav", |
| "caption": "This music clip is an instrumental. The tempo is slow with a violin playing sharp ,sudden notes. The scale change is random with no harmony or melody. This music sounds like a violin being tuned." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000011.wav", |
| "caption": "This folk song features a male voice singing the main melody in an emotional mood. This is accompanied by an accordion playing fills in the background. A violin plays a droning melody. There is no percussion in this song. This song can be played at a Central Asian classical concert." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001978.wav", |
| "caption": "The music features a male voice singing a descending melody that repeats. The instrumental consists of a drum kit that's playing a light rhythm, a double bass that's playing a repeating descending melody and an electric guitar that's strumming chords once per beat. The quality of the audio recording is not so good which leads me to believe this is an amateur recording and not something professional." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001777.wav", |
| "caption": "This children's song features the voices of children singing the main melody. This is accompanied by percussion playing a simple beat. A keyboard plays the sounds of a marimba to give this song a reggae feel. The bass plays the root notes followed by a run at every chord change. This song has a happy mood. This song can be played in a children's animation movie." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002949.wav", |
| "caption": "This is the live performance of a jazz music piece. There is a trumpet solo at the forefront. The background consists of the piano, the upright bass and a jazz acoustic drum beat. The atmosphere is restless. This piece could be playing in the background at a jazz bar." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000181.wav", |
| "caption": "This amateur recording clip features the bagpipes playing a melody. This tune is played at a fast tempo and at a high pitch. There are no other instruments in this song. There are no voices in this song. This song is an instrumental. This song can be played in a village fair. The sound of the crowd cheering is heard throughout the song." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003663.wav", |
| "caption": "This song contains a male voice rapping over an instrumental containing a drumbeat with a sub bass. A brass sample is playing a melody also used as a rhythmic element. An organ is panned to the right side of the speakers. Other sound samples such as a male voice singing a melody are being used. This song may be playing loud when having or needing a good elevating mood." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000004710.wav", |
| "caption": "A female vocalist sings this soft melody. The tempo is slow with acoustic guitar accompaniment. The guitar sound is muffled. The song is sad,poignant, melancholic, sentimental,emotional and lonely. This song is Pop." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000002570.wav", |
| "caption": "A female singer sings soft pop songs. The tempo is medium fast with electronically arranged music, electric guitar harmony, digital drum beats, and melodious vocal backup. The song is simple, soft, emotional, upbeat, catchy, with a dance groove. This song is an Electro Pop song." |
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| "caption": "This recording is full of atmospheric sounds that are modulated rising and falling in pitch with liquid klick noises, white noise and a lot of reverb. These sounds are probably created with a synthesizer. A pad sound is playing long notes in the mid range while a soft subbass is underlining the strings. This composition may be playing in an underwater scene in a movie." |
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| "caption": "This clip features a percussion based song with no other instruments. The focus is on the kick drum and snare with minimal use of cymbals. Hand claps are played along with the snare. The percussion beat is random. Sounds of snipping are played. Crunchy sounds are played in this clip. There is the sound of sizzling in this clip." |
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| "caption": "This is a Kumaoni music piece. There is a male vocalist singing while playing a bina instrument at the same time. Both the vocal and the bina melody have a lot of vibrations." |
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| "caption": "The audio contains a female voice singing carnatic tones/melody over a shrutibox/drone sound. The audio quality is decent but contains a lot of white noise. It's assumed that this is an amateur recording. This song may be playing at a music teacher's home demonstrating scales to a student." |
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| "caption": "The low quality, mono recording features reverberant wooden toms, played after long silence, which makes it weird." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a raw innocent girl vocal singing over sloppy acoustic rhythm guitar chords. It sounds passionate and the recording is noisy and in mono." |
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| "caption": "This song contains a brass section playing a melody and a string section taking over with a melody. A harp is playing a melody in the background along with plucked celli. An upright bass is playing single notes along. A male voice is singing loud and with an opera technique. This song may be playing while watching an opera." |
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| "caption": "The Recording features a cover of a pop rock song and it consists of soft acoustic rhythm guitar located in the left channel and angelically harmonized mixed vocals singing on top of it. It sounds hopeful and emotional." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a rock song that consists of a melancholic male vocal singing over punchy kick and snare hits, shimmering ride cymbals, groovy bass guitar and acoustic rhythm guitar. It sounds emotional and heartfelt." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a live performance of a gospel song that consists of harmonizing vocals singing over acoustic rhythm guitar, groovy bass guitar, shimmering hi hats and punchy toms. It gives off happy and fun vibes." |
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| "caption": "This is a hip-hop dance music piece. There is a male vocalist who is singing in a flamboyant manner. There is an electric guitar playing the melody joined by a strong bass sound. There is a groovy, urban atmosphere. This piece can be used as an accompaniment piece in modern dancing courses." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004420.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a breathy reverberant flute melody played over a low sustained piano bass note in the background. It sounds mystical, calming and relaxing." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003429.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is a sinister Electronic instrumental. The tempo is medium with a claviharp melody and keyboard accompaniment with digital sounds and a menacing roar and grunt. The music is intense, sinister, scary, anticipating danger, menacing, mysterious and suspenseful." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a metal song that contains a flat male vocal, alongside harmonizing high pitched female vocal, singing over punchy kick and snare hits, shimmering hi hats, distorted bass guitar, mellow synth bells melody and groovy wide electric guitar riff. It sounds energetic, groovy, aggressive." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004641.wav", |
| "caption": "A synthesizer lead sound is being played loudly and not in tune with the background music that sounds like a folklore song. This song may be playing at home practicing." |
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| "caption": "This is a live recording of an italian song that is primarily played on the accordions. We have a male vocalist with a mature voice, who sings in a tone that feels a little bit sombre. The music itself has a romantic feeling to it." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a country song that contains harmonizing vocals singing over electric guitar solo melody, smooth bass guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, snappy rimshots, shimmering hi hats and soft kick hits. It sounds soulful, emotional and passionate." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features an accordion melody with some plastic tapping keys along the way. It sounds soulful and passionate and the recording is noisy." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004949.wav", |
| "caption": "This song is a duet sung in a two part harmony in a foreign language. The tempo is slow with a male voice chanting a call to which the response is this melodious harmony. The song is soothing, calming, delicate, charming and melodic. This could possibly be a religious ritual." |
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| "caption": "The track is an upbeat blues song that features falsetto and raspy male vocals. A drum kit plays an energetic and happy beat. A bass guitar follows the rhythm and adds a bouncy vibe to the song. The overall sound of the instruments is bright and happy. A guitar follows the bass and the drum kit." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003655.wav", |
| "caption": "Someone is playing a didgeridoo along with a percussive sound. You can hear people talking in the background. This is an amateur recording. This song may be played live by someone that is busking on the streets." |
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| "caption": "A male singer sings this reggae melody with a live audience. The song is medium tempo with a groovy drum rhythm, trumpet playing rhythmically, guitar playing accompaniment and a groovy bass line. The song is exciting and cheerful. The song is a modern reggae tune and played in both a live audience situation and studio recording quality." |
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| "caption": "This audio contains very strong deep percussive hits and a e-guitar sound also serving as bass. A male voice is singing with a little bit of reverb on his voice. In-between the breaks male voices are singing a melody. This song may be playing in an action movie." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001482.wav", |
| "caption": "An acoustic drum is playing a 3/3 groove along with a bass. Two e-guitars are playing melodie while one of the e-guitars is highly distorted and takes the lead with a loud and wild melody in the higher register. This song may be playing in a bar." |
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| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this enthusiastic hip-hop song. The tempo is medium fast with a lively keyboard harmony, slick drumming, subtle drumming, cymbals, synthesiser arrangements and enthusiastic vocal backup. The song is lively, spirited, youthful, passionate, emotional and persuasive. It talks about love, peace, freedom,harmony and kindness towards humankind. This song is a Reggae Fusion/ Hip-Hop song." |
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| "caption": "This audio contains people playing a melody in the higher register using violins and a viola. Some are playing the melody upwards while others are playing downwards. A cello or upright bass is providing a melody line in the lower register. This song may be playing during a classical concert." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a short snippet of flat male vocals, followed by steel guitar melodies. It sounds passionate, even though the recording is very noisy." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features an alternative rock song that consists of crushed snare hits, punchy kick, shimmering hi hats, groovy bass guitar, widely spread electric rhythm guitar and wide mellow synth pad, followed by some squeaky sound effects. It sounds groovy." |
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| "caption": "This music is a Jazz instrumental. The tempo is medium with a groovy bass one, smooth harmony on acoustic guitar and rim shots.The music is smooth, lively, informal, chill, ambient and atmospheric with the sound of musicians talking to each other." |
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| "caption": "This clip features a nursery rhyme. The singer plays the guitar and sings in a calm and gentle tone. The singer misses some notes on the guitar - playing with some mistakes. The quality of the audio recording is low." |
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| "caption": "The excerpt features three different songs stitched together like a collage. The first one lasts for a few seconds and features a male voice being accompanied by an acoustic guitar, drums, electric guitar and bass. The second one lasts for one second and features a male voice accompanied by drums, bass guitar and electric guitar. After a silence that lasts for a few seconds the third piece of the collage features a male voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar." |
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| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this lilting melody. The tempo is medium with keyboard harmony, groovy bass line, steady drumming and mandolin harmony. The song is emotional, romantic, soulful, sentimental and soothing. This song is Regional Pop," |
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| "caption": "This is an instrumental progressive/math rock piece. The electric guitar is playing a complex solo with rapid procession of notes using the tapping technique. There is a reverberating piano sample in the background. The atmosphere is trippy. This piece can be used in the soundtrack of a video game that takes place in outer space." |
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| "caption": "This is a post-grunge/pop punk music piece. There is a male vocalist singing melodically in the lead. The main melody is being played by the electric guitar in the major key with the bass guitar backing it. The rhythmic background consists of an acoustic drum beat. The atmosphere is energetic and cheerful. This piece could be used in the soundtrack of a comedy TV series as the opening theme." |
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| "caption": "This audio clip features a drum kit being played. A stick count is played in the beginning followed by the beat in eighth note pattern. The closed hi-hat, snare and kick are played in eight notes. There are no other instruments in this song. There are no voices in this song. This song can be played in a drum instruction video." |
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| "caption": "This music is a grim instrumental. The tempo is slow with a sombre electric guitar melody with atmospheric synthesiser and mood digital drums. The music is serious, intense, melancholy, pensive, cheerless, sinister and dark." |
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| "caption": "This is a meditation music piece. There is an ambient synth sound playing very faint notes. There are natural sounds that can be heard in the piece such as the water flowing and the crickets chirping. The atmosphere of the piece is relaxing and soothing. The piece would suit perfectly as background music for a meditation video. It could also be playing in the background at spas and wellness centers." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a dubstep song that consists of buzzy, manic synth bass, punchy kick, slapping claps and high pitched laser riser. At the end of the loop, there is a short snippet of a much calmer section that consists of mellow claps, stuttering hi hats and arpeggiated dark piano melody. Overall it sounds aggressive and energetic." |
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| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this lively Latino song. The tempo is fast with an animated piano accompaniment, bright trumpets, energetic and rhythmic drumming, groovy bass and keyboard. The song is energetic, lively, buoyant, bouncy, vibrant and vivacious with a dance groove. This song is Latin Pop." |
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| "caption": "This music is instrumental. His tempo is fast with a lively ukelele rhythm, melodious harp harmony and shaker beats with male vocalisation. This clip is the beginning of a song with latin music influences. The music is a lively, spirited, happy, cheerful, warm, energetic latin folk song." |
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| "caption": "This is a live recording of a quartet. The group consists of upright bass, cello, acoustic guitar and flute. The instrumental has a pop feel to it, with the flute playing the melody." |
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| "caption": "A synth pad is playing an evolving drone chord along with some glittering sounds. In the background of the recording you can hear wind, running and birds chirping. The whole scenario sounds calming and meditative. This song may be playing for a documentary." |
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| "caption": "This is a sound effect showcase recording. A bunch of different effects are applied to what is sounding similar to a sine wave. The sounds are robotic and bizarre. Certain parts of the recording can be lifted from the recording to be used as FX samples." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features a shofar horn siren. It is so loud that the audio is distorting. The recording itself is a bit noisy." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001250.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a reggae song that consists of wide harmonizing low male vocals singing over groovy bass, muffled snare, shimmering hi hats, tinny percussive elements and offbeat piano chords. The recording is noisy and it sounds easygoing and chill." |
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| "caption": "The low quality recording features an advertisement that consists of camera shuttering effects and high pitched down sweeps, followed by arpeggiated strings melody, orchestra percussions and synth sound effects playing in the background. It sounds exciting and epic." |
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| "caption": "This song features sounds from a game. A groovy bassline is played. This is accompanied by percussion playing a simple rhythm. A violin fill is played in the background. Quirky sounds are played in the foreground depicting some actions like jumping and crossing game levels. Birds can be heard chirping in the background. There is the sound of a waterfall toward the end of the clip. Bubble bursting sounds are played when the character collects some rewards. There are no lyrics in this song and no words being sung." |
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| "caption": "This is a pop punk music piece. The male vocals are singing melodically. Initially, there is a clean sounding electric guitar playing the main melody. Then, a rising pattern starts to play and the distorted electric guitar takes the place of the clean electric guitar. The bass guitar is playing in the background. The rhythm is provided by an upbeat acoustic drum beat. The atmosphere is hard-hitting. This piece can be used in the soundtrack of a teenage drama as the opening theme." |
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| "caption": "This epic song features a pulsating synth playing in eighth notes in the background. The clip starts with a crash cymbal being struck. A flute plays a melody and an angelic voice sings the same melody using vocables. A bass drum alternates between one stroke and two strokes played at alternate counts of each bar. This song has an epic feel. The mood is motivational. This song can be played in a slow motion clip of an athlete winning a race." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003593.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a home recording of two electric guitar players jamming some random rock/metal tunes. It is a dated amateur recording so the quality is quite poor. The electric guitars have a distortion effect that gives them a crunchy sound. The sound is hard-hitting, but the atmosphere feels spontaneous and random. Parts of this recording could be lifted as distorted electric guitar samples to be used in beat-making." |
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| "caption": "This song is a Sitar instrumental. The tempo is slow with a beautiful violin orchestra accompaniment and keyboard harmony. This is an indo western piece with the musician playing a mellifluous lead on a sitar accompanied with a harmonic violin composition. The medley is ethereal, beautiful, peaceful, serene , calming, soothing, pleasing and ethereal." |
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| "caption": "This music is instrumental. There is no instrumentation. The clip starts with white noise and static and ends with the sound of a bell ringing. There are some ambient sounds in the background like bird chirping and flicking." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004578.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains someone playing an acoustic guitar fingerstyle. An upright bass is playing a line in the background. This song may be playing guitar to someone." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002664.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a live performance of a ballad song that consists of passionate male vocal singing over a mellow piano melody. It sounds soft, emotional, sad and heartfelt." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002219.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is a ukelele instrumental. The tempo is medium with the sound of a bee buzzing and an animated sound followed by a dialogue between two men in a foreign language. The music is mellow, soft and simple like it's meant for children." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003027.wav", |
| "caption": "This audio contains a string instrument playing a melody with a bow in the higher mid range. Someone is picking a harp while strings are playing long notes in the background. A deep and low bass is also almost serving as a soft kick hit. A flute is playing a short melody with a lot of reverb at the end. This song may be playing while doing qigong." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004833.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a comedy music piece in the style of a Christmas song. It is an instrumental piece. There is a rhythmic background that is composed of percussive elements. The sleigh bells can be heard very distinctively. The melody is played by a lute in a slightly out-of-sync manner while a tuba is playing the bass line. The piece has a tongue-in-cheek feel to it. This piece could fit well in the soundtrack of a Christmas-themed comedy movie." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004999.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a chiptune melody playing with whistling and car honking sound effects along with it. It sounds very noisy and thin, like it was recorded with a phone." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002817.wav", |
| "caption": "This rock song features a guitar solo played on a guitar with heavy distortion. The solo starts off with high pitch notes being played. This is followed by a dive bomb using the whammy bar. The guitar then plays a descending lick followed by scratch harmonics and another descending run. This is accompanied by percussion playing a powerful rock beat in common time. The bass plays the root notes of the chords. Another distortion guitar plays power chords to back the lead guitar. There are no voices in this song. This song can be used in a car chase sequence in a movie." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004552.wav", |
| "caption": "A male beatboxer creates a cool groove with animated sounds like grunting and mouth percussion. The song is medium tempo with no other instrumentation. The song is energetic and passionate. The song has bad audio quality." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001844.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a live recording of a blues piece being played by a guitarist. The audio recording is vintage and the quality could be improved. The guitarist plays an intricate finger picked piece with slides embedded between the plucked notes." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001644.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a flat male vocal singing over groovy bass, brass melody, punchy snare and shimmering hi hats. The recording is messy, noisy, distorted and in mono, vintage as it is probably old." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000300.wav", |
| "caption": "This song contains digital drums with a deep low kick sound, a sharp hi hat and a loud bellsound with its own rhythm. A synthesizer is playing a lead sound in the mid range before jumping up an octave after a male scratched vocal sample is being played. This song may be playing in a club." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001605.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a deep house piece. There is a repeating female vocal sample playing while the keyboard and bells are carrying the melody playing the same two chords repeatedly. There is also a nice sound effect. The electronic drum beat is in a crescendo movement creating a hyped-up atmosphere. A male vocal uttering a few words can be heard later on. The piece has a danceable but chill aura to it. It could be used at house parties, dance clubs and tourism advertisements." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003176.wav", |
| "caption": "The Country song features a soft female vocal singing over repetitive arpeggiated acoustic guitar melody. It sounds heartfelt, emotional, passionate and hopeful, like something you would listen to when having a tough time." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004215.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a live performance of a rock music piece. There are male vocals singing melodically. The electric guitar is playing the main tune. The bass guitar is playing a simple bass line. In the rhythmic background, there is a simple acoustic drum beat. The atmosphere is cheerful. This piece can be used in the soundtrack of a feelgood TV series during the credits." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001528.wav", |
| "caption": "This song sounds sensual, slightly erotic. The female voice is singing in the mid range and with delay and reverb on her voice. The bass is playing long notes with little changes. The drums are playing a rather complex groove. An e-guitar is playing single notes contributing to the rhythm while another guitar is playing an almost looped melody on top. This guitar has some effect on it and it sounds sensual and provocative. Synthesizer hits and keys are adding more little elements that are panned to the left and right side of the speakers. This is a very rhythmic song with its harmonic elements. This song may be playing at a nightclub for adults." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003067.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a world music piece in the style of Celtic folk music. There is a female vocalist singing gently and melodically. There is an airy strings section creating a relaxing atmosphere while the piano plays a mellow arpeggio. The atmosphere is soothing. This piece could be used during the vivid scenery shots of a movie that takes place in the middle of nature." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000003187.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The song is in medium tempo with various Latin percussions playing syncopated rhythms and an organ playing accompaniment. The song is a Latin Jazz tune with a definite dance rhythm. The audio quality is mediocre." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001705.wav", |
| "caption": "This slow jazz song features a female voice. This is accompanied by an acoustic guitar playing chords. A keyboard plays a fills using a xylophone-like tone. The bass plays the root notes of the chords. Finger snaps are played in some spaces between lines. A shaker provides the percussion for this song. The song features a jazz chord progression providing some complexity to this song. The mood of this song is romantic. This song can be played in a romantic movie." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001079.wav", |
| "caption": "Cheery, upbeat Latin music featuring a lively male singer, busy percussion including hand percussion like bongos and congas as well as cowbell and more. String bass plays a syncopated tumbao rhythm while a brass section accompanies a trombone." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000002230.wav", |
| "caption": "The recording features a brass quartet playing in a reverberant space. It consists of synchronized trombone melody and it sounds passionate, epic and powerful." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000002397.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is an instrumental tolled by a guitarist introducing the lesson. The tempo is slow, a guitar playing gently with feedback buzz noise. The song is relaxing but has poor audio quality with a feedback noise." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004013.wav", |
| "caption": "Female singers sing in funny animated vocals. The song is medium tempo with a groovy bass line, keyboard accompaniment, arpeggiated harmony tones and steady drumming rhythm. The song is cheerful and energetic. The audio quality is average." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000005020.wav", |
| "caption": "The music is purely instrumental and it features a 12-string acoustic guitar playing the same note over and over. Since it's a 12-string guitar the note can be heard played twice really fast. I guess a better name would be tuning instead of melody, because it sounds as if the guitarist is trying to tune the 2 strings to play the same note together." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000002616.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is instrumental. The tempo is fast with vigorous electric guitar feedback, hard hitting drums, amplified keyboard harmony and bass guitar. The music is loud, aggressive, boisterous, vital, persistent and high-powered. This music is a Heavy Metal Instrumental." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000004002.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a cover of a rock song and it consists of an electric guitar feedback playing over a live performance instrumental that has crowd cheering, crowd clapping noises, smooth bass guitar, repetitive synth bells melody, punchy snare and kick hits and shimmering tambourine. It sounds emotional and easygoing." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001977.wav", |
| "caption": "The excerpt features fighting sounds in the foreground, even fire sounds. In the background a tense music is being played by horns and accompanied by strings. It sounds as if the audio recording is of someone playing a game." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000000339.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The song is medium tempo with a sitar playing solo, tabla playing percussively and other Indian percussion instruments. The song is emotional and poignant. The audio quality is very ordinary." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001143.wav", |
| "caption": "This symphonic song features a melody played on a cello. This is accompanied by violins playing in the background. It starts off as a slow tempo song. After a brief pause, the instruments play staccato notes at a faster tempo. There is no percussion in this song. There are no voices in this song. This is a classical instrumental piece. This song can be played in a luxury watch advertisement." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000004632.wav", |
| "caption": "This pop rock song features a guitar riff being played. This guitar has a chorus effect added to the sound. Another guitar plays one chord in a three stroke grouping. The bass plays only one note throughout the song. This is accompanied by percussion playing a simple beat in common time. There are no voices in this song. This is an instrumental song. This song can be played in a movie with sports as the focus." |
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| "wav": "val/Y0000001936.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a drum & bass electronic music piece. There is no singer. There is a strong and fuzzy feeling bass sound. The rhythmic background consists of a loud and high tempo electronic drum beat. The atmosphere is modern and energetic. This piece could be playing at a nightclub or a dance club." |
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| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000002316.wav", |
| "caption": "This song features three trombones playing different parts. One trombone plays the bass part. A second trombone outlines the chords being played. The third trombone plays the main melody. There are no other instruments in this song. There are no voices in this song. This is an instrumental song. The mood of this song is motivational. The song can be played in an adventure movie just before the adventure begins." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003657.wav", |
| "caption": "A male vocalist sings this energetic song. The tempo is fast with accordion harmony, funky bass lines, vigorous drumming,rhythmic acoustic guitar and keyboard harmony. The audio is muffled making it difficult to hear the other elements in the song. This song is a live performance as there are sounds of clapping, cheering and people murmuring. This song is a vibrant,vivacious,bright, punchy, and energetic Pop." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000004867.wav", |
| "caption": "Here we have several standing crystal bells being played. They produce a sustained, ringing, high pitched frequency that would be suitable for meditative and relaxed environments. The woman sings a short, open-mouthed melody." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001067.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a live performance classical music piece played by a chamber orchestra. It is in the style of a tarantella, which is a genre of Italian folk music. The strings section is playing the melody with a cello as the lead. The atmosphere is lively and elegant. It could be used in the soundtrack of a movie especially during a scene involving a pursuit, a face-off or a duel." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003318.wav", |
| "caption": "This country song features a female voice singing the main melody. Another female voice sings backing vocals in harmony with the main voice. This is accompanied by percussion playing a simple beat in common time. A guitar strums chords. The bass plays the root notes of the chords. After the voices pause, a guitar solo is played in a repetitive pattern. The mood of this song is romantic. Other instruments cannot be heard due to low quality of audio. This song can be played in a romantic movie." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000004929.wav", |
| "caption": "This is a classical music piece performed on a baritone saxophone. The tone of the baritone saxophone resembles a cello sound. There is a tender feel to the melody being played. The atmosphere is heart-touching. This piece would fit perfectly in the soundtrack of a documentary with serene scenes such as a birdlife documentary." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003528.wav", |
| "caption": "This clip features a heavenly sounding harp. The piece is arpeggio driven and elicits a feeling of tranquility and peace. The harp is full bodied and the instrumentalist balances the high tones with a deep bass sound." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000004615.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a rock song that consists of groovy electric guitar chord progression, smooth bass guitar, punchy snare and kick hits, shimmering hi hats and flat female vocals singing over it. At the end of the first half of the loop, there is a short snare roll alongside glissando organ keys melody, sliding perfectly into the next section, which begins with the energetic crash hit. It sounds energetic, groovy, and kind of vintage and warm, since it really sounds old - especially because the song is in mono." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000907.wav", |
| "caption": "The low quality recording features a live performance of an Alternative/Indie song and it consists flat male vocal singing over electric guitar chord progression, thin, but groovy bass guitar, punchy kick and snare hits, soft rimshots, soft crash cymbal, shimmering hi hats and a drum break. It sounds energetic, groovy and addictive, due to the cadence." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003576.wav", |
| "caption": "Someone is playing a melody on acoustic guitar and then continues strumming chords along with a soft e-bass playing a melody along. These two instruments are panned on to the left and the other to the right side of the speakers. A male voice is sitting in-between singing in a higher pitch. This song may be playing in a movie scene of someone being in the countryside." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000335.wav", |
| "caption": "This music is a live instrumental.The music is medium tempo with a dominant piano accompaniment, keyboard harmony, bright drumming, funky bass line, congas rhythm and tambourine beats. The music is a live performance as there are ambient background sounds of people talking and laughing." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003237.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is a pop band instrumental groove for an amateur home video recording. The song is medium tempo with a steady drumming rhythm, guitar lead, cowbell percussion, a percussive bass line and grunge keyboard harmony tones. The song is exciting and unimpressive like a background music track for an amateur skater video. The song is a mix of a retro pop instrumental and ambient Street noises." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000000089.wav", |
| "caption": "The Romance song features an electric guitar lick, low toms roll and soft crash cymbal, followed by emotional piano chord progression and wide background crowd screams, as the passionate male vocal sings over it. Judging by the crowd sound effect, it seems that this is a live performance. Sounds emotional, passionate, heartfelt and romantic." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000003820.wav", |
| "caption": "A phone ring interrupts the song then a male voice is singing along to a digital drum with a strong clapping sound and a funky bassline. This song may be playing while wearing headphones while enjoying yourself." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000002072.wav", |
| "caption": "The song is an instrumental. The song is medium tempo with a percussionist playing a delightful melody on the steel drums with a steady drum rhythm and a percussive bass line. The song is cheerful and has a life message of being happy. The song audio quality is poor." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001457.wav", |
| "caption": "A synth lead is playing a high pitched melody along with a piano playing chords. The piano has some delay and in the background you can hear a thin synth pad rising in volume with all the other instruments. This song may be playing in a club." |
| }, |
| { |
| "wav": "val/Y0000001708.wav", |
| "caption": "A male voice is singing along to a fast paced reggae instrumental. The drums are playing a reggae-groove along with a harmonica on the offbeat. Two e-guitars are playing a single note melody. Both are following the bassline adding harmonies. A saxophone is adding a little melody after every end of a phrase. The male voice is singing in the mid-range and sounds doubled. Some of the instruments are panned to the left and right side of the speakers. This song may be playing at a local bar." |
| } |
| ] |
| } |