Virtual Music Guide For Beginners Using MATLAB and DSP Kit

1,2,3Students, Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engg, MIT College of Engg, Pune, Maharashtra, India 4Head of the Department, Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engg, MIT College of Engg, Pune, Maharashtra, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The paper proposes a system which aims at guiding the music enthusiasts in learning the basics of Indian classical music through instrument playing. Generally, a physical instructor is required for teaching the instruments to a beginner; this project aims at eliminating this need and makes the process hassle free and independent of guide. The basic idea of project is that it exploits the fact that each Raag is associated with certain frequency and this frequency is processed further, to achieve the objective. It also notifies the user if he goes wrong according to the laws of Indian Classical Music in his practice sessions. The musical notes played by the user are nothing but the frequencies or the pitch to be extracted and processed. As the project involves intensive audio processing, DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Kit is used as hardware component, while for software assistance MATLAB is used.