Audio Expert

Role Responsibilities

• Transcribe polyphonic musical recordings into structured notation.
• Distinguish soprano, alto, tenor, and bass lines from a mono mix.
• Identify pitches, onsets, durations, rests, and re-articulations.
• Quantize events to the correct rhythmic grid.
• Apply accurate key signatures, accidentals, and enharmonic spelling.
• Generate or manipulate MusicXML.
• Use Python to inspect audio, analyze spectral information, and automate parts of the transcription workflow.
• Validate transcriptions through musical review, structured checks, or resynthesis.

Requirements

• Strong Python programming ability.
• Advanced ear training and polyphonic music-transcription ability.
• Strong understanding of harmony, rhythm, voice leading, and standard notation.
• Experience with SATB music, choral arranging, score preparation, or a closely related form of polyphonic transcription.
• Relevant tools may include librosa, NumPy, SciPy, music21, Essentia, pretty_midi, MuseScore, or other audio-analysis and notation software.