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TimeCues Studio: Free open-source tool for music annotation released

TimeCues Studio is a new, free, and open-source web application designed for annotating music structure. Developed as part of PhD research for ACM Multimedia 2026, the tool allows users to mark sections, cues, riffs, and lyrics on a beat-locked timeline. It also facilitates the comparison of music analysis algorithms against user-generated annotations and supports team collaboration, with exports available in formats like Audacity labels, MIDI, and JSON. AI

IMPACT Provides a specialized tool for music data annotation, potentially aiding the development of AI models for music analysis and synchronization.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new open-source software tool for a specific niche application (music annotation).

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TimeCues Studio: Free open-source tool for music annotation released

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    ACM Multimedia 2026: TimeCues Studio - a free, open-source tool for annotating music structure [R]

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