ITI8730-2023-DM-Final-Project

Prerequisites

Before running the project, ensure you have ffmpeg installed on your machine. You can install ffmpeg by following the instructions on the official ffmpeg website.

Dataset

This project uses the GTZAN dataset for music genre classification.

Downloading and Preparing the Dataset

1. Download the Dataset:
   Download the GTZAN dataset from the following links:

   • Kaggle
   • Hugging Face

2. Place the Dataset in the Data Folder:
   After downloading, extract the dataset and place it in the data/ folder in the root directory of this project.

3. Converting to WAV Format:
   To convert the dataset to WAV files, run the convert_to_wav.sh script located in the root directory:

   chmod +x convert_to_wav.sh
   ./convert_to_wav.sh