# An open dataset for research on audio field recording archives: freefield1010

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.5275 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1309.5275/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 20 Sep 2013.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We introduce a free and open dataset of 7690 audio clips sampled from the field-recording tag in the Freesound audio archive. The dataset is designed for use in research related to data mining in audio archives of field recordings / soundscapes. Audio is standardised, and audio and metadata are Creative Commons licensed. We describe the data preparation process, characterise the dataset descriptively, and illustrate its use through an auto-tagging experiment.