BASS-dB: the Blind Audio Source Separation evaluation database
Multitrack recordings
This page lists the full multitrack recordings available for download in MP3 VBR format.
MP3 files can be loaded into MATLAB using the mp3read utility.

Anabelle Lee
Author: Alex Q (cleaned by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: metal
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 6 min 11 s
Number of tracks: 10
Track labels: 2 acoustic guitars, 2 electric guitars, bass guitar, 2 distorted guitars, drums (stereo), tin whistle, vocals
Download (size 22.1 MB)

Blue backdrop
Author: Brian Smith
Genre: trip hop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Number of tracks: 8
Track labels: piano chords, piano arpeggios, bass, guitar, burbles keyboard, bottle pad keyboard, feedback keyboard, wah fifths keyboard
Download (size 4.9 MB)

Buried in sand
Author: Alex Q (clean tracks and mono mix by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: folk
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 50 s
Number of tracks: 3
Track labels: acoustic guitar, 2 tin whistles
Download (size 1.5 MB)

Carol of the bells
Author: Alex Q (cleaned by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: metal
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 55 s
Number of tracks: 4
Track labels: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums (stereo)
Download (size 2.3 MB)

Dreams
Author: Another Dreamer
Genre: acoustic pop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0
Duration: 3 min 30 s
Number of tracks: 6
Track labels: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboard (stereo), bass, drums (stereo), vocals (stereo)
Download (size 10.8 MB)

Freedom fries
Author: Another Dreamer
Genre: acoustic pop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Number of tracks: 5
Track labels: rhythm guitar, guitar bassline, guitar riffs, drums (stereo), vocals
Download (size 6.3 MB)

Glamorama
Author: Alex Q (cleaned by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: metal
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 4 min 33 s
Number of tracks: 7
Track labels: lead guitar, 2 harmony guitars, 2 rhythm guitars, bass guitar, amiga drums (stereo)
Download (size 11.6 MB)

Jiggly
Author: Alex Q (cleaned by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: metal
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 3 min 13 s
Number of tracks: 4
Track labels: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, drums (stereo)
Download (size 8.4 MB)

Life as a disturbed infobeing
Author: Another Dreamer
Genre: acoustic pop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0
Duration: 3 min 26 s
Number of tracks: 8
Track labels: 3 guitars, guitar riff, bass, drums (stereo), keyboards, vocals
Download (size 10.1 MB)

Mix tape
Author: Jim's Big Ego
Genre: pop rock
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0
Duration: 3 min 03 s
Number of tracks: 12
Track labels: 2 guitars, bass, lead vocals, 2 back vocals, 2 drums overheads, kick drum, snare drum, shaker, lead vocals, 2 back vocals
Comments: bass, kick drum and snare drum tracks contain interferences from other sources, back vocals tracks contain two sources but no interferences
Download (size 13.1 MB)

Natmin
Author: Mister Mouse
Genre: electro
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Number of tracks: 6
Track labels: lead guitar (stereo), 2 rhythm guitars (stereo), synth bass (stereo), synth lead (stereo), drums (stereo)
Download (size 8 MB)

No more work
Author: Espi Twelve
Genre: hip hop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 5 min 30 s
Number of tracks: 4
Track labels: vocal scratch (stereo), drums (stereo), main sounds (stereo), other sounds (stereo)
Comments: all tracks except drums contain several sources (at different positions in the stereo space), but no interferences from other tracks
Download (size 14.2 MB)

Parting friends
Author: Emily Hurst and Luke Stodola
Genre: traditional a cappella
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0
Duration: 2 min 00 s
Number of tracks: 2
Track labels: 2 voices
Download (size 3 MB)

Scenaric
Author: Alex Q (cleaned by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: folk
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 2 min 27 s
Number of tracks: 10
Track labels: lead guitar, 2 acoustic guitars, distorted guitar, 2 guitar solos, bass guitar, bongos, 2 vocals
Download (size 8.2 MB)

Styltriady
Author: Mokamed
Genre: electronic
License: free
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Number of tracks: 13
Track labels: various electronic sounds (all stereo)
Comments: most tracks contain several sources (at different positions in the stereo space), but no interferences from other tracks
Download (size 9.5 MB)

Sun under shadows
Author: Espi Twelve
Genre: hip hop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 4 min 39 s
Number of tracks: 5
Track labels: bass and piano (stereo), hihat and synth (stereo), drums (stereo), scratches (stereo), sounds (stereo)
Comments: all tracks except drums contain several sources (at different positions in the stereo space), but no interferences from other tracks
Download (size 12.6 MB)

The ones we love
Author: Another Dreamer
Genre: acoustic pop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0
Duration: 3 min 25 s
Number of tracks: 6
Track labels: lead guitar, 2 guitar riffs, bass, drums (stereo), vocals (stereo)
Download (size 9.4 MB)

The world is under attack
Author: Carl Leth
Genre: techno
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0
Duration: 5 min 10 s
Number of tracks: 12
Track labels: drum loop, kick and snare drums, electric guitar, piano loop, melody piano, muted melodic piano, other piano (stereo), synth bass (stereo), synth bass, 2 synth voices, speech samples (stereo)
Download (size 15.4 MB)

We weren't there
Author: Another Dreamer
Genre: acoustic pop
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Number of tracks: 6
Track labels: lead guitar, 2 guitar riffs, bass, drums (stereo), vocals (stereo)
Download (size 5.9 MB)

Wreck
Author: Alex Q (cleaned by Emmanuel Vincent)
Genre: metal
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0
Duration: 4 min 53 s
Number of tracks: 8
Track labels: lead guitar, 2 rhythm guitars, bass guitar, drums, lead vocals, 2 chorus vocals
Download (size 15.1 MB)