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CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

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Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

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post #7

I do kinda want to download those so I can screw with our cats.

nah try this instead. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=videos+for+cats...

That may be harder to automate with a Raspberry Pi

Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

#22
post #10

This reminds me of some people working on a cat translator[0] The paper this dataset links to [1] seems to be using statistical techniques to compare spectrograms of meows, something that seems pretty easy with fastaudio[2]. [0]: https://github.com/FrogBoss74/RealCatTranslator [1]: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/8/543 [2]: https://github.com/fastaudio/fastaudio

Having a cat, I have worked out a sophisticated translation lookup table: cat[] = meow meow meow meow meow translation[] = feedme feedme feedme feedme feedme So far, it is 100% accurate.

In my case here it means either : feed me , pet me or play with this toy with me . I have to try these options to know what it really means.

Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

#23
post #9

Black Mirror thought: Given the popularity of cats and that things like buzz pollination exist, it would be interesting to see if these sounds affect human behavior in some meaningful way.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2009/07/cat-purrs-evoke-baby...

Exactly! What else?

Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

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post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having a cat, I have worked out a sophisticated translation lookup table: cat[] = meow meow meow meow meow translation[] = feedme feedme feedme feedme feedme So far, it is 100% accurate.

In my case here it means either : feed me , pet me or play with this toy with me . I have to try these options to know what it really means.

There's also: Let me outside and let me inside. My mistake was putting the food bowl beside the back door so I have to guess which one it is, food or out.

Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

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post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my case here it means either : feed me , pet me or play with this toy with me . I have to try these options to know what it really means.

There's also: Let me outside and let me inside. My mistake was putting the food bowl beside the back door so I have to guess which one it is, food or out.

Well, with my cat in the childhood the translation was easy. Two meows (probably learned from "mama" = mom) meant that the cat wants attention from my mother. A single long meow meant that the cat wants to walk outside (well, this was specifically trained by meowing at the cat at appropriate times). A short meow meant either food or play, depending on the room where the cat is in.

Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's also: Let me outside and let me inside. My mistake was putting the food bowl beside the back door so I have to guess which one it is, food or out.

Well, with my cat in the childhood the translation was easy. Two meows (probably learned from "mama" = mom) meant that the cat wants attention from my mother. A single long meow meant that the cat wants to walk outside (well, this was specifically trained by meowing at the cat at appropriate times). A short meow meant either food or play, depending on the room where the cat is in.

> (well, this was specifically trained by meowing at the cat at appropriate times).

You meowed at your cat when you wanted to walk outside?

Re: CatMeows: A Publicly-Available Dataset of Cat Vocalizations (2020)

#29
post #10

This reminds me of some people working on a cat translator[0] The paper this dataset links to [1] seems to be using statistical techniques to compare spectrograms of meows, something that seems pretty easy with fastaudio[2]. [0]: https://github.com/FrogBoss74/RealCatTranslator [1]: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/8/543 [2]: https://github.com/fastaudio/fastaudio

Having a cat, I have worked out a sophisticated translation lookup table: cat[] = meow meow meow meow meow translation[] = feedme feedme feedme feedme feedme So far, it is 100% accurate.

I need an app that can tell me when my cat has had enough pettings to alert me before he flips over and latches on to my arm and kicks layers of my skin off.

That app would make a FORTUNE!

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