GAPS

dataset·guitar audio score alignment·active

Classical-guitar audio, scores and high-resolution MIDI alignments for transcription research.

Recorded facts

Official site	https://zenodo.org/records/17152440 ↗
Geography	United Kingdom
doi	10.5281/zenodo.17152440
size	tracks: 300 · performers: over 200 · duration hours: 14
scope	Real-world classical guitar transcription with performance video and aligned scores.
genres	classical guitar; some flamenco
steward	Queen Mary University of London
creators	Xavier Riley; Zixun Guo; Drew Edwards; Simon Dixon
versions	Zenodo no-audio release; recommended Hugging Face release
languages	not_applicable
modalities	audio; MIDI; MusicXML scores; video links; metadata
geographies	Global
access method	Recommended Hugging Face version; archival Zenodo metadata-only package remains available.
intended uses	guitar transcription; zero-shot transcription evaluation
related papers	GAPS: A Large and Diverse Classical Guitar Dataset and Benchmark Transcription Model
annotation method	High-resolution note-level MIDI aligned to performance audio and scores.
collection method	Freely available performance audio and scores collected across diverse recording conditions.
provenance claims	Zenodo release links YouTube audio/video; newer Hugging Face release includes audio and fixes an identifier bug.
current availability	Available; steward recommends newer Hugging Face release.
us market scope basis	Publicly available or materially used in US-facing music/audio-AI research.
limitations biases disputes	Zenodo release omits audio and depends on external URLs.; A case-sensitivity identifier bug was fixed in the newer release.
related models tools benchmarks	GuitarSet
corrections withdrawals replacements access changes	Use the newer Hugging Face version; it adds audio and fixes Soundslice identifier case sensitivity.