Mel-frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC)

Mel-frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) are features used in audio processing to represent the characteristics of sounds, particularly speech and music. They mimic the way human ears perceive different frequencies, emphasizing sounds that are more relevant to human hearing. By breaking down audio signals into these coefficients, machines can effectively analyze and recognize patterns in the sounds, making MFCC useful in applications like speech recognition and music classification. Essentially, they provide a compact summary of sound that helps computers understand auditory information similar to how we do.