metadata
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- audio-classification
- text-to-audio
language:
- en
tags:
- audio
- sound-effects
- background-noise
- synthetic
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: train.tar
Background Sounds
A collection of over 1000 realistic background audio files generated using stabilityai/stable-audio-3-small-sfx, structured around the taxonomy from the agentlans/public-announcements dataset.
Dataset Specifications
- Volume: Normalized to -20 dB RMS
- Duration: 1 minute per sample
- Volume per Scenario: 10 audio samples per scenario type
- File Format: MP3
Structure
The files are stored in train.tar in WebDataset format.
CIV-001_161555.json
CIV-001_161555.mp3
CIV-001_298343.json
CIV-001_298343.mp3
CIV-001_440241.json
CIV-001_440241.mp3
CIV-001_451839.json
CIV-001_451839.mp3
CIV-001_495812.json
CIV-001_495812.mp3
...
Example JSON file:
{
"scenario_id": "CIV-001",
"location": "Municipal service centre",
"location_subtype": "Ticketed service hall"
}
Limitations & Known Issues
- Generation Artifacts: Some audio files may contain synthetic artifacts or looping anomalies typical of text-to-audio generation models.
- Acoustic Analysis: This dataset has not undergone deep acoustic analysis, filtering, or manual quality control beyond automated loudness normalization.
Licence & Disclaimer
This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) license.
Note: Users are advised to review and comply with the underlying licensing terms of the generation models (such as Stability AI's terms) and any associated dependencies before downstream or commercial deployment.