Are you really listening? Boosting Perceptual Awareness in Music-QA Benchmarks

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Main Authors:	Zang, Yongyi, O'Brien, Sean, Berg-Kirkpatrick, Taylor, McAuley, Julian, Novack, Zachary
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Sound
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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