subset

Create datastore with subset of files

Syntax

ADSsubset = subset(ADS,indices)

Description

ADSsubset = subset(ADS,indices) returns an audio datastore, ADSsubset, which contains a subset of the files in ADS.

Examples

Create Datastore with Subset Based on File Name

subset creates an audio datastore containing a subset of the files of the original datastore.

Specify the file path to the audio samples included with Audio Toolbox™. Create an audio datastore that points to the specified folder.

folder = fullfile(matlabroot,'toolbox','audio','samples');
ADS = audioDatastore(folder)

ADS = 
  audioDatastore with properties:

                       Files: {
                              ' .../build/matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/Ambiance-16-44p1-mono-12secs.wav';
                              ' .../matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/AudioArray-16-16-4channels-20secs.wav';
                              ' .../toolbox/audio/samples/ChurchImpulseResponse-16-44p1-mono-5secs.wav'
                               ... and 26 more
                              }
    AlternateFileSystemRoots: {}
              OutputDataType: 'double'
                      Labels: {}

Create a logical vector indicating whether the file names in the audio datastore contain 'Guitar'.

fileContainsGuitar = cellfun(@(c)contains(c,'Guitar'),ADS.Files)

fileContainsGuitar = 29x1 logical array

   0
   0
   0
   0
   0
   0
   0
   0
   0
   0
      ⋮

Call subset with the audio datastore and the indices corresponding to the files you want create a new audio datastore from.

ADSsubset = subset(ADS,fileContainsGuitar)

ADSsubset = 
  audioDatastore with properties:

                       Files: {
                              ' .../matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/RockGuitar-16-44p1-stereo-72secs.wav';
                              ' .../matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/RockGuitar-16-96-stereo-72secs.flac';
                              ' .../build/matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/SoftGuitar-44p1_mono-10mins.ogg'
                              }
    AlternateFileSystemRoots: {}
              OutputDataType: 'double'
                      Labels: {}

Create Datastore with Every Other File

Specify the file path to the audio samples included with Audio Toolbox™. Create an audio datastore that points to the specified folder.

folder = fullfile(matlabroot,'toolbox','audio','samples');
ADS = audioDatastore(folder)

ADS = 
  audioDatastore with properties:

                       Files: {
                              ' .../build/matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/Ambiance-16-44p1-mono-12secs.wav';
                              ' .../matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/AudioArray-16-16-4channels-20secs.wav';
                              ' .../toolbox/audio/samples/ChurchImpulseResponse-16-44p1-mono-5secs.wav'
                               ... and 26 more
                              }
    AlternateFileSystemRoots: {}
              OutputDataType: 'double'
                      Labels: {}

Create an audio datastore containing every other file of the original datastore.

indices = 1:2:numel(ADS.Files);
ADSsubset = subset(ADS,indices)

ADSsubset = 
  audioDatastore with properties:

                       Files: {
                              ' .../build/matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/Ambiance-16-44p1-mono-12secs.wav';
                              ' .../toolbox/audio/samples/ChurchImpulseResponse-16-44p1-mono-5secs.wav';
                              ' .../build/matlab/toolbox/audio/samples/Counting-16-44p1-mono-15secs.wav'
                               ... and 12 more
                              }
    AlternateFileSystemRoots: {}
              OutputDataType: 'double'
                      Labels: {}

Input Arguments

ADS — Audio datastore

audioDatastore object

Specify ADS as an audioDatastore object.

indices — Indices of files for subset

vector of indices | logical vector

Specify indicies as:

• A vector containing the indices of files to be included in ADSsubset.

• A logical vector the same length as the number of files in ADS. If specifying indices as a logical vector, true indicates that the corresponding files are included in ADSsubset.

Data Types: double | logical

Output Arguments

ADSsubset — Subset of audio datastore

audioDatastore object

Subset of audio datastore, returned as an audioDatastore object.