Diptych: Scoped, AI-Interpreted Comparison for Reference Listening in Music Production

Researchers presented Diptych, an AI-assisted system for reference listening in music production that lets users define comparison scope across whole tracks or independently selected segments. The system addresses a limitation in current comparison tools, which the authors say obscure the human judgment of deciding what should be compared.

Reference listening is a common strategy in music production, but current comparison tools often obscure a key human judgment: deciding what should be compared. We present Diptych, an AI-assisted system that lets users define comparison scope across whole tracks or independently selected segments, w