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Hello, i've searched the forum but i couldn't find an answer to my question :( What is the range of values for the timbre coeff retreived from the get_segments method? I've tested with some songs and experienced a range from about -250 to +350 but i need to know exactly if possible - thanks a lot in advance

These values represent weights towards a combination of basis functions that, overall describe the complexity of the spectral surface of a sound: its timbre. There's no defined boundary for these numbers but the dimensions are centered around 0, and yes you're likely to see numbers ranging from -100 to +100 and beyond. You can build your own normalization function if you need to, but that should remain open ended, much like a distance would be. Note you may want to retain the ratio between dimensions too, or you'll distort the weight they have with each other.