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Current models for capturing metric structure of recordings of music are concerned primarily with the task of tempo and beat estimation. Even though these models have the potential for extracting other metric and rhythmic information, this potential has not been realized. In this paper, a model for describing the general metric structure of audio signals and behavioral data is presented. This model employs reson filters, rather than the comb filters used in earlier models. The oscillatory nature...