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Convention Paper

The Role of Acoustic Condition on High Frequency Preference

Authors: King, Richard; Leonard, Brett; Bremner, Stuart; Sikora, Grzegorz

AES Convention 137 · Paper 9135 · October 2014

Abstract

Subjective preference for high frequency content in music program has shown a wide variance in baseline testing involving expert listeners. The same well-trained subjects are retested for consistency in setting a high frequency shelf equalizer to a preferred level under varying acoustic conditions. Double-blind testing indicates that lateral energy significantly influences high frequency preference. Furthermore, subject polling indicates that blind preference of acoustic condition is inversely related to optimal consistency when performing high frequency equalization tasks.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 137
AES Convention
137
Paper number
9135
Publication date
October 6, 2014
Session subject
Cinema Sound, Recording and Production
Affiliation
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE; Bang & Olufsen Deutschland GmbH, Pullach, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper