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Journal Article

Categorization of Sound Attributes for Audio Quality Assessment—A Lexical Study

Authors: Le Bagousse, Sarah; Paquier, Mathieu; Colomes, Catherine

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 62 · Issue 11 · pp. 736–747 · November 2014

Abstract

For the evaluation of perceived quality in audio coding, two well-known subjective test methods, both of which are based on Basic Audio Quality (BAQ), are recommended by the International Telecommunication Union. Although a predictor of quality, BAQ is likely to be multidimensional. Listening tests can be used to evaluate other attributes that contribute to impairments created by coding. The goal of this study is to define categories of additional attributes, thereby providing a complement to the single BAQ metric. When quality attributes are sorted, there appears to be three groups: one related to space, a second related to defects, and a third split into timbre and quality.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
62
Issue
11
Pages
736–747
Publication date
November 6, 2014
Affiliation
University of Brest, Lab-STICC CNRS UMR 6285, Brest, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article