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Interaction of Perceived Distance and Depth Comparing Audio Playback System and Musical Context

Authors: Kamekawa, Toru; Marui, Atsushi

AES Convention 138 · Paper 9280 · May 2015

Abstract

The effects of the audio playback system and musical context were studied focusing on the perceived distance and the spatial depth. The experiments were carried out using a method of magnitude estimation comparing how near or far the combination of perceived visual and auditory event is, between two performers where one is fixed and another is moved back and forward. In the first experiment, the participants compared the difference among seven distances. In the second experiment, the participants compared direct-to-reverberant ratio (DR ratio) and differences of sound pressure level (SPL) among several musical context such as melody and accompaniment, precedence and chase of almost identical phrases, and non musical stimulus (pulse sound). The results showed that the perceived distance and depth were affected by the existence of image, DR ratio, and SPL. Furthermore these effects are different from musical context and playback system such as the existence of center, rear, and height loudspeakers.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 138
AES Convention
138
Paper number
9280
Publication date
May 6, 2015
Session subject
Perception
Affiliation
Tokyo University of the Arts, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper