A Method of Equal Loudness Compensation for Uncalibrated Listening Systems

Hawker O, Wang Y. A Method of Equal Loudness Compensation for Uncalibrated Listening Systems. In: AES Convention 139. Audio Engineering Society; 2015. Paper 9373. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17931

@inproceedings{Hawker2015_17931,
  author = {Hawker, Oliver and Wang, Yonghao},
  title = {{A Method of Equal Loudness Compensation for Uncalibrated Listening Systems}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 139},
  note = {Paper 9373},
  year = {2015},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=17931}
}

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AB  - Equal-loudness contours represent the sound-pressure-level-dependent frequency response of the auditory system, which implies an arbitrary change in the perceived spectral balance of a sound when the sound-pressure-level is modified. The present paper postulates an approximate proportional relationship between loudness and sound-pressure-level, permitting relative loudness modification of an audio signal while maintaining a constant spectral balance without an absolute sound-pressure-level reference. A prototype implementation is presented and accessible at [1]. Preliminary listening tests are performed to demonstrate the benefits of the described method.
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