Comparative Perceptual Evaluation between Different Methods for Implementing Reverberation in a Binaural Context

Picinali L, Wallin A, Levtov Y, Poirier-Quinot D. Comparative Perceptual Evaluation between Different Methods for Implementing Reverberation in a Binaural Context. In: AES Convention 142. Audio Engineering Society; 2017. Paper 9742. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18618

@inproceedings{Picinali2017_18618,
  author = {Picinali, Lorenzo and Wallin, Alexander and Levtov, Yuli and Poirier-Quinot, David},
  title = {{Comparative Perceptual Evaluation between Different Methods for Implementing Reverberation in a Binaural Context}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 142},
  note = {Paper 9742},
  year = {2017},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18618}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Comparative Perceptual Evaluation between Different Methods for Implementing Reverberation in a Binaural Context
AU  - Picinali, Lorenzo
AU  - Wallin, Alexander
AU  - Levtov, Yuli
AU  - Poirier-Quinot, David
T2  - AES Convention 142
M1  - Paper 9742
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/05/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18618
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
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AB  - Reverberation has always been considered of primary importance in order to improve the realism, externalization and immersiveness of binaurally spatialized sounds. Different techniques exist for implementing reverberation in a binaural context, each with a different level of computational complexity and spatial accuracy. A perceptual study has been performed in order to compare between the realism and localization accuracy achieved using five different binaural reverberation techniques. These included multichannel Ambisonic-based, stereo and mono reverberation methods. A custom web-based application has been developed implementing the testing procedures and allowing participants to take the test remotely. Initial results with 54 participants show that no major difference in terms of perceived level of realism and spatialization accuracy could be found between four of the five proposed reverberation methods, suggesting that a high level of complexity in the reverberation process does not always correspond to improved perceptual attributes.
ER  -