The DFA Fader: Exploring the Power of Suggestion in Loudness Judgments

Haigh J, Ronan M. The DFA Fader: Exploring the Power of Suggestion in Loudness Judgments. In: AES Convention 142. Audio Engineering Society; 2017. Paper 336. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18711

@inproceedings{Haigh2017_18711,
  author = {Haigh, Jack and Ronan, Malachy},
  title = {{The DFA Fader: Exploring the Power of Suggestion in Loudness Judgments}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 142},
  note = {Paper 336},
  year = {2017},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18711}
}

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AB  - Anecdotal evidence suggests that when performers request loudness increases in their on-stage monitoring device, feedback regarding task completion is sometimes sufficient for the performer to perceive a loudness change. This is colloquially known as a DFA fader. Given the dearth of empirical evidence, qualitative interviews were conducted with live sound engineers to investigate the type of feedback required to successfully deliver a suggestion of a loudness change. Following this, 22 participants completed a paired comparison listening experiment to determine whether verbal suggestions produce perceived loudness changes. The experimental results demonstrate a significant difference between participants receiving a verbal suggestion and those that did not in 12 out of 20 presentations. These results support the use of verbal suggestions to convey loudness increases in live sound contexts.
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