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Conference Paper

Musical Emotions Evoked by 3D Audio

Authors: Hahn, Ephraim

AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science · Paper P12-2 · July 2018

Abstract

Do 3D audio formats enhance the quality or intensity of musical emotions? In this study, listeners were presented with classical musical excerpts in Stereo, 5.1 Surround, and Auro-3D 9.1 playback formats. Participants were asked to report their emotional states on the Geneva Emotional Music Scale (GEMS) while listening to two contrasting excerpts of Arnold Schönberg’s string sextet “Verklärte Nacht” op. 5. The results provide evidence that 3D audio can invoke a stronger overall emotional arousal in listeners.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science
Paper number
P12-2
Publication date
July 6, 2018
Session subject
3D Audio; Emotions; Musical Quality; Audio Formats
Affiliation
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media, and Technology (CIRMMT), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper