A Binaural Simulation Approach to Predicting -Immersion- in the Concert Hall Sound Field

Conant DA. A Binaural Simulation Approach to Predicting -Immersion- in the Concert Hall Sound Field. In: AES Convention 60. Audio Engineering Society; 1978. Paper 1373. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=2981

@inproceedings{Conant1978_2981,
  author = {Conant, D.A.},
  title = {{A Binaural Simulation Approach to Predicting -Immersion- in the Concert Hall Sound Field}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 60},
  note = {Paper 1373},
  year = {1978},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=2981}
}

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AB  - A calibrated binaural manikin and tape record/playback technique is described from which meaningful subjective and objective characteristics of the acoustical -atmosphere- of locations in spaces are extracted. Analysis of the source-path-receiver transfer functions in space, frequency, and time domains together with psycho-acoustical paired comparisons using headphones and properly equalized, single-source anechoic music played in several auditoria showed the following: 1) Apparent Source Width (ASW) can vary significantly throughout a space and, among other things, is a function of listening level and the running short-time cross-correlation coefficient between the ears for frequencies below about 2 kHz. 2) In general, when the sound source is located on the axis of symmetry of a room, listeners are likely to feel more surrounded by sound (larger ASW) when they are seated some distance from that axis (t=2.90, df=49, significant at the 99.5% confidence level).
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