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Convention Paper

Sound Fusion and the Acoustic Presence Effect

Authors: Noxon, Arthur M.

AES Convention 89 · Paper 2998 · September 1990

Abstract

In the perception of sound, early reflections are corrolated with the direct signal by the listener. Comb coloration effects arise when there are too few specular, coherent reflections. Masking develops with random phase, incoherent reflections. An early arriving, statistically diffuse group, composed of coherent reflections with random time offsets produces excellent sound fusion. Essentially an acoustic presence effect, applications include digital sampling, instrument and vocal recording and speech therapy for hearing impaired.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 89
AES Convention
89
Paper number
2998
Publication date
September 6, 1990
Session subject
Audio for Video, Broadcast, and Film
Affiliation
Acoustic Sciences Corporation, Eugene, OR (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper