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Convention Paper

BIAS: A Computer-Aided Test System for Brass Wind Instruments

Authors: Ossman, Thomas; Pichler, Heinrich; Widholm, G.

AES Convention 87 · Paper 2834 · October 1989

Abstract

BIAS (Brass wind Instrument Analyzing System) was developed to test brass instruments without the influence of the player. "High level players" are sometimes able to judge the musical quality of a trumpet, horn, trombone, etc., within a few minutes. But usually musicians get completely confused, if they have to test a sequence of several instruments. In addition, the judgment of the individual player depends on his individual embouchure, the mouthpiece used, and so on. There are some methods to assess the objective quality of a brass instrument. These methods however test the acoustic qualities under laboratory conditions.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 87
AES Convention
87
Paper number
2834
Publication date
October 6, 1989
Session subject
Audio and Acoustic Tests and Measurements
Affiliation
TU Wien, Institut fur Allgemeine Elektrotechnic und Elektronik, Vienna, Austria ; Hochschule fur Musik und darst. Kunst Wien, Vienna, Austria (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper