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Convention Paper

The Minimum Integration Time of the Auditory System

Authors: Bilsen, Frans A.; Kievits, Its

AES Convention 86 · Paper 2746 · March 1989

Abstract

To obtain insight in the integration properties of the auditory system, two alternative-forced-choice experiments were performed in which observers had to discriminate between a so-called white flutter pulse (WFP) and a single positive (dirac) pulse (SPP). This WFP consists of a negative pulse followed by a series of positive pulses with equal inter-pulse time distances and amplitudes decreasing according to a geometric series, such that its long-term amplitude spectrum is white. The longest duration of WFP for which it is still indiscriminate from SPP is called the 'minimum integration time.' It might be used as a time window to observe and evaluate the pulse response of audio equipment.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 86
AES Convention
86
Paper number
2746
Publication date
March 6, 1989
Session subject
Audition
Affiliation
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper