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Journal Article

Auditory Distance Perception in Different Rooms

Authors: Nielsen, Søren H.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 41 · Issue 10 · pp. 755–770 · October 1993

Abstract

A series of listening experiments was carried out to investigate how auditory distance is perceived in different rooms-an anechoic room, an IEC listening room, and a classroom. Loudspeakers playing back a voice signal were placed in the rooms. The results show that in normal rooms the sound is perceived at about the same distance as the physical distance, regardless of the playback level. In the anechoic room there is no correspondence between physical and perceived distance.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
41
Issue
10
Pages
755–770
Publication date
October 6, 1993
Affiliation
Acoustics Laboratory, Institute of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University,Aalborg, Denmark (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article