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Journal Article

Perceptual Effects of Synthetic Reverberation on Three-Dimensional Audio Systems

Authors: Begault, Durand R.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 40 · Issue 11 · pp. 895–904 · November 1992

Abstract

A psychoacoustic investigation was conducted in which five subjects gave localization judgments for headphone-delivered speech stimuli processed by nonindividual head-related transfer functions, with and without synthetic "spatial" reverberation added to the stimuli. Spatial reverberation minimized intracranially heard stimuli, but increased the magnitude of azimuth and elevation localization errors. The results are applicable to three-dimensional sound systems and spatial sound field processors designed to increase the sensation of auditory "spaciousness."

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
40
Issue
11
Pages
895–904
Publication date
November 6, 1992
Affiliation
Aerospace Human Factors Research Division, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article