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Convention Paper

Measuring the Characteristics of "Expert" Listeners

Authors: Shlien, Seymour; Soulodre, Gilbert

AES Convention 101 · Paper 4339 · November 1996

Abstract

Subjective listening tests of digital audio codecs rely on a panel of expert listeners. Experience has shown that members of the listening panel vary in their sensitivities to the various types of coding artifacts. The paper describes the development of psychoacoustic techniques designed to characterize these listeners in order to predict their sensitivities to audio reproduction defects. Results of subjective tests show that expert listeners typically have enhanced sensitivity to one or more particular classes of coding artifacts.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 101
AES Convention
101
Paper number
4339
Publication date
November 6, 1996
Session subject
Sound Perception and Quality Evaluation
Affiliation
Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper