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Journal Article

Audibility of Tape Dropouts

Authors: Bauer, Benjamin B.; Comerci, Frank A.; Foster, Edward J.; Rosenheck, Allan J.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 15 · Issue 2 · pp. 147–151 · April 1967

Abstract

A research program was designed to ascertain the audibility and annoyance factors caused by dropouts in magnetic recordings of instrumental music, singing, and speech. The nature of dropouts was analyzed and their frequency dependence was noted. A dropout generator was designed for producing dropouts artificially, with frequency dependence similar to that of real dropouts, and used in listening tests. It was found that perceptibility of dropouts increases generally with the duration, extent, and repetition rate, and that annoyance is experienced when dropouts are approximately 15% to 20% greater than those which can barely be perceived.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
147–151
Publication date
April 6, 1967
Affiliation
CBS Laboratories, Stamford, CT (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article