Discrimination of Auditory Source Focus for Musical Instrument Sounds with Varying Low-Frequency Cross Correlation in Multichannel Loudspeaker Reproduction

Kim S, Martens WL, Marui A. Discrimination of Auditory Source Focus for Musical Instrument Sounds with Varying Low-Frequency Cross Correlation in Multichannel Loudspeaker Reproduction. In: AES Convention 119. Audio Engineering Society; 2005. Paper 6544. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=13373

@inproceedings{Kim2005_13373,
  author = {Kim, Sungyoung and Martens, William L. and Marui, Atsushi},
  title = {{Discrimination of Auditory Source Focus for Musical Instrument Sounds with Varying Low-Frequency Cross Correlation in Multichannel Loudspeaker Reproduction}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 119},
  note = {Paper 6544},
  year = {2005},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=13373}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Discrimination of Auditory Source Focus for Musical Instrument Sounds with Varying Low-Frequency Cross Correlation in Multichannel Loudspeaker Reproduction
AU  - Kim, Sungyoung
AU  - Martens, William L.
AU  - Marui, Atsushi
T2  - AES Convention 119
M1  - Paper 6544
PY  - 2005
DA  - 2005/10/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=13373
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - This study examined the changes in auditory spatial impression associated with changes in signal incoherence within the low-frequency portion of a multichannel loudspeaker reproduction. Multichannel recordings were made in reverberant concert settings of single notes played on musical instruments with significant low-frequency energy. A signal processing method was then developed to manipulate low-frequency correlation in the pre-recorded material while maintaining high sound quality; subsequent listening tests measured the perceptual effects of varying low frequency correlation on otherwise identical recordings of low-pitch, single-note performances on musical instruments such as the bass violin. For cutoff frequencies ranging from 200 Hz down to 63 Hz, the effects of cutoff frequency on discrimination thresholds were measured for changes in low-frequency correlation using a two-alternative forced-choice task. Listeners also made forced-choice identifications regarding auditory source focus. Results indicated that both discrimination and identification performance was degraded in the presence of the higher-frequency portion of the musical stimuli.
ER  -