Perceptual Dimensions of Stage-Floor Vibration Experienced During a Musical Performance

Abercrombie CL, Braasch J. Perceptual Dimensions of Stage-Floor Vibration Experienced During a Musical Performance. In: AES Convention 129. Audio Engineering Society; 2010. Paper 8160. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15583

@inproceedings{Abercrombie2010_15583,
  author = {Abercrombie, Clemeth L. and Braasch, Jonas},
  title = {{Perceptual Dimensions of Stage-Floor Vibration Experienced During a Musical Performance}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 129},
  note = {Paper 8160},
  year = {2010},
  month = nov,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15583}
}

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AB  - The human ability to distinguish differences in tactile signals generated by a musical instrument and experienced on typical stage-floor constructions is explored using an audio-tactile display (headphones and calibrated motion platform). Audio and vibration signals generated by a contrabass are combined with mechanical impedance measurements of five stage floors to create stimuli. Test participants are asked to report differences between tactile signals given a fixed audio environment. Multidimensional scaling is used to identify perceptual dimensions in subjective responses. Results show that stage vibration exceeds the threshold of perception, with acceleration up to 0.04ms-2 Wk-peak. Sensation level dominates perceived differences between tactile signals measured for different stage-floor constructions, while audio-tactile time delays have negligible influence.
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