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Convention Paper

Directional Bands Revisited

Authors: Wallis, Rory; Lee, Hyunkook

AES Convention 138 · Paper 9278 · May 2015

Abstract

Listening tests were undertaken as part of a comprehensive analysis of directional bands. The effects of frequency, loudspeaker position, signal duration, and bandwidth were all considered. The results confirmed the existence of directional bands for 1, 4, and 8 kHz 1/3-octave band bursts. A relationship between pitch and height was also observed, leading to the suggestion that the pitch-height effect and directional bands are part of the same localizational mechanism. Bandwidth was found to have a variable effect on localization, depending on frequency, indicating that the spectral cues used in vertical localization are not of equal bandwidth. Loudspeaker position and signal duration also had some influence on localization judgments although this was found to be somewhat erratic.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 138
AES Convention
138
Paper number
9278
Publication date
May 6, 2015
Session subject
Perception
Affiliation
University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper