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Exploiting Envelope Fluctuations to Enhance Binaural Perception

Authors: Stecker, G. Christopher

AES Convention 140 · Paper 9553 · May 2016

Abstract

A review of recent and classic studies of binaural perception leads to the conclusion that envelope fluctuations, such as sound onsets, play a critical role in the sampling of spatial information from auditory stimuli. Specifically, listeners’ perception of sound location corresponds with the binaural cues (interaural time and level differences) that coincide with brief increases in sound amplitude, and disregards binaural cues occurring at other times. This discrete, envelope-triggered sampling of binaural information can be exploited to enhance spatial perception of synthesized sound mixtures, or to facilitate the localization of mixture components.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 140
AES Convention
140
Paper number
9553
Publication date
May 6, 2016
Session subject
Perception
Affiliation
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper