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Comparing the perception of 'sense of presence' between a stereo mix and a binaural mix in immersive music

Authors: De Sotgiu, Andrea; Coccoli, Mauro; Vercelli, Gianni

AES Convention 148 · Paper 588 · May 2020

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate if binaural music involves listeners more than stereophonic music. A survey was conducted on differences in perception when listening to music with headphones. An experiment was carried-on on a sample of eight people to draw some preliminary results on the preferences of listeners between a stereo mix and a binaural mix. To understand the degree of "sense of presence" of the tested subjects, a questionnaire based on the ITC-SOPI model was used, modified for the specific needs of the experiment. The lack of standards in both the mix techniques and the software to be used to create a professional product in binaural format was one of the significant difficulties encountered.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 148
AES Convention
148
Paper number
588
Publication date
May 6, 2020
Session subject
Posters: Perception & Evaluation
Affiliation
DIBRIS, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief