On the factors influencing groove fidelity in immersive live music events

Mouterde T, Epain N, Moulin S, Corteel E. On the factors influencing groove fidelity in immersive live music events. In: AES Conference: AES 2024 International Acoustics & Sound Reinforcement Conference. Audio Engineering Society; 2024. Paper 7. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22367

@inproceedings{Mouterde2024_22367,
  author = {Mouterde, Thomas and Epain, Nicolas and Moulin, Samuel and Corteel, Etienne},
  title = {{On the factors influencing groove fidelity in immersive live music events}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: AES 2024 International Acoustics \& Sound Reinforcement Conference},
  note = {Paper 7},
  year = {2024},
  month = jan,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22367}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - On the factors influencing groove fidelity in immersive live music events
AU  - Mouterde, Thomas
AU  - Epain, Nicolas
AU  - Moulin, Samuel
AU  - Corteel, Etienne
T2  - AES Conference: AES 2024 International Acoustics & Sound Reinforcement Conference
M1  - Paper 7
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22367
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Spatial audio is employed more and more often in large-scale live music events. In events of this kind, loudspeakers can be widely spaced apart, which may result in large time differences of arrival between certain sources. These timing differences may in turn affect the perceived rhythmic quality of music, or groove, as the synchronization between instruments is modified. This paper presents the results of a perceptual experiment that investigated how different factors, such as the nature of the instrument or the musical genre, impact the perceived groove modification resulting from sound propagation time differences. The results indicate that different instruments can show more or less sensitivity to time shifts, even in the same musical excerpt. Based on these findings, we derive mixing and sound system design guidelines that aim at preserving an optimal musical quality for the majority of the audience.
ER  -