Subjective Evaluation of Binaural Renderers in Music Composition and Mixing

Zhang H, Pras A. Subjective Evaluation of Binaural Renderers in Music Composition and Mixing. In: Express Paper. Audio Engineering Society; 2024. Paper 230. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22576

@inproceedings{Zhang2024_22576,
  author = {Zhang, Haoping and Pras, Amandine},
  title = {{Subjective Evaluation of Binaural Renderers in Music Composition and Mixing}},
  note = {Paper 230},
  year = {2024},
  month = jun,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22576}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Subjective Evaluation of Binaural Renderers in Music Composition and Mixing
AU  - Zhang, Haoping
AU  - Pras, Amandine
M1  - Paper 230
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/06/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22576
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - This study explores listeners subjective evaluation of four binaural renderers that were used to mix experimental and popular electronic music, namely Technology 1 Binaural panner (T1B), Technology 2 Atmos panner (T2A), Technology 2 Binaural panner (T2B), and Technology 3 Atmos panner (T3A). We collaborated with seven performers and composers to produce six tracks. Subsequently, 32 participants completed an online survey that compared two binauralized versions of each track. We assessed their immersive experience and preferences, and asked them to describe the differences that they could perceive between the two versions. Findings indicate that participants can perceive differences between two versions of a binaural mix rendered through two different tools. However, significant differences in immersion ratings and preferences remain stimuli dependent.
ER  -