Detection and Perception of Naturalness in Drum Sounds Processed with Dynamic Range Control

Stricker J, Bulla W, Chon SH, Ko D. Detection and Perception of Naturalness in Drum Sounds Processed with Dynamic Range Control. In: Express Paper. Audio Engineering Society; 2024. Paper 286. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22743

@inproceedings{Stricker2024_22743,
  author = {Stricker, Jaxon and Bulla, Wesley and Chon, Song Hui and Ko, Doyuen},
  title = {{Detection and Perception of Naturalness in Drum Sounds Processed with Dynamic Range Control}},
  note = {Paper 286},
  year = {2024},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=22743}
}

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TI  - Detection and Perception of Naturalness in Drum Sounds Processed with Dynamic Range Control
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AU  - Chon, Song Hui
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M1  - Paper 286
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/09/27
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
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AB  - This study examines whether trained listeners could identify and judge the naturalness of drum samples processed with Dynamic Range Compression (DRC) when paired with unprocessed samples. A two-part experiment was conducted utilizing a paired comparison of a 10-second reference drum loop with no processing and a set of drum loops with varying degrees of DRC. In Part 1, subjects were instructed to identify which sample of the two they believed to have DRC applied. They were then asked to identify which sample they believed sounded more natural in Part 2. Out of 18 comparisons for Part 1, only three demonstrated reliable identification of the target variable. Results from Part 2 showed that the subjects perceived DRC processed samples as natural and unprocessed. However, while inconclusive, results here may suggest that listeners perceived the processed drum sound to be equally as natural as the original
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