“Perceptual Audio Coders – What to Listen For”: The Free Web Edition

Herre J, Dick S, Biswas A, Bosi M, Delgado PM, Schuller G, Erne M. “Perceptual Audio Coders – What to Listen For”: The Free Web Edition. J Audio Eng Soc. 2026;74(9):576-593. doi:10.17743/jaes.2026.0299

@article{Herre2026_23437,
  author = {Herre, Jürgen and Dick, Sascha and Biswas, Arijit and Bosi, Marina and Delgado, Pablo M. and Schuller, Gerald and Erne, Markus},
  title = {{“Perceptual Audio Coders – What to Listen For”: The Free Web Edition}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {74},
  number = {9},
  pages = {576--593},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  doi = {10.17743/jaes.2026.0299},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2026.0299}
}

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TI  - “Perceptual Audio Coders – What to Listen For”: The Free Web Edition
AU  - Herre, Jürgen
AU  - Dick, Sascha
AU  - Biswas, Arijit
AU  - Bosi, Marina
AU  - Delgado, Pablo M.
AU  - Schuller, Gerald
AU  - Erne, Markus
T2  - Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
J2  - J. Audio Eng. Soc.
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PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/16
DO  - 10.17743/jaes.2026.0299
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - In 2001, the AES Technical Committee on Coding of Audio Signals produced the legendary educational CD-ROM “Perceptual Audio Coders –What To Listen For.” It contains a taxonomy of common types of codec artifacts and tutorial information on the background of each one. Example audio signals with different degrees of impairment illustrate the nature of the artifacts and help in training test listeners’ expertise. Since its initial release, several generations of CD-ROMs have been sold, and the material has found worldwide use for the education of the public. This paper presents the comprehensive second edition of the tutorial, based on the Technical Committee’s efforts in producing a next-generation educational package. It covers an extended range of coding artifact types that can be typically experienced with classic and advanced audio coder processing (e.g., bandwidth extension or parametric stereo). The paper provides the theoretical background for coding artifacts and educates readers on subjective quality evaluation. The enhanced format of the tutorial allows for seamless display and playback on PCs, tablets and mobile phones and includes interactive graphical elements. This attractive educational package is available freely on the web.
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