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Convention Paper

Subjective Listening Test of Multichannel Audio Codecs

Authors: Wüstenhagen, Ulf; Feiten, Bernhard; Hoeg, Wolfgang

AES Convention 105 · Paper 4813 · September 1998

Abstract

In 1988, subjective listening tests of popular multichannel audio codecs in the 5.1-channel format were carried out. The systems under test were real time implementations of Dolby AC-3 and MPEG-2 Layer II. The tests were conducted according to recommendations of ITU-R and EBU. A description of test methodology and test design will be given. The results will be presented and discussed.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 105
AES Convention
105
Paper number
4813
Publication date
September 6, 1998
Session subject
Low Bit-Rate Audio Coding
Affiliation
Deutsche Telekom Berkom GmbH, Berlin, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper