Elicitation of attributes for the evaluation of audio-on-audio interference.

Autor: Francombe J; Institute of Sound Recording, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom., Mason R; Institute of Sound Recording, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom., Dewhirst M; Institute of Sound Recording, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom., Bech S; Bang & Olufsen a/s, Peter Bangs Vej 15, 7600 Struer, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America [J Acoust Soc Am] 2014 Nov; Vol. 136 (5), pp. 2630-41.
DOI: 10.1121/1.4898053
Abstrakt: An experiment to determine the perceptual attributes of the experience of listening to a target audio program in the presence of an audio interferer was performed. The first stage was a free elicitation task in which a total of 572 phrases were produced. In the second stage, a consensus vocabulary procedure was used to reduce these phrases into a comprehensive set of attributes. Groups of experienced and inexperienced listeners determined nine and eight attributes, respectively. These attribute sets were combined by the listeners to produce a final set of 12 attributes: masking, calming, distraction, separation, confusion, annoyance, environment, chaotic, balance and blend, imagery, response to stimuli over time, and short-term response to stimuli. In the third stage, a simplified ranking procedure was used to select only the most useful and relevant attributes. Four attributes were selected: distraction, annoyance, balance and blend, and confusion. Ratings using these attributes were collected in the fourth stage, and a principal component analysis performed. This suggested two dimensions underlying the perception of an audio-on-audio interference situation: The first dimension was labeled "distraction" and accounted for 89% of the variance; the second dimension, accounting for 10% of the variance, was labeled "balance and blend."
Databáze: MEDLINE