On the influence of cultural differences on the perception of audio coding artifacts in music

Dick S, Jiandong Z, Yili Q, Schinkel-Bielefeld N, Leschanowsky A, Nagel F (2018)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2018

Publisher: Audio Engineering Society

Conference Proceedings Title: 145th Audio Engineering Society International Convention, AES 2018

Event location: New York, NY

Abstract

Modern audio codecs are used all over the world, reaching listeners with many different cultures and languages. This study investigates if and how cultural background influences the perception and preference of different audio coding artifacts, focusing on musical content. A subjective listening test was designed to directly compare different types of audio coding, and was performed with Mandarin Chinese and German speaking listeners. Overall comparison showed largely consistent results, affirming the validity of the proposed test method. Differential comparison indicates preferences for certain artifacts in different listener groups, e.g. Chinese listeners tended to grade tonality mismatch higher and pre-echoes worse compared to German listeners, and musicians preferred bandwidth limitation over tonality mismatch when compared to non-musicians.

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APA:

Dick, S., Jiandong, Z., Yili, Q., Schinkel-Bielefeld, N., Leschanowsky, A., & Nagel, F. (2018). On the influence of cultural differences on the perception of audio coding artifacts in music. In 145th Audio Engineering Society International Convention, AES 2018. New York, NY, US: Audio Engineering Society.

MLA:

Dick, Sascha, et al. "On the influence of cultural differences on the perception of audio coding artifacts in music." Proceedings of the 145th Audio Engineering Society International Convention, AES 2018, New York, NY Audio Engineering Society, 2018.

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