Visual distance influence on apparent source width in concert halls

Proceedings of meetings on acoustics, vol. 58, pp. 015008

Abstract

The degree of lateral energy, one of the key elements that contributes to the spatial impression of a hall, is found to be correlated with the subjective measurements of apparent source width (ASW) in concert halls.The present-study aims to investigate the relationship of the spatial impression of a concert hall with the changing source-receiver distances through a listening experiment conducted in VR environment.For the experiment, loudspeaker orchestra (Pätynen et al.) auralizations are produced for Gasteig Concert Hall.This pilot study is a part of a future research aiming to assess the audiovisual perception of loudness and ASW based on visual distance information.The initial results of the study are presented.

Authors 2

1. Gülnihan Atay Aachen Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik, RWTH Aachen University: Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen, AACHEN, NRW, 52074, GERMANY;

2. Michael Vorländer Aachen Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institut für Hörtechnik und Akustik, RWTH: Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, NRW, GERMANY;