Subject: human versus spectral resolution From: Michael Fulton <michaeljfulton@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 22:03:45 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_07c63228-50ba-4697-b079-8e929e912c4a_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Could anyone please direct me to any literature on what are the comparative= limits of : =20 1) Time/frequency resolution for digital signal spectral analysis , as (sor= t of) governed by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle with relation to the d= uration, sampling rate, frequency content and bandwidth of the sound. =20 and=20 =20 2) The limits of the ability of the human ear to distinquish between freque= ncy/pitch and the exact time location of sounds, more or less the same task= as above. =20 Essentially,can a human ear outperform digital ( or even theoretical analys= is ) of sounds.=20 =20 Especially, in areas such as pitch discrimination and temporal localisiatio= n of events and not signal separation or some higher level analysis of the = sound. =20 Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. =20 Thanks in advance.=20 M Fulron _________________________________________________________________ Win 100=92s of Virgin Experience days with BigSnapSearch.com http://www.bigsnapsearch.com= --_07c63228-50ba-4697-b079-8e929e912c4a_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> Could anyone please direct me to any literature on what are the comparative= limits of :<BR> <BR> 1) Time/frequency resolution for digital signal spectral analysis , as (sor= t of) governed by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle with relatio= n to the duration, sampling rate, frequency content and bandwidth of t= he sound.<BR> <BR> and <BR> <BR> 2) The limits of the ability of the human ear to distinquish between freque= ncy/pitch and the exact time location of sounds, more or less the same task= as above.<BR> <BR> Essentially,can a human ear outperform digital ( or even theoretical a= nalysis ) of sounds. <BR> <BR> Especially, in areas such as pitch discrimination and tempor= al localisiation of events and not signal separation or some higher level a= nalysis of the sound.<BR> <BR> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.<BR> <BR> Thanks in advance. <BR><BR> M Fulron<BR><br /><hr />News, Sports, Entertainment and Weather on your mob= ile. <a href=3D'http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/msn_content.aspx' target=3D'_n= ew'>Text MSN to 63463 Now.</a></body> </html>= --_07c63228-50ba-4697-b079-8e929e912c4a_--