Subject: Re: Pitting localisation cues against hamonicity From: Christopher Hummersone <c.hummersone@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:32:35 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3303718358_2547839 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Hey, In S McAdams=B9 1984 PhD Thesis (=B3Spectral fusion, spectral parsing, and the formation of auditory images=B2, Stanford University) he reports an experimen= t at IRCAM in which they spatially separated the odd and even harmonics of a synthesised oboe. Apparently the listeners heard a single image fused at a= n intermediate position (but only when the FM was identical). Chris > Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:14:14 -0400 > From: Gordon J McDonagh <research@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Pitting localisation cues against hamonicity >=20 > Hello everyone! >=20 > My name is Gordon McDonagh and I am trying to find out if anyone has > conducted any research into pitting localisation cues against harmonicity= . > Below is a brief outline of my project, if anyone can suggest any past > research that may help me, I would be most grateful. >=20 > Thank you in advance for any help, >=20 > Regards, Gordon >=20 >=20 > Currently I am experimenting with additive synthesis and surround sound. > I am separating sounds into their component parts ie sine waves and > spreading the component sines around a 3D field. The harmonicity effect > will join the sines together so the subject will hear the original > waveform but localisation cues will try and work out where each single > sound is coming from. >=20 > I wish to see which comes out on top (harmonicity vs localisation) and us= e > the information to develop a synthesis method for surround sound useage. >=20 > I am interested in surround sound techniques, additive synthesis, > localisation with multiple sources, Harmonicity and Psychoaccoustics with > paricular reference to Auditory Scene Analysis and Spectral Fusion. >=20 > ------------------------------ --B_3303718358_2547839 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Pitting localisation cues against hamonicity</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'>Hey,<= BR> <BR> In S McAdams’ 1984 PhD Thesis (“Spectral fusion, spectral parsi= ng, and the formation of auditory images”, Stanford University) he rep= orts an experiment at IRCAM in which they spatially separated the odd and ev= en harmonics of a synthesised oboe. Apparently the listeners heard a s= ingle image fused at an intermediate position (but only when the FM was iden= tical).<BR> <BR> Chris<BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYL= E=3D'font-size:12.0px'>Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:14:14 -0400<= BR> From: Gordon J McDonagh <research@xxxxxxxx&g= t;<BR> Subject: Pitting localisation cues against hamonicity<BR> <BR> Hello everyone!<BR> <BR> My name is Gordon McDonagh and I am trying to find out if anyone has<BR> conducted any research into pitting localisation cues against harmonicity.<= BR> Below is a brief outline of my project, if anyone can suggest any pas= t<BR> research that may help me, I would be most grateful.<BR> <BR> Thank you in advance for any help,<BR> <BR> Regards, Gordon<BR> <BR> <BR> Currently I am experimenting with additive synthesis and surround sound.<BR= > I am separating sounds into their component parts ie sine waves and<BR> spreading the component sines around a 3D field. The harmonicity effe= ct<BR> will join the sines together so the subject will hear the original<BR> waveform but localisation cues will try and work out where each single<BR> sound is coming from.<BR> <BR> I wish to see which comes out on top (harmonicity vs localisation) and use<= BR> the information to develop a synthesis method for surround sound useage.<BR= > <BR> I am interested in surround sound techniques, additive synthesis,<BR> localisation with multiple sources, Harmonicity and Psychoaccoustics with<B= R> paricular reference to Auditory Scene Analysis and Spectral Fusion.<BR> <BR> ------------------------------</SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML> --B_3303718358_2547839--