Subject: SocialEQ - Audio Descriptor Data Collection From: Mark Cartwright <mcartwright@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:12:48 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--f46d04428f18d6fda404d7b85f9b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 ------------------------------------------------------ Apologies for potential cross-postings ------------------------------------------------------ Dear community, We are conducting a study on adjectives for sounds. We are specifically interested in adjectives that describe characteristics which can be modified by audio production tools, such as reverberation and equalization. We are hoping that you can help us with a data collection of such adjectives by using our new web-based tool, SocialEQ - http://socialeq.org<http://socialeq.org/> . SocialEQ <http://socialeq.org/> is a tool to learn the meaning of sound adjectives that relate to equalization. We'd like you to teach the SocialEQ equalizer an adjective that you would use to describe a sound. Once the system thinks it understands, it will give you a slider to make the sound more or less like the adjective (for example, more or less "bright"). After that task is complete, we will present you with a survey. The whole thing should take about five minutes. To participate, go to http://socialeq.org. Thank you for your time! Best regards, Mark Cartwright <mcartwright@xxxxxxxx> Bryan Pardo <pardo@xxxxxxxx> The Interactive Audio Lab <http://music.cs.northwestern.edu/> Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University --f46d04428f18d6fda404d7b85f9b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><p style=3D"font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">-= -----------------------------------------------------<br></p><p style=3D"fo= nt-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Apologies for potential cross-po= stings<br> ------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Dear communit= y,<br><br>We are conducting a study on adjectives for sounds. We are specif= ically interested in adjectives that describe characteristics which can be = modified by audio production tools, such as reverberation and equalization.= We are hoping that you can help us with a data collection of such adjectiv= es by using our new web-based tool,=A0<a href=3D"http://socialeq.org/" targ= et=3D"_blank">SocialEQ - http://socialeq.org</a>.<br> <br><a href=3D"http://socialeq.org/" target=3D"_blank">SocialEQ</a>=A0is a = tool to learn the meaning of sound adjectives that relate to equalization. = We'd like you to teach the SocialEQ equalizer an adjective that you wou= ld use to describe a sound. Once the system thinks it understands, it will = give you a slider to make the sound more or less like the adjective (for ex= ample, more or less "bright"). After that task is complete, we wi= ll present you with a survey. The whole thing should take about five minute= s.<br> <br>To participate, go to=A0<a href=3D"http://socialeq.org/" target=3D"_bla= nk">http://socialeq.org</a>.<br><br>Thank you for your time!<br><br>Best re= gards,</p><p style=3D"font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></p><p s= tyle=3D"font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Mark Cartwright <<a href=3D"mailto:mcartwright@xxxxxxxx" targe= t=3D"_blank">mcartwright@xxxxxxxx</a>><br>Bryan Pardo <<a h= ref=3D"mailto:pardo@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">pardo@xxxxxxxx= edu</a>><br> <br><a href=3D"http://music.cs.northwestern.edu/" target=3D"_blank">The Int= eractive Audio Lab</a><br>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br>No= rthwestern University</p></div> --f46d04428f18d6fda404d7b85f9b--