Evaluating the sensation of envelopment arising from 5-channel surround sound recordings

Sunish George; Slawomir Zielinski; Francis Rumsey; Søren Bech

Evaluating the sensation of envelopment arising from 5-channel surround sound recordings

Sunish George^*, Slawomir Zielinski, Francis Rumsey, Søren Bech

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This paper discusses a series of listening tests conducted in the UK and Denmark to evaluate the perceived envelopment of surround audio recordings. The listening tests were designed to overcome some drawbacks (such as range equalization bias) present in the scores of a listening test based on ITU-R. BS. 1534-1 Recommendation (MUSHRA) [1], [2]. In this method the listeners were asked to evaluate the envelopment of 5-channel surround sound recordings using a 100-point continuous scale. In order to calibrate the scale, two anchor recordings were used to define points 15 and 85 on the scale. The anchor recordings were selected by means of a formal listening test and interviews with the listeners. According to the obtained results, the proposed method provides repeatable results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Audio Engineering Society - 124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008
Number of pages	21
Volume	2
Publication date	1 Dec 2008
Pages	657-677
ISBN (Print)	9781605602950
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 17 May 2008 → 20 May 2008

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Conference	124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	17/05/2008 → 20/05/2008

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