High Frequency Effects on Localization and Sound Perception in a Small Acoustic Space

2002-01-0117

03/04/2002

Event
SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
As compared to home audio, the automobile has a different spatial and spectral distribution of sound. This can cause stereo images to blur or shift due to conflicting localization cues. The impact of interaural time and level differences is discussed, along with frequency-selective pinna and head cues. Review of the literature shows that our poorest localization is for mid frequencies (∼2kHz). Yet in an automobile, low frequencies are severely relocated with a minimum effect on fidelity. It is suggested this is because middle frequencies dominate the perception and localization of sound. Therefore, some high frequency information might also be relocated.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0117
Pages
8
Citation
Hartman, R., Pohlmann, K., and Heber, K., "High Frequency Effects on Localization and Sound Perception in a Small Acoustic Space," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0117, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0117.
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Published
Mar 4, 2002
Product Code
2002-01-0117
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English