Modulation masking for recurrent low-noise noise masker

• Autorzy: Kutzner D.J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The main purpose of these investigations was to examine modulation masking phenomenon for recurrent low-noise noise masker. Such masker is characterized by three parameters, namely: repetition frequency, frep, centre frequency, fo, and bandwidth, b. The parameter frep is not reflected in the signal power spectrum and is related to the autocorrelation period. The parameters fo and b describe spectral properties of the interfering signal, i.e. localization and concentration of its power in the frequency domain. In order to separate possible effects of the masker temporal repetition and its spectral parameters, modulation masking measurements were carried out for fo=64 Hz, b=16 Hz and frep=1 s-1 (without repetition), 4 s-1 and 8 s-1 and probe signal of frequencies fp=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 32, 52 and 64 Hz. The masker rms modulation depth was 30%; carrier signal was a 4-kHz sinusoid. The main conclusion is that modulation masking patterns are determined by the spectral properties of the masker.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

amplitude modulation; signal envelope; modulation masking; modulation filterbank concept; perceptual grouping; low-noise noise; wavelet transformation

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Komitet Akustyki PAN ; Polskie Towarzystwo Akustyczne
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 31, No. 4
• Strony: 543--549
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Kutzner D.J.

• Adam Mickiewicz University, Institute of Acoustics, Umultowska 85, 60-614 Poznań, Poland,

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