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Psychophysical customization of directional transfer functions for virtual sound localization
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The accuracy of virtual localization when using nonindividualized external-ear transfer functions can be improved by scaling the transfer functions in frequency [Middlebrooks, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 106, 1493–1510 (1999)]. The present letter describes a psychophysical procedure by which listeners identified appropriate scale factors. The procedure ran on nonspecialized equipment, took as little as 20 min, and could be used successfully by inexperienced listeners. Scale factors obtained from the psychophysical procedure approximated factors computed from acoustical measurements from individual listeners. Roughly equivalent virtual-localization accuracy was obtained using scale factors derived from acoustical measurements, from the psychophysical procedure, or from listeners’ physical dimensions.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Middlebrooks, J. C., Macpherson, E. A., & Onsan, Z. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Venue
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Publisher
- Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
- Published
- 2000-12-01
- Volume
- 108
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 3088-3091
- ISSN
- 0001-4966 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-8524
- OpenAlex
- W2068440436
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Office of Naval Research
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01DC000420)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Signal Processing › Speech and Audio Processing
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Acoustics and Ultrasonics › Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Keywords
- scale factor, listener identification, head-related transfer functions, binaural hearing
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Individuality, Orientation, Psychoacoustics, Sound Localization, Transfer, Psychology, User-Computer Interface
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