A Graphical Assessment Language (GAL) for Spatial Audio
Start date: 1998End date: 2004 Research Student: Dr Natanya Ford
Principal Supervisor: Prof Francis Rumsey
Co-Supervisor: Dr Bart De-Bruyn (Psychology)
Industrial Partner: Harman-Becker Automotive
Project Outline
This project developed a graphical communication medium to allow subjects in psychoacoustic tests to describe perceived spatial attributes of sound in a way which is useful to the researcher.Publications
- Ford, N. (2004) A Graphical Assessment Language (GAL) for Spatial Audio. PhD Thesis, University of Surrey, UK. [full text]
- Ford, N., Rumsey, F. and Nind, T. (2003) Creating a universal graphical assessment language for describing and evaluating spatial attributes of reproduced audio events. Presented at 115th AES Convention, New York, 10-13 October. Audio Engineering Society
- Ford, N., Rumsey, F. and Nind, T. (2003) Evaluating spatial attributes of reproduced audio events using a graphical assessment language - understanding differences in listener depictions. In Proceedings of the AES 24th International Conference, June 26-28, Banff, pp. 171-183
- Ford, N., Rumsey, F. and Nind, T. (2002) Subjective evaluation of perceived spatial differences in car audio systems using a graphical assessment language. Presented at 112th AES Convention, Munich, Germany, 11-14 May. Paper 5547
- Mason, R., Ford, N., Rumsey, F. and de Bruyn, B. (2001) Verbal and non-verbal elicitation techniques in the subjective assessment of spatial sound reproduction. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 49(5)
- Ford, N., Rumsey, F. and de Bruyn, B. (2001) Graphical elicitation techniques for subjective assessment of the spatial attributes of loudspeaker reproduction - a pilot investigation. Presented at 110th AES Convention, Amsterdam, 12-15 May, Paper 5388. Audio Engineering Society.
- Mason, R., Ford, N., Rumsey, F. and de Bruyn, B. (2000) Verbal and non-verbal elicitation techniques in the subjective assessment of spatial sound reproduction. Presented at 109th AES Convention, Los Angeles, 22-25 September. Preprint 5225. Audio Engineering Society.