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An overview of issues concerning loudness measurement versus time.
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PMID:  20330626     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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An overview of present methodologies for loudness measurement, especially considering time-varying sounds, is given. An ideal loudness-measuring method would mimic both the spectral and temporal acuities of human hearing including the relationship of those acuities at all audible frequencies. Due in part to practical considerations in their development history, none of the present set of loudness-measurement tools offers fully accurate representation of subjective time-frequency impressions. The most general limitations are insufficient spectral resolution and frequency-dependent time resolution. A recently standardized method well matches the temporal behavior of subjective loudness perception but only above a certain frequency due to lower-frequency time-resolution limits imposed by prior standards necessitating compliance. Examples will be shown of trade-offs and varying balances among several critical factors: time and frequency resolution at all audible frequencies, representation of temporal masking and growthrelease effects, and appropriate spectral representations over varying combinations of broadband and narrowband signals.
Authors:
Wade R Bray
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  127     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1880     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
HEAD Acoust., Inc., 6964 Kensington Rd., Brighton, MI 48116, wbray@headacoustics.com.
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