Dear sursounders, Peter, I'll keep this short as some earlier posts bounced and I never found out why......
I've recently worked on projects investigating soundscape perception using ambisonic (binaural, 3D loudspeaker arrays) recordings of environments in Singapore. Axelsson & Nilsson (SSQP) theorise that familiarity [with the environment-kind in question] is an significant factor in assessing quality & content. With that in mind, I included a group of Norwegians to counter the group of Singaporeans in one study. However, the sample sizes were unbalanced & too small to be reliable. Any cross-cultural aspects of soundscape perception would have to be addressed specifically, and I'd be very interested to collaborate with people (Singapore, Maldives, London, Tromsø…?) on that. There must be some work done (re comparisons in Tuning of the World) but I'm not really up to date on it I'm afraid. /pm PerMagnus Lindborg composer | BA Oslo Cursus Ircam DEA Paris-4 | www.permagnus.net assistant professor | area coordinator interactive media | www.permagnus.tk School of Art, Design and Media | Nanyang Technological University | www.ntu.edu.sg 81 Nanyang Drive | 437458 Singapore | +65.6316.8727 (GMT+8h) --- well, I think it's a big jump, so to speak to try to get funding for that. I have a much more modest proposal: Is auditory spatial perception and performance similar in all regions? - I have a strong suspicion that it's different in the Maldives. Further, I think it may be that, if you take someone that has been tested in, say, England, then transport them to the Maldives and test, looking for changes in performance over a 2 month period, one might find a progressive change. Then bring them back for a two month, repeating the test procedure. Then back to the Maldives, testing if the change in performance is similar, or indeed more rapid, the second time around. If significant results are obtained, we next try Bali. and so on. This will be much cheaper than the zero-G proposal In the interests of science, I am prepared to volunteer as a guinea pig, even if it means turning my back on my chances of being promoted to fourth assistant to the deputy office manager - that's how dedicated to science I am! Dr Peter Lennox School of Technology, Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology University of Derby, UK e: [email protected] t: 01332 593155 CONFIDENTIALITY:This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged.If you are not the intended recipient,please delete it,notify us and do not copy,use,or disclose its content. Towards A Sustainable Earth:Print Only When Necessary.Thank you. _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
