Hearing Without Ears
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McKenzie, I., Lennox, Peter and Wiggins, Bruce 2014. Hearing Without Ears. International Community for Auditory Display.
| Authors | McKenzie, I., Lennox, Peter and Wiggins, Bruce |
|---|---|
| Abstract | We report on on-going work investigating the feasibility of using tissue conduction to evince auditory spatial perception. Early results indicate that it is possible to coherently control externalization, range, directionality (including elevation), movement and some sense of spaciousness without presenting acoustic signals to the outer ear. Signal control techniques so far have utilised discrete signal feeds, stereo and 1st order ambisonic hierarchies. Some deficiencies in frontal externalization have been observed. We conclude that, whilst the putative components of the head related transfer function are absent, empirical tests indicate that coherent equivalents are perceptually utilisable. Some implications for perceptual theory and technological implementations are discussed along with potential practical applications and future lines of enquiry. |
We report on on-going work investigating the feasibility of using tissue conduction to evince auditory spatial perception. Early results indicate that it is possible to coherently control externalization, range, directionality (including elevation), movement and some sense of spaciousness without presenting acoustic signals to the outer ear. | |
| Keywords | Auditory display; Mechanical transduction; Tissue conduction; Auditory spatial perception |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal | International Community for Auditory Display |
| Publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/344558 |
| hdl:10545/344558 | |
| Publication dates | 22 Jun 2014 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 18 Feb 2015, 12:10 |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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