The perceived naturalness of real and synthesized bassoon vibrato sounds is investigated in a listening test. The stimuli were generated by means of a currently developed synthesis and analysis framework for wind instrument sounds, based on the pulse forming theory. The framework allows controlling amplitude and frequency parameters at many different stages during the sound production process. Applying an ANOVA and Tukey HSD test it could be shown that timbre modulation (a combined pulse width and cycle duration modulation) is an important factor for the perceived naturalness of bassoon vibrato sounds. Obtained results may be useful for sound synthesis as well as in the field of timbre research.

Authors: Oehler, Michael; Reuter, Christoph
Affiliations: Institute for Music and Drama, Hanover, Germany; University of Cologne, Germany(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 123 (October 2007) Paper Number: 7250
Publication Date: October 1, 2007 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Signal Processing Applied To Music
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