A methodology is presented for simulating with an auditory model some psychoacoustic properties of a human listener. Masking thresholds were measured for a listener considered an expert in audio-quality assessment. Then, several parameters of the auditory model were adapted using a genetic algorithm so that the model's detection thresholds matched the listener's thresholds. The resulting model showed improved performance in predicting mean audio-quality ratings obtained from tests with human listeners.

Author: Treurniet, William C.
Affiliation: Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
AES Convention: 100 (May 1996) Paper Number: 4154
Publication Date: May 1, 1996 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Psychoacoustics, Hearing, and Hearing Instruments
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