Relating timbre discrimination to perceptual distances between interpolated percussive timbres

2012 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 3434-3434
Author(s):  
William L. Martens ◽  
Mark McKinnon-Bassett
Keyword(s):  
Timbre Discrimination

scholarly journals Timbre discrimination by 7‐month‐old infants

1985 ◽  
Vol 78 (S1) ◽  
pp. S64-S64
Author(s):  
Marsha G. Clarkson ◽  
Rachel K. Clifton ◽  
Eve E. Perris
Keyword(s):  
Timbre Discrimination

scholarly journals Timbre discrimination in Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) song syllables.

1990 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Cynx ◽  
Heather Williams ◽  
Fernando Nottebohm
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Finch ◽  
Taeniopygia Guttata ◽  
Timbre Discrimination

Tonal Priming Beyond Tonics

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fréédééric Marmel ◽  
Barbara Tillmann
Keyword(s):  
Reference Point ◽  
Discrimination Task ◽  
Implicit Knowledge ◽  
Priming Effects ◽  
The Third ◽  
Priming Paradigm ◽  
Timbre Discrimination

THE MUSICAL PRIMING PARADIGM ALLOWS FOR INVESTIGATION of listeners' expectations based on their implicit knowledge of tonal stability. To date, priming data are limited to reports of facilitated processing for tonic over nontonic events. The special status of the tonic as a cognitive reference point brings into question the subtlety of listeners' tonal knowledge: Is the facilitated processing observed in priming studies limited to tonic events, or is tone processing influenced by subtler tonal contrasts? The present study investigated tonal priming for mediants (the third scale degree) over leading tones (the seventh scale degree) presented in melodic contexts. Experiment 1 used a timbre discrimination task and Experiment 2 an intonation task. Facilitated processing was observed for the more tonally stable mediants over the less stable leading tones, thus showing that priming effects are not limited to pairs of tonal degrees including the tonic. This finding emphasizes the subtlety of nonexpert listeners' tonal knowledge.

scholarly journals Influence of Implantable Hearing Aids and Neuroprosthesison Music Perception

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Rahne ◽  
Lars Böhme ◽  
Gerrit Götze
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Music Perception ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Just Noticeable Difference ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Complex Sounds ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Timbre Discrimination

The identification and discrimination of timbre are essential features of music perception. One dominating parameter within the multidimensional timbre space is the spectral shape of complex sounds. As hearing loss interferes with the perception and enjoyment of music, we approach the individual timbre discrimination skills in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss using a cochlear implant (CI) and normal hearing individuals using a bone-anchored hearing aid (Baha). With a recent developed behavioral test relying on synthetically sounds forming a spectral continuum, the timbre difference was changed adaptively to measure the individual just noticeable difference (JND) in a forced-choice paradigm. To explore the differences in timbre perception abilities caused by the hearing mode, the sound stimuli were varied in their fundamental frequency, thus generating different spectra which are not completely covered by a CI or Baha system. The resulting JNDs demonstrate differences in timbre perception between normal hearing individuals, Baha users, and CI users. Beside the physiological reasons, also technical limitations appear as the main contributing factors.

Contribution of the right temporal lobe to musical timbre discrimination

1994 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Severine Samson ◽  
Robert J. Zatorre
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
The Right ◽  
Timbre Discrimination
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