The Perceptual Consequences of Creating a Realistic, Reverberant 3-D Audio Display

Relatively little is known about the perceptual sensitivity of listeners to reverberant energy like that present in most everyday environments. This paper briefly summarizes some of the effects reverberant energy can have on the acoustic signals at the ears, listener perception, and models of auditory processing. The consequences of including realistic reverberation in 3-D sound reproduction systems are discussed in light of these findings.

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