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Spatial aspects of auditory salience (2020)
Thesis
Podwinska, Z. Spatial aspects of auditory salience. (Thesis). University of Salford

Models of auditory salience aim to predict which sounds attract people’s attention, and their proposed applications range from soundscape design to machine listening systems and object-based broadcasting. A few different types of models have been pro... Read More about Spatial aspects of auditory salience.

Improving broadcast accessibility for hard of hearing individuals : using object-based audio personalisation and narrative importance (2020)
Thesis
Ward, L. Improving broadcast accessibility for hard of hearing individuals : using object-based audio personalisation and narrative importance. (Thesis). University of Salford

Technological advances in broadcasting can be the impetus for advances in accessibility services. For the 11 million individuals in the United Kingdom with some degree of hearing loss, the advent of object-based broadcasting and it’s personalisation... Read More about Improving broadcast accessibility for hard of hearing individuals : using object-based audio personalisation and narrative importance.

The auditory fingerprint : multidimensional characterization of individual pitch perception in musicians (2018)
Thesis
Benner, J. (in press). The auditory fingerprint : multidimensional characterization of individual pitch perception in musicians. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Musicians have been repeatedly reported to show remarkable inter-individual differences in elementary hearing functions, sound perception mode, musical instrument preference, performance style, as well as musical abilities such as absolute- and relat... Read More about The auditory fingerprint : multidimensional characterization of individual pitch perception in musicians.

The effects of expectation on the perception of soundscapes (2011)
Thesis
Bruce, N. The effects of expectation on the perception of soundscapes. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis discusses how expectation is a contributory factor in the perception of soundscapes. "Soundscape" is a term attributed to R.Murray Schafer to define the acoustic environment, a recent ISO workgroup has proposed a formal definition as th... Read More about The effects of expectation on the perception of soundscapes.

How does the zoo soundscape affect the zoo experience for animals and visitors?
Thesis
Bonde de Queiroz, M. (in press). How does the zoo soundscape affect the zoo experience for animals and visitors?. (Thesis). University of Salford

This project aims to evaluate the zoo soundscape from the animals and visitors perspective. A complete acoustic environment study in zoological parks should involve these two different, but equally important, characters. This thesis presents the resu... Read More about How does the zoo soundscape affect the zoo experience for animals and visitors?.