CHAPTER 7
Impressions of Space
In the results from Barron (1971) that were shown in Figure 6.13, this description was given of what a listener perceived when a single reflection was added to a direct sound: “The source appeared to broaden, the music beginning to gain body and fullness. One had the impression of being in a three-dimensional space.” One can imagine that more reflections from different directions would intensify the effects. Barron bundled the perceptions under one name—spatial impression—but it obviously embraced multiple audible effects related to the following:
Image broadening—“the source appeared to broaden”
Timbral enrichment—“body ...
Get Sound Reproduction now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
