Interaural cross-correlation, lateral fraction, and low- and high-frequency sound levels as measures of acoustical quality in concert halls

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 988-1007

  Hidaka, Takayuki ^a   Beranek, Leo L ^b   Okano, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a TAKENAKA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEARING; MUSIC; NONHUMAN; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SOUND; SOUND INTENSITY;

EID: 0029093513     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.414451     Document Type: Article

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