• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.617-621
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• 2003

Existing loudness models are specified only to diotic sounds in spite of the fact that normal human beings hear dichotic sounds. Approximately, the arithmetic mean of loudness values of both ear signals has been suggested for the resultant perceived loudness. In this study, the dependence of overall loudness perception on the interaural level differences was investigated by the subjective tests. It was found that the larger the interaural level difference, the louder the perception than the mean of calculated loudness values at both ears and the lower the critical band rate or the reference level, the louder the perception than the mean value. A modified loudness model was proposed to he applicable to dichotic sounds by using the equivalent diotic levels.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2015

This study examined whether speech acceptability was changed under various conditions of prosodic manipulations. Both speech rate and voice loudness reportedly are associated with acceptability and intelligibility. Speech samples by twelve speakers with mild dysarthria were recorded. Speech rate and loudness changes were made by digitally manipulating habitual sentences. 3 different loudness levels (70, 75, & 80dB) and 4 different speech rates (normal, 20% rapidly, 20% slowly, & 40% slowly) were presented to 12 SLPs (speech language pathologists). SLPs evaluated sentence acceptability by 7-point Likert scale. Repeated ANOVA were conducted to determine if the prosodic type of resynthesized cue resulted in a significant change in speech acceptability. A faster speech rate (20% rapidly) rather than habitual and slower rates (20%, 40% slowly) resulted in significant improvement in acceptability ratings (p <.001). An increased vocal loudness (up to 80dB) resulted in significant improvement in acceptability ratings (p <.05). Speech rate and loudness changes in the prosodic properties of speech may contribute to improved acceptability.

• 음성과학
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2002

This study was designed to examine the effects of vocal loudness on Nasalance scores in Korean vowels. One normal adult without 'hypemasality' produced 3 types of vowels (/i/, /a/, /u/) in 3 levels of loudness (60, 70, 80dB). Nasalance scores (%) and oral & nasal energy intensity (dB) were measured through NasalView system. These data were compared among 3 levels of loudness and among 3 types of vowels. The results were as follow: For all vowels, Nasalance scores significantly reduced when vocal loudness increased. Because the increases of oral energy intensity were larger than that of nasal energy intensity. For all levels of loudness, Nasalance scores significantly differed among vowel types (/i/>/a/>/u/).

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.149-154
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• 2004

The design sensitivity analysis of Zwicker's loudness with respect to structural sizing design variables is developed. The loudness sensitivity in the critical band is composed of two equations, the derivative of main specific loudness with respect to 1/3-oct band level and global acoustic design sensitivities. The main specific loudness is calculated by using FEM, BEM tools. i.e. MSC/NASTRAN and SYSNOISE. And global acoustic sensitivity is calculated by combining acoustic and structural sensitivity using the chain rule. Structural sensitivity is obtained by using semi-analytical method and acoustic sensitivity is implemented numerically using the boundary element method. For sensitivity calculation, sensitivity analyzer of loudness (SOLO), in-house program is developed. A 1/4 scale car cavity model is optimized to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.7-22
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• 1989

This paper presents basic data on loudness level and loudness along with data obtained by the authors, and describes an application of the idea of masked loudness to perception of music in the presence of noise. It is shown that timbre or sound quality of music is well explained by masked loudness vs frequency characteristic.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.652-664
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• 2017

디지털 환경에서 방송 프로그램 제작과 송출이 균일하지 않은 음량으로 이루어지는 관행으로 인해 양질의 방송서비스를 제공받을 권리가 있는 시청자의 복지가 저해될 우려가 있다. 이 논문의 목적은 2016년 5월부터 우리나라에서 시행되고 있는 디지털 방송 음량기준 정책에서 개선이 필요한 사안을 검토하고 정책방향을 제시하는 것이다. 이 논문에서는 음량기준정책과 시청자복지 개념 간의 연계성에 주목하여 선행연구를 검토하였다. 또한 세계적인 방송 음량표준화 추세를 파악하기 위해 ITU, ATSC, EBU 등 국제 표준화기관에서 발표한 기술기준 권고안과 음량기준, 해외 주요국과 우리나라의 음량기준과 규제현황을 살펴보고, 음량기준 정착을 위한 개선사안을 정책 부문과 사업자 부문으로 구분하여 제시하였다. 정책 부문에서는 음량기준 정기 모니터링의 의무화와 음량기준 위반 시 제재수단의 제도화가 모색되어야 할 것으로 나타났으며, 사업자 부문에서는 시청자 피드백의 확보, 음량기준 측정장비 확충과 인력교육, 외주제작 프로그램의 음량기준 준수에 대한 정책적 고려가 이루어져야 할 것으로 나타났다.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2000

In order to investigate psychoacoustic characteristics of fibers, and to compare them with sound physical parameters, each sound of 25 different fabrics consisted of a single fiber such as wool, cotton, silk, polyester, and nylon was recorded. Sounds of specimens were transformed into critical band diagram and psychoacoustic characteristics including loudness and sharpness for each sound were calculated based on Zwicker＇s models. Physical parameters such as the level pressure of total sound (LPT), level ranges (ΔL), frequency differences (Δf), AR coefficients (ARC, ARF, ARE) were obtained in fast fourier transform (FFT) spectrum. Nylon taffeta showed higher values for loudness than 2.5 sone corresponding to human low conversation, while most silk fibers generated less louder showing lower values for loudness than 1.0 sone. Wool fibers had higher loudness mean value than that of cotton, while the two fibers didn't differ in LPT. Loudness showed high positive correlation coefficients with both LPT and ARC. Sharpness values were higher for wool fiber group than other fibers. Sharpness was not concerned with loudness, LPT, and ARC, but the fabrics with higher values for sharpness tended to show higher ΔL.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권12호
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• pp.210-216
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• 2013

잡음이 있는 환경에서 음악을 들을 경우 잡음의 영향으로 인해 명료한 음악의 청취가 힘들다. 본 논문에서는 잡음 환경에서 오디오 신호를 자동으로 변화시킴으로써 잡음 환경에서의 오디오 청취 경험을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 구체적으로, 잡음이 있는 환경에서 밴드 별 오디오 신호의 지각적 크기가 잡음이 없는 경우와 비슷해지도록 오디오 신호를 변화시키는 방법을 제안하였다. 이를 위해 Moore의 라우드니스 지각 모델을 도입하였으며, 기존의 음성 강화를 목적으로 한 논문을 더욱 발전시켜 48kHz로 샘플링된 전대역 신호를 증폭시키는 기법을 제안하였다. 잡음이 심할 때에는 라우드니스를 복원시켜도 명료성이 떨어지므로 이를 위해 라우드니스를 복원하는 데에 그치지 않고 일부러 고주파의 라우드니스를 약간 더 증폭하는 방법도 제안하였다. 실험 결과를 통해 우리는 제안된 알고리즘이 잡음 환경에서의 오디오 청취 경험을 얼마나 향상시킬 수 있는지를 알 수 있었다.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2015

텔레비전 방송의 디지털화 이후 라우드니스의 다이나믹 레인지가 확대되어, 방송채널 간 혹은 한 방송 채널 내에서의 프로그램 간의 라우드니스 차이가 더욱 확대되어 편안한 텔레비전의 시청에 지장을 받게 되었다. 이를 개선하기 위하여 ITU에서는 라우드니스에 대한 국제 기준을 제정하였으며, 유럽, 미국 및 일본 등들이 해당 기준을 적용하고 있다. 우리나라 역시 2014년 해당 기술기준이 제정된 바 있으며, 2016년 6월부터는 해당 라우드니스 기술기준을 적용하여 텔레비전 방송을 실시하도록 법제화가 되었다. 본 논문에서는 디지털 텔레비전 라우드니스 기술기준의 도입을 앞두고 주요 텔레비전 방송 채널들을 대상으로 라우드니스를 측정하고 기술기준과의 비교 결과를 제시하고자 한다.

• 음성과학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.191-203
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• 2003

This study examined the effect of vocal loudness on nasalance measures, under the conditions of three sentence patterns (i.e., Oral sentences, Mixed sentences, Nasal sentences). The vocal loudness level was classified into soft voice (55 dB), medium voice (65 dB) and loud voice (75 dB). The participants in the present study were 30 normal adults (male: female =1:1). Kay's Nasometer 6200 was used to measure nasalance and Sound level meter was used to adjust the loudness level. The results of the present study are as follows. Firstly, the change in vocal loudness is in the following. In the Oral sentence stimuli, the loud voice for both male and female showed the highest nasalance degree, and the medium voice the lowest level. In the Mixed and Nasal sentence stimuli, however, male participants showed the highest degree of nasalance in the soft voice, and the lowest degree in the loud voice, and female showed the highest degree of nasalance in the soft voice and the lowest in the medium voice. Secondly, when each subject's nasalance scores were ranked in a ordered manner, noticeable tendency. Lowest nasalance score occurred in the loud voice and the highest nasalance score was recorded in the soft voice during participants' reading of the Nasal sentences. However, it was hard to find such pattern in the Oral sentences. It is assumed that velopharyngeal function could be related to these findings. Furthermore, the findings associated with vocal loudness may have diagnostic as well as clinical implications.