Median plane localization using a parametric model of the head-related transfer function based on spectral cues |
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Authors: | Kazuhiro Iida Motokuni Itoh Masayuki Morimoto |
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Institution: | a AV Core Technology Development Center, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., 600 Saedo, Tsuzuki, Yokohama 224-8539, Japan b Environmental Acoustics Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan |
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Abstract: | To examine a simulation method for vertical sound localization, and to clarify which peaks and notches in head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) play a role as spectral cues, localization tests in the median plane were carried out using a parametric HRTF model, which is recomposed only of extracted spectral peaks and notches. The results show that the parametric HRTF recomposed using the first and second notches (N1 and N2) and the first peak (P1) provides almost the same localization accuracy as the measured HRTFs. Observations of the spectral peaks and notches indicate that N1 and N2 change remarkably as the source elevation changes, whereas P1 does not depend on the source elevation. In conclusion, N1 and N2 can be regarded as spectral cues, and the hearing system could utilize P1 as the reference information to analyze N1 and N2. |
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Keywords: | Head-Related transfer function Spectral cue Sound localization Spectral peak Spectral notch The median plane |
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