That sounds very interesting too. Is it correct that below the
threshold we may receive information subliminally that could then
influence our perception of later sound events by increasing out
sensitivity to them? I would be really interested to hear about this as
I'm sure it could be used (and probably already is used) in musical
composition to create greater impact by "preparing" the listener for an
event without them being aware of it. I would have thought that it
could also be relevant to sound compression as if we remove everything
from a recording that is not perceived consciously then it is possible
that some of these subliminal effects may be lost.
My personal interest in these things is driven currently by an attempt
to develop a new type of composition software that allows the user to
start with ideas such as experiences or emotions and then follow
associations through an interactive algorithm to the point where a
complete audio recording of a piece of music has been produced. It's
pretty ambitious but that's why it's interesting.
Regards,
John.
Adrian Attard Trevisan wrote:
Hello
John
That is well interesting , I'll see if I come across something like
that in my research . I'm working on "pulsation treshholds" at the
moment for my dissertation , in order to identify when the ear
perceives sound in different pulses and when it does start transferring
whole chunks of information to the Auditory Cortex .
Would be very interesting to combine both answers as I'm very
interested in Artificial Intelligence . Im sure with Python and C++ a
software to emulate Emotional Sounds can easily be developed .
Adrian Attard Trevisan
Msc Student
Ear Institute
University College London
London
John Proctor wrote:
Hello All,
Has anyone on the list done any research or have any thoughts or
opinions on the reasons for the spontaneous experience of particular
emotions on hearing certain timbres or note intervals. Some such sounds
appear to posses a quality of happiness or sadness but it is difficult
to say why. Is this emotional reaction inherent in our
auditory/emotional systems or is it conditioned through early exposure
to sounds such as laughter or crying? If it is inherent, then is there
evidence that it is inherited through a process of evolutionary
selection? Or is there some other explanation that I am missing? I'd be
really interested to hear people's thoughts on this as it's been on my
mind a lot recently.
Thanks.
John Proctor
Humanoid Sound Systems
http://www.humanoidsounds.co.uk
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