Subject: Re: environmental non-noises From: "Bruno L. Giordano" <bruno.giordano@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:40:22 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hello Ferenc, I understand you would like to connect to the literature on semantical processing in words. However, in the auditory domain you might have a much easier time if you focused on the identifiable vs. non-identifiable distinction, rather than on the noise vs. not-noise one. If so, you should read Brian Gygi's work (e.g., JASA, 115 (3), 2004). Best, Bruno ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bruno L. Giordano, Ph.D. Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory CIRMMT http://www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca/ Schulich School of Music, McGill University 555 Sherbrooke Street West Montréal, QC H3A 1E3 Canada Office: +1 514 398 4535 ext. 00900 Home: +1 514 262 2775 (mobile) http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~bruno/ Honbolygó Ferenc wrote: > Dear List members, > > We are currently working on an experiment about the semantical > processing of environmental noises. We are trying to do a similar task > as the lexical decision task with words and nonwords, but with > environmental noises and "non-noises". The problem is that we have a > hard time creating non-noises which are quite environmental noise-like, > but are not recognizable. We tried almost every distortion methods used > in the literature (reversing, spectrally-rotating, scrambling the parts) > but the sounds are always pretty much recognizable by most people. > Does anyone have any idea on how to create such non-recognizable > non-noises based on existing environmental noises? Or is this idea just > not feasible, because people will always think that what they heard is > something real? > Thanks, > Ferenc Honbolygó >