Re: [AUDITORY] Research Question (Peter Lennox )

Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Research Question From: Peter Lennox <P.Lennox@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:49:49 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_000_AM5PR0101MB2467C49782551F34CF9AC812CE450AM5PR0101MB2467_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's an excellent reference, thank you for reminding me! - I remember bei= ng surprised at the finding re: low frequencies regards ppl Dr. Peter Lennox SFHEA Senior Lecturer in Perception College of Arts, Humanities and Education School of Arts e: p.lennox@xxxxxxxx<mailto:p.lennox@xxxxxxxx> t: 01332 593155 https://derby.academia.edu/peterlennox https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Lennox University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK ________________________________ From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx>= on behalf of Bob Carlyon <Bob.Carlyon@xxxxxxxx> Sent: 26 October 2017 10:44:28 To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Research Question Hi, You might be interested in the study by Halpern et al =93Psychoacoustics of= a chilling sound=94, where they evaluated various unpleasant sounds and se= lected the worst (sharp object being dragged across slate). They then manip= ulated the stimulus and, perhaps surprisingly, found the low-frequency cont= ent to be responsible for its nastiness. It=92s worth reading, if only for = the comment =93To the authors and several other reluctant volunteer listeners, the digitized, filtered signal sounded very similar to= , and just as unpleasant as the original=94. So choose your participants wi= sely! I would recommend people close enough to be tolerant, but not so clos= e as to ruin a beautiful relationship. Bob PSYCHOACOUSTICS OF A CHILLING SOUND By:HALPERN, DL<http://apps.webofknowledge.com/DaisyOneClickSearch.do?produc= t=3DWOS&search_mode=3DDaisyOneClickSearch&colName=3DWOS&SID=3DS1GdmuAwq2AEN= LAwiQp&author_name=3DHALPERN,%20DL&dais_id=3D13674296&excludeEventConfig=3D= ExcludeIfFromFullRecPage> (HALPERN, DL); BLAKE, R<http://apps.webofknowledg= e.com/DaisyOneClickSearch.do?product=3DWOS&search_mode=3DDaisyOneClickSearc= h&colName=3DWOS&SID=3DS1GdmuAwq2AENLAwiQp&author_name=3DBLAKE,%20R&dais_id= =3D3290666&excludeEventConfig=3DExcludeIfFromFullRecPage> (BLAKE, R); HILLE= NBRAND, J<http://apps.webofknowledge.com/DaisyOneClickSearch.do?product=3DW= OS&search_mode=3DDaisyOneClickSearch&colName=3DWOS&SID=3DS1GdmuAwq2AENLAwiQ= p&author_name=3DHILLENBRAND,%20J&dais_id=3D35565670&excludeEventConfig=3DEx= cludeIfFromFullRecPage> (HILLENBRAND, J) PERCEPTION & PSYCHOPHYSICS Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Pages: 77-80 On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 4:00 PM, James O'Sullivan <osullij8@xxxxxxxx<mailto:o= sullij8@xxxxxxxx>> wrote: This might not be what you're looking for, but have you heard about infraso= und? Sounds with frequencies less than 20Hz, so less than what is typically= audible to humans. However some people can still detect it, and often repo= rt feelings of unease / fear. It has been attributed as being the potential= cause of several ghost stories and haunted houses. Wikipedia<https://en.wi= kipedia.org/wiki/Infrasound#Human_reactions> has a decent article on it. James James O'Sullivan, Post-doctoral Researcher, Columbia University. > On Oct 25, 2017, at 12:34 AM, Arun Chandra <arunc@xxxxxxxx<mailto:ar= unc@xxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > "The Hall of the Mountain King" by Grieg, whistled by the murderer in "M" > > arun chandra > >> On 10/24/17 4:20 AM, ULStudent:RITA.MC<http://RITA.MC> CARTHY wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> I am in my final year in the University of Limerick, so this year I have= had to come up with a final year project, mine is, "Is it possible to make= synthetic sounds sound real and also, can they carry the same affect of em= otion to the listener as the real deal would?" This is all in the horror ge= nre. I have had to gather some horror sounds to work with but I would also = like other peoples opinion on what is considered a scary sound to them. By = the end of my fourth year I will hopefully have an installation here at my = university, where the listener sits in a dark room, 3D sound, so speakers o= n high, mid and low level of the walls, and a narrative sound design playin= g around them. >> So my question is to you, what is a sound that you find chilling/scary? >> I would appreciate any feedback you could give me. >> Kind Regards, >> Rita > > -- > Arun Chandra > COM 308A > The Evergreen State College > Olympia, WA 98505 > office: (360) 867-6077<tel:(360)%20867-6077> > email: arunc@xxxxxxxx<mailto:arunc@xxxxxxxx> The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves= the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this was sent to you in error, please reply to the sender an= d let them know. Key University contacts: http://www.derby.ac.uk/its/contacts/ --_000_AM5PR0101MB2467C49782551F34CF9AC812CE450AM5PR0101MB2467_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"></style> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font= -family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir=3D"ltr"> That's an excellent reference, thank you for reminding me! - I remember = being surprised at the finding re: low frequencies regards ppl <div id=3D"Signature"> <div id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; colo= r: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,"Emoj= iFont","Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoCo= lorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols= ;"> <div class=3D"BodyFragment"> <div class=3D"PlainText"> <div> Dr. Peter Lennox SFHEA Senior Lecturer in Perception College of Arts, Humanities and Education School of Arts   e: <a href=3D"mailto:p.lennox@xxxxxxxx" id=3D"= LPNoLP">p.lennox@xxxxxxxx</a> t: 01332 593155   <a href=3D"https://derby.academia.edu/peterlennox" i= d=3D"LPNoLP">https://derby.academia.edu/peterlennox</a> <a href=3D"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pete= r_Lennox" id=3D"LPNoLP">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Lennox</= a>   University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex=3D"-1"> <div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr">From: AUDITORY - Research i= n Auditory Perception <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx> on behalf of Bob Car= lyon <Bob.Carlyon@xxxxxxxx> Sent: 26 October 2017 10:44:28 To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Research Question <div> </div> </div> <div> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <div> <div> Hi,<o:p></o:p><= /p> <o:p> </o:p></spa= n> You might be intereste= d in the study by Halpern et al =93Psychoacoustics of a chilling sound=94, = where they evaluated various unpleasant sounds and selected the worst (shar= p object being dragged across slate). They then manipulated the stimulus and, perhaps surprisingly, found the low-fre= quency content to be responsible for its nastiness. It=92s worth reading, i= f only for the comment =93To the authors and several other reluctant<o:p></= o:p> volunteer listeners, t= he digitized, filtered signal sounded very similar to, and just as unpleasa= nt as the original=94. So choose your participants wisely! I would recommen= d people close enough to be tolerant, but not so close as to ruin a beautiful relationship.<o:p></o:p></p= > <o:p> </o:p></spa= n> Bob<o:p></o:p><= /p> <o:p> </o:p></spa= n> PSYCHOACOUSTICS OF A CHILLING SOUND <o:p></o:p> By:<a href=3D"http://apps.webofknowledge.com/DaisyOneClickSearch.d= o?product=3DWOS&search_mode=3DDaisyOneClickSearch&colName=3DWOS&amp= ;SID=3DS1GdmuAwq2AENLAwiQp&author_name=3DHALPERN,%20DL&dais_id=3D13= 674296&excludeEventConfig=3DExcludeIfFromFullRecPage" title=3D"Find mor= e records by this author">HALPERN, DL</a> (HALPERN, DL); <a href=3D"http://apps.webofknowledge.com/DaisyOneCl= ickSearch.do?product=3DWOS&search_mode=3DDaisyOneClickSearch&colNam= e=3DWOS&SID=3DS1GdmuAwq2AENLAwiQp&author_name=3DBLAKE,%20R&dais= _id=3D3290666&excludeEventConfig=3DExcludeIfFromFullRecPage" title=3D"F= ind more records by this author"> BLAKE, R</a> (BLAKE, R); <a href=3D"http://apps.webofknowledge.com/DaisyOne= ClickSearch.do?product=3DWOS&search_mode=3DDaisyOneClickSearch&colN= ame=3DWOS&SID=3DS1GdmuAwq2AENLAwiQp&author_name=3DHILLENBRAND,%20J&= amp;dais_id=3D35565670&excludeEventConfig=3DExcludeIfFromFullRecPage" t= itle=3D"Find more records by this author"> HILLENBRAND, J</a> (HILLENBRAND, J)<o:p></o:p> PERCEPTION & PSYCHOPHYSICS <o:p></o:p> Volume: 39 <o:p></o:p> Issue: 2 <o:p></o:p> Pages: 77-80 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></spa= n> <o:p> </o:p></spa= n> <o:p> </o:p></spa= n> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 4:00 PM, James O'Sullivan &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:osullij8@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">osullij8@xxxxxxxx</a>&= gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p> <blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0c= m 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"> <div> This might not be what you're looking for, but have = you heard about infrasound? Sounds with frequencies less than 20Hz, so less= than what is typically audible to humans. However some people can still de= tect it, and often report feelings of unease / fear. It has been attributed as being the potential cause of s= everal ghost stories and haunted houses. <a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrasound#Human_reactions" target= =3D"_blank"> Wikipedia</a> has a decent article on it. James James O'Sulliva= n, Post-doctoral Researcher, Columbia University. > On Oct 25, 2017, at 12:34 AM, Arun Chandra <<a href=3D"mailto:arunc= @xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">arunc@xxxxxxxx</a>> wrote: > > "The Hall of the Mountain King" by Grieg, whistled by the mu= rderer in "M" > > arun chandra > >> On 10/24/17 4:20 AM, ULStudent:<a href=3D"http://RITA.MC" target= =3D"_blank">RITA.MC</a> CARTHY wrote: >> Hi Guys, >> I am in my final year in the University of Limerick, so this year = I have had to come up with a final year project, mine is, "Is it possi= ble to make synthetic sounds sound real and also, can they carry the same a= ffect of emotion to the listener as the real deal would?" This is all in the horror genre. I have had to gather so= me horror sounds to work with but I would also like other peoples opinion o= n what is considered a scary sound to them. By the end of my fourth year I = will hopefully have an installation here at my university, where the listener sits in a dark room, 3D sound, so spe= akers on high, mid and low level of the walls, and a narrative sound design= playing around them. >> So my question is to you, what is a sound that you find chilling/s= cary? >> I would appreciate any feedback you could give me. >> Kind Regards, >> Rita > > -- > Arun Chandra > COM 308A > The Evergreen State College > Olympia, WA 98505 > office: <a href=3D"tel:(360)%20867-6077" target=3D"_blank">(360) 867-6= 077</a> > email: <a href=3D"mailto:arunc@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">arunc@xxxxxxxx= evergreen.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> </blockquote> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </div> The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves= the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this was sent to you in error, please reply to the sender an= d let them know. 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