Subjective Comparison Experiments of DMS and Conventional Stereo

Abstract:

Multi-channel dynamic matrix sound system (DMS) is a multi-channel input and output sound system which is based on source synthesis and Huygens' principle. The sound sources are recorded by microphone array and multi-channel independent recording, instead of the field. This paper describes the results of the subjective evaluation experiments between DMS and conventional stereo system by the semantic differential (SD) method. Five parts of the audio materials and a training material, including the human voice, music, sound effects, were used as the stimuli. All of the stimuli were recorded by the DMS and conventional stereo system respectively. The results proof that the effectiveness of DMS, which has a higher level of sound quality and can give the audience the experience of dynamic subjective feelings compared with conventional stereo system. Furthermore, sound designers must carefully consider the influence of gender, age, preferences on the hearing impression.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 719-720)
• Pages: 1203-1208
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.719-720.1203
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Wei Zhao*, Guo Pin Huang, Qin Zhang
• Keywords: Conventional Stereo, DMS, Subjective Evaluation

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