A closed equation approximates sensory pleasantness from sharpness, roughness, tonality, and loudness

Evidence

The equation, based on relative values of sharpness S, roughness R, tonality T, and loudness N, reads: Using this equation, it is possible to calculate the sensory pleasantness of any sound, if the sharpness, roughness, and loudness are calculated using the procedures given in Sects. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1375

Categorization

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