Digital processing makes measurements better approximate what we hear
Evidence
Electrical and acoustical measurements have been with us a long time, and we became very good at doing them a long time ago. Now we can do them faster and less expensively, and we are able to measure more dimensions, but good data from decades ago is as trustworthy as good data from today. The problem in audio was that the data were limited, in analog form and not easy to interpret. Now, with more data, all in digital form, it is possible to manipulate it in ways that were impossible or impractical in the analog era. It is possible to create versions of the data that bear a closer relationship to what we hear than the raw data itself. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 170
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Precise tuning forks revealed auditory phenomena digital tools still struggle to match; Meaningful measurements have driven the industry toward timbral neutrality; The decibel multiplier calibrates integer changes to the ear’s just-noticeable differences (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- The decibel multiplier calibrates integer changes to the ear’s just-noticeable differences
#exemplifies(0.85) - Sound measurement has shifted from flat physical scales toward human-perception-weighted scales
#corroborates(0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 440 - Impulse response measurements can misrepresent what listeners actually hear
#contradicts(0.80)