Masked tones recover pitch strength as their level rises above masked threshold

Evidence

Partially masked test tones, which lie only 3 dB above masked threshold, frequently produce very small pitch strength. For test tones 10 dB above masked threshold, the pitch strength reaches almost half the value obtained with an unmasked pure tone. At levels 20 dB above masked threshold, pitch strength is almost equal to the pitch strength of an unaffected pure tone. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 850

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 850
• XREF: connects to: Barely masked tones alternate audibility near the masked threshold; Increasing stimulus level broadens auditory filters and causes upward spread of masking; Female speakers’ higher pitch is less masked by reverberation and noise

Broader Connections

• Barely masked tones alternate audibility near the masked threshold #complicates (0.72)
• Increasing stimulus level broadens auditory filters and causes upward spread of masking #expands (0.72)