Pitch strength is quantifiable by magnitude estimation across diverse sounds

Evidence

The pitch strength of sounds can be assessed quantitatively using a procedure of magnitude estimation (see Sect. 1.3). Figure 5.24 shows the spectral distributions for a large variety of sounds for which pitch strength was measured. For sound 10 only, an amplitude-modulated broad-band noise, the time function is indicated instead of the spectrum. The sounds include a selection of pure tones, complex tones, narrow-band noises, low-pass and high-pass noises, combfiltered noises, AM tones, and AM noises. All sounds within a column elicit approximately the same pitch but differ considerably in pitch strength. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 795

Categorization

• XREF: Magnitude estimation protocol recurs throughout Fastl & Zwicker for loudness and sharpness scaling.