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Dear all,
Next Wednesday, 29th February at 2:00pm, Konstantinos Pastiadis will
present the seminar 'Loudness: Considerations from Psychoacoustics to
Audio'.
The talk will take place in room 209 in the Electronic Engineering
building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS.
Directions on how to access the building can be found at
http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/about/campus-map.php. If you experience
problems entering, the lab phone number is +44 (0)20 7882 5343 and if I am
not available, anyone else in the lab should be able to help. If you are
coming from outside Queen Mary, please let me know, so I can make sure
no-one is stuck outside the doors. Details of future seminars can be found
at http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/newsevents/researchgroupevents.php?i=12.
All are welcome to attend. For those unable to do so, a video recording of
the seminar will be made available online after a few days.
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Wednesday's seminar (29th February, 2:00pm):
Title:
Loudness: Considerations from Psychoacoustics to Audio
Speaker:
Konstantinos Pastiadis
Abstract:
We are discussing issues of loudness equalization. Loudness equalization
is an important issue for various types of psychophysical research and
applications. At the same time, it demands particular attention from the
entertainment industry, music industry, Mass Media and Broadcasting. The
approach we follow departs from basic findings on loudness perception and
their application in the field of Psychoacoustics, and arrives to the
discussion of the technical issues in the world of entertainment. The
questioning refers to major dichotomies between Psychoacoustical research
and Audio applications. The discussion employs principles and aspects of
computational modeling and considerations on cognitive processes that are
involved in loudness perception.
Bio:
Dr. Konstantinos Pastiadis received the degree of Electrical & Computer
Engineering from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki. He also received his PhD on Voice/Speech
Signal Processing from the same department. Currently, he is a Lecturer on
Musical Acoustics, Psychoacoustics and Signal Processing at the Department
of Musical Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has also
received a degree on music from the Yamaha Music Foundation and he is a
piano and keyboards performer. His research and teaching interests on
Psychoacoustics and Signal Processing include: Psychophysical methods and
applications in music perception. Computational models in auditory
physiology, perception and production of musical signals. Cochlear/Hearing
Implants. Tests/systems for the acquisition, processing and analysis of
objective and behavioural data. Musical instruments and singing/voice
acoustics.
--
Peter Foster
Postgraduate Research Student
Room 104, Electronic Engineering Bldg
Centre for Digital Music
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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