Psychoacoustics: Loudness

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What is loudness?

  • the perceived intensity of a sound

  • loudness is the property of sound that allows sounds ti be ordered on a scale extending from quiet (soft) ti loud

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Our perception of loudness increases…

  • as signal duration increases (to a certain point)

  • about 200msec (beyond which the loudness will remain the same)

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Loudness and Intensity are…

  • not the same

    • loudness is perceived

    • intensity is measured

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40 Phons is

  • 40 dB SPL at 1, 000 Hz

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How many sones is 30 Phones?

  • .5 sone

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Which sounds louder to most people: a 50 Hz tone at 40 phon, or a 10,00 Hz tone at 40 phon?

  • they’re the same