On the preferred delay time of a single reflection for cellists

Abstract

In order to attain a knowledge of designing the stage enclosure in a hall, the subjective preference of sound fields with a single reflection for alto-recorder players has been reported [I. Nakayama, Acustica 54, 217–221 (1984)]. In this study, subjective preference judgments of sound fields with a single reflection were performed by cello players. It is examined whether or not preferred delay time of reflection is dependent on the effective duration (τe) of the autocorrelation function (ACF) of the music signals performed by each player and the amplitude of the reflection. [Work was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research JSPS.]