Music mixing preferences of cochlear implant recipients: A pilot study
Music mixing preferences of cochlear implant recipients: A pilot study
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DOI：
10.3109/14992027.2013.873955
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发表时间：
2014-05-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Wouters, Jan
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作者：
Buyens, Wim;van Dijk, Bas;Wouters, Jan
目的：人工耳蜗植入者的音乐感知和评价能力普遍较差。据报道，简单的音乐结构，易于理解的歌词和清晰的节奏/节拍是提高音乐享受的主要因素。本研究调查了听力正常和人工耳蜗植入受试者在音乐中对修改后的相对乐器水平的偏好。设计：在实验1中，测试对象被给予混音控制台和多轨录音，以确定他们最愉快的音频组合。在实验2中，进行了基于实验1中的偏好相对水平设置的偏好评级实验。研究样本：实验1是用4个人工耳蜗植入者进行的，实验2是用10个听力正常者和10个人工耳蜗植入者进行的。结果：听力正常者和人工耳蜗植入者的偏好等级存在显著差异。后者更喜欢人声与乐器比例更大的混音。此外，在人声清晰、乐器声音减弱的混音环境下，人工耳蜗植入者更喜欢低音/鼓音轨比其他乐器音轨更响亮。结论：现实世界音乐中的原始音频混合可能不适合人工耳蜗植入者。修改相对乐器水平设置潜在地提高了音乐享受。
Objective: Music perception and appraisal are generally poor in cochlear implant recipients. Simple musical structures, lyrics that are easy to follow, and clear rhythm/beat have been reported among the top factors to enhance music enjoyment. The present study investigated the preference for modified relative instrument levels in music with normal-hearing and cochlear implant subjects. Design: In experiment 1, test subjects were given a mixing console and multi-track recordings to determine their most enjoyable audio mix. In experiment 2, a preference rating experiment based on the preferred relative level settings in experiment 1 was performed. Study sample: Experiment 1 was performed with four postlingually deafened cochlear implant subjects, experiment 2 with ten normal-hearing and ten cochlear implant subjects. Results: A significant difference in preference rating was found between normal-hearing and cochlear implant subjects. The latter preferred an audio mix with larger vocals-to-instruments ratio. In addition, given an audio mix with clear vocals and attenuated instruments, cochlear implant subjects preferred the bass/drum track to be louder than the other instrument tracks. Conclusions: The original audio mix in real-world music might not be suitable for cochlear implant recipients. Modifying the relative instrument level settings potentially improves music enjoyment.