CompressionalFlagellation
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I disagree. I think a machine's ability to detect sound (like a thousand dollar mic) far exceeds the human ear in detecting sound.
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Here you are analyzing how a person feels with sounds, which is irrelevant to the argument.
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Perhaps not the subjective story.
How about this; we take two people and assume both of them score exactly the same on a professional hearing test. Aside from a very slight difference in how sound interacts with their ears on the way to the ear drum, they will perceive the exact same sound. Maybe it won't make them feel the same -- but I think this idea that a 440hz tone is going to be 254hz for one, and 723hz for another is ridiculous. They might have different opinions of what the exact tone it is -- but none the less, the tone is the same for both.
Originally Posted by Taikero /img/forum/go_quote.gif I contest that perhaps our measurements of sound pressure waves are inadequate and don't represent what a person actually hears. |
I disagree. I think a machine's ability to detect sound (like a thousand dollar mic) far exceeds the human ear in detecting sound.
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Originally Posted by Taikero /img/forum/go_quote.gif A sound that might be harsh to me is soothing to another. What might be engaging and warm to me is bloated, unnatural, and dark to someone else. |
Here you are analyzing how a person feels with sounds, which is irrelevant to the argument.
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Originally Posted by Taikero /img/forum/go_quote.gif What I'm saying is that since our measurements don't reflect what people are hearing, our measurements aren't telling us the entire story. |
Perhaps not the subjective story.
How about this; we take two people and assume both of them score exactly the same on a professional hearing test. Aside from a very slight difference in how sound interacts with their ears on the way to the ear drum, they will perceive the exact same sound. Maybe it won't make them feel the same -- but I think this idea that a 440hz tone is going to be 254hz for one, and 723hz for another is ridiculous. They might have different opinions of what the exact tone it is -- but none the less, the tone is the same for both.