6.182

Psychoacoustics Project Laboratory

Spring Term 2008-2009

 

 

Overview

This project laboratory provides an introduction to the problems and methods involved in the measurement of human sensory (especially auditory) capabilities.  The laboratory exercises employ computers in real time for experiment control and data analysis, but minimal programming background is assumed.  Students are encouraged to perform original experiments and to analyze their results with reference to the relevant scientific literature.  The laboratory thus provides an introduction to research in psychoacoustics and related areas of experimental psychology.

 

Instruction Staff

Rec. Instructor Prof. L. D. Braida 36-709 ldbraida
CIM Instructor Lec. L. Perelman 32-083 perelman
Teaching Assistant Theodore Moallem 36-747 moallem
Course Secretary Denise Stewart 36-747 dstewart

 

Objectives and Outcomes

A statement of the Objectives and Outcomes of 6.182 is here.

Announcements

04/30/08   An introduction to programming in Soundgen is here.
04/22/08   Calibration.html may be started by selecting Calibration.
04/22/08   Example-1.html may be started by selecting Example-1.
04/22/08   Example-2.html may be started by selecting Example-2.
04/22/08   Example-3.html may be started by selecting Example-3.
04/22/08   Example-4.html may be started by selecting Example-4.
04/22/08   Binural Unmasking: select Example-5.
04/22/08   Binural Lateralization: select Example-6.
04/22/08   Loudness Summation for Tones: select Example-7.
04/22/08   Loudness Summation for Noise : select Example-8.
04/22/08   Pitch of the Missing Fundamental: select Example-9.
04/22/08   Cancelled Harmonics: select Example-10.
04/22/08   Forward Masking: select Example-11.
04/22/08   Backward Masking: select Example-12.
04/22/08   Modulation Masking: select Example-13.
04/22/08   Pulsation Thresholds: select Example-14.
05/22/08   Difference Tone Level by Method of Beats: select Example-15.

Laboratory Assignments
11/02/09   The 6.551-HST.714 Spectrogram Lab waveforms are in folder "waves" .
11/22/09   Protocol 1: select Protocol-1.
11/22/09   Protocol-2.html: select Protocol-2.
11/22/09   Protocol-3.html: select Protocol-3.