Selecting birdsongs for auditory masking: a clustering approach based on psychoacoustic parameters

• Main Authors: Ong, Zhen-Ting, Lam, Bhan, Hong, Joo Young, Ooi, Kenneth, Gan, Woon-Seng
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Physics::Acoustics; Social sciences::Psychology::Affection and emotion; Soundscape; Masking; Birdsongs; Clustering; Psychoacoustic Parameters
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170483
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Birdsongs are widely reported as effective auditory maskers to enhance soundscape quality and even reduce the perceived loudness of unwanted sounds. However, the bird species are usually under-reported and chosen arbitrarily. The ambiguity about the objective characteristics of the birdsongs casts d...