Suitability of natural sounds to enhance soundscape quality in urban residential areas

• Main Authors: Hong, Joo-Young, Lam, Bhan, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Gupta, Rishabh, Gan, Woon-Seng
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Residential area; Soundscape
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83014; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43816; https://www.iiav.org/archives_icsv_last/2017_icsv24/index31b5.html?va=viewpage&vaid=429&said=5&session_id=15
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Masking noise by introducing pleasant natural sounds is one of the soundscape design approaches to improve soundscape quality. In order to achieve good soundscape quality, it is necessary to consider both pleasantness and suitability of maskers. This study aims to investigate the effects of main fun...