Music mixing preferences of cochlear implant recipients: A pilot study.

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 modifie...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Audiology Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 294 - 302
Autores principales: Buyens, Wim, van Dijk, Bas, Moonen, Marc, Wouters, Jan
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May2014
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          Buyens, Wim
          van Dijk, Bas
          Moonen, Marc
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        affil: Cochlear Technology Centre Belgium, Mechelen, Belgium; Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT-STADIUS), KULeuven, Heverlee, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences (ExpORL), KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
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          Music
          Cochlear Implant
          Auditory Perception
          Human
          Pilot Studies
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Nonparametric Statistics
          Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Chi Square Test
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      ab: 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.
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