Semantically Controlled Adaptive Equalisation in Reduced Dimensionality Parameter Space

Stasis, Spyridon and Stables, Ryan and Hockman, Jason (2016) Semantically Controlled Adaptive Equalisation in Reduced Dimensionality Parameter Space. Applied Sciences, 6 (4). p. 116. ISSN 2076-3417

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Abstract

Equalisation is one of the most commonly-used tools in sound production, allowing users to control the gains of different frequency components in an audio signal. In this paper we present a model for mapping a set of equalisation parameters to a reduced dimensionality space. The purpose of this approach is to allow a user to interact with the system in an intuitive way through both the reduction of the number of parameters and the elimination of technical knowledge required to creatively equalise the input audio. The proposed model represents 13 equaliser parameters on a two-dimensional plane, which is trained with data extracted from a semantic equalisation plug-in, using the timbral adjectives warm and bright. We also include a parameter weighting stage in order to scale the input parameters to spectral features of the audio signal, making the system adaptive. To maximise the efficacy of the model, we evaluate a variety of dimensionality reduction and regression techniques, assessing the performance of both parameter reconstruction and structural preservation in low-dimensional space. After selecting an appropriate model based on the evaluation criteria, we conclude by subjectively evaluating the system using listening tests.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.3390/app6040116
Dates:	Date Event 5 April 2016 Accepted 20 April 2016 Published
Subjects:	CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-01 - computer science
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Computing
Depositing User:	Users 18 not found.
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2016 14:04
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2023 12:01
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3258

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