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A successful performance of live music is dependent on how well musicians can hear themselves and the other members of the ensemble. Sound reinforcement systems can offer monitoring either by on-stage loudspeakers or in-ear headphones. These two monitoring conditions were compared to search for perceived auditory differences that affect parts of musical performance. Four jazz/pop/rock bands made live performances where monitor sound was provided to the musicians. Each band repeated their performance, changing from one monitoring condition to the other. After every performance, the musicians responded to questionnaires covering musical performance and audio quality. Experts also assessed recordings of the performances. Results show that perceived differences exist in audio quality and musical performance between loudspeaker monitors and in-ear headphone monitors.
Author (s): Berg, Jan; Johannesson, Tomas; Löfdahl, Magnus; Nykänen, Arne
Affiliation:
Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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AES Convention: 142
Paper Number:9799
Publication Date:
2017-05-06
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Session subject:
Recording and Live Sound
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Berg, Jan; Johannesson, Tomas; Löfdahl, Magnus; Nykänen, Arne; 2017; In-Ear vs. Loudspeaker Monitoring for Live Sound and the Effect on Audio Quality Attributes and Musical Performance [PDF]; Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden; Paper 9799; Available from: https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18673
Berg, Jan; Johannesson, Tomas; Löfdahl, Magnus; Nykänen, Arne; In-Ear vs. Loudspeaker Monitoring for Live Sound and the Effect on Audio Quality Attributes and Musical Performance [PDF]; Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden; Paper 9799; 2017 Available: https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18673
@article{berg2017in-ear,
author={berg jan and johannesson tomas and löfdahl magnus and nykänen arne},
journal={journal of the audio engineering society},
title={in-ear vs. loudspeaker monitoring for live sound and the effect on audio quality attributes and musical performance},
year={2017},
number={9799},
month={may},}