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Effect of sound sequence on soundscape emotions

Han, Zhihui; Kang, Jian; Meng, Qi; (2023) Effect of sound sequence on soundscape emotions. Applied Acoustics , 207 , Article 109371. 10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109371. Green open access

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Abstract

This study analysed the effect of sound sequence on soundscape emotions with respect to three aspects of sound sources: the number of sound source/s, changing trends in the number of sound source/s (increment/decrement) and category of sound source/s. A laboratory listening test was conducted with 31 participants and data on emotions evoked by the sound source per second, with its different characteristics, were obtained. A linear regression model was established between the three aspects of sound sources mentioned above and emotions. The results reveal the following: first, the number of sound source/s is negatively and positively correlated to the pleasing and arousing dimensions of emotion, respectively; second, changing trends in the number of sound source/s (increment/decrement) has a significant effect on variations in emotions (p < 0.05), but not on emotions itself (p > 0.05); and third, although the category of the sound source/s has a decisive effect on the coordinate range of emotions in a two-dimensional emotion space, the number and changing trends of sound source/s have a limited effect on it. Finally, the linear regression model, composed of the three aspects of sound sources, could explain the values of 33.2% and 28.8% for the pleasantness and arousal dimensions of emotion, respectively.

Type: Article
Title: Effect of sound sequence on soundscape emotions
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109371
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109371
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Sound sequence, Emotion, Sound source, Soundscape design
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10168355
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