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The 3D audio coding forms a competitive research area due to the standardization of both international standards (i.e. MPEG) and localized standards (i.e. Audio and Video Coding Standard workgroup of China, AVS). Perception of 3D audio is a key issue for standardization and remains a challenging problem. Besides current solutions adopted from traditional audio engineering, we are working for an original 3D audio solution for compression. This paper represents our initial results about 3D audio perception include directional measurement of Just Noticeable Difference (JND) and Perceptual Entropy (PE). We also represent the possible applications of these results in our future researches.
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Hu, R., Dong, S., Wang, H., Zhang, M., Wang, S., Li, D. (2013). Perceptual Characteristic and Compression Research in 3D Audio Technology. In: Aramaki, M., Barthet, M., Kronland-Martinet, R., Ystad, S. (eds) From Sounds to Music and Emotions. CMMR 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7900. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41248-6_5
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