Welcome,

You are invited to take part in this online research study on the way humans perceive spatial attributes of recorded music. The data you provide us in this study will help us to better understand what signal characteristics of recorded music may correlate with the perceived spatial properties of music. In particular, we are interested in knowing more about:

• Whether humans perceive the "width of the instrument ensemble" at all and/or in a consistent manner.
• Whether humans perceive the "extent of the reverberant field" at all and/or in a consistent manner.
• Whether humans perceive the "extent of immersion" of a song at all and/or in a consistent manner.

You may participate immediately. Or, if you would like to learn more about this research, you can navigate to About the Research. Any adult 18 years of age or older may participate in this study. If you choose to participate, you will first be asked a few background questions about your age and listening experience. Then you will be played short (7 sec) clips of music. After listening to each clip, you will be asked to grade how you perceive certain spatial attributes of the clip. There are 50 clips of music in the survey and three attributes to rate per song. You may choose to complete the full survey or to exit the survey at any time. The duration of the survey depends on how much of it you choose to complete.

Participation in this study requires access to headphones.

We thank you in advance for your time. The success of this study will rely on the collection of as much data as possible and we encourage you to recommend this study to anyone else who might be interested.

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This study is being conducted by Andy Sarroff, Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University with the sponsorship of Dr. Juan P. Bello.

There are no known risks associated with your participation in this research beyond those of everyday life. Although you will receive no direct benefits from your participation, this research may help the investigator to understand key auditory perceptual attributes better, the results of which may be helpful and informative to music performers, producers, and technologists. Your participation in this study will be strictly anonymous. By clicking Start Now! you agree that you are at least 18 years old and agree to these terms.