aener Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Copy-pasted from the introduction: I'm really, really sorry to approach it this way, and I've hated myself for it since the instant I had the idea but I'm hoping it'll get me the responses I need! Most people doing this will be riders, so I figured if you help me out, I should give you something in return. All I have that I can really give is videos, so that's what I'll be doing. I don't want anyone to feel conned, so I'll say this right from the start: the video is only 1:20ish long, was filmed in about 90 minutes on a few of the non-spots near my house just now (somewhat out-of-practice due to uni), and has no editing beyond cutting the clips to approximate length. I know it's not much, but I don't have time to make a full video and I figured some incentive for people to do the survey is better than none, even if it's only really small! Complete the survey and you'll get the link and password at the end. You'll also get the option to view a score - this is as a guide only. Due to the way Google Forms questions work, I can't make accurate automatic scoring in this instance. This is all running on an Honesty-Box policy - I obviously can't stop you from sharing the link and password with your friends, but I'd appreciate it if you pointed them to this survey instead. I need you all to fill out the following questions about some sound clips - if you did the one with crazy voice-ish noises don't worry - it's different to that! They're all multiple-choice, so you don't even need to type anything. This one takes a sound and applies some processing to it so that it sounds like it's coming from a particular place. (I chose to use the sound of a fly, because everyone has heard a fly and tried to work out where it is at some point in their life!) This is called binaural synthesis and is my Masters Dissertation, but I won't bore you with the details. It's used in virtual reality to make it more believable/immersive. ################################################################# # YOU MUST WEAR HEADPHONES/EARPHONES FOR THIS. It will not work without them # ################################################################# There are 15 sounds, and between 4 and 8 questions about each depending on how you answer them. I'd estimate this to take you about 20 minutes. (If you think a 1:20 prize is not worth 20 of your minutes, I totally understand and agree, but just think the number of minutes-worth of video I've given to you in the past whilst asking nothing in return :P) They're all multiple choice to make it less of a drag for you, but each question also has an "I can't tell" reply. If you can't tell, please use this rather than guessing - that's a very useful result for me to have for the evaluation of my project if it's not working properly! If you use/have Max/MSP and would like to try the system out, that would also be insanely helpful. Please get in touch if this describes you! Ok - so let's begin... (If you consider it worth it.) Please watch the video below, and set the volume on your device such that it is comfortable to listen to. This is the loudest sound that will be presented to you, so be sure to set it such that you can hear it clearly and in detail. Once it's set, it must remain the same volume throughout all the clips. Go here: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1BghrEP6VcCN43Ip6HyIw_7SRsdpuSgRx8T_wHhd18tI Again: sorry. Screenshot to prove it exists (): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Loved the wallrides, the socks were brilliant, Hi vis for safety. Edited September 10, 2016 by Dman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Thanks dude. You're a star! 27's actually pretty good. I had to set the questions up in a weird way because the next ones needed to change depending on what you put, so there's loads of questions you skip out. 27/74, realistically, would be around 75%, so nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Oh cool thought i needed new ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Dman said: Oh cool thought i needed new ears Fortunately you don't, because it would actually be the brain The whole point of this is to emulate the effects our bodies/heads/ears have on sound to produce this effect. One of the reasons it has to be listened to with headphones is so that your ears don't have their effect - it's just the digital version. The brain interprets the changed signal in the same way it would if your own ears had produced it, so it's entirely neurological. It does have interesting applications for people with damaged outer ears though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I got 19/74 but i'm just really bad at noises "online" or through headphones, even if they are deliberately placed to come out of the left or right earpiece. Real life the principle is the same, just much more accurate (naturally that's good, right?) Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I'm glad I have good earphones sidehop to rear 90. And Hoox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveZOO Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 After the survey it was refreshing to hear the noises in the video. Do you use an external microphone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 No - I've always meant to, but it's so much extra hassle. Starting with my next video when I don't have uni to worry about I'm going to make a point of recording the sound with my Zoom H4n. I find the majority of mic's that sit on top of DSLRs just sound horrible. Thanks for doing the survey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Bump. A bunch of you have done this and it's super helpful, but if there's any more of you it would be even better. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillermo Marin Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) No idea why is this shit still here. Edited September 12, 2016 by Guillermo Marin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Guillermo Marin said: No idea why is this shit still here. Get f**ked. Not only is a good video, but you're helping someone out in the process. i can't tell if you're joking, and I hope you are. It's in Poor taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 14 minutes ago, Herbertlemon102 said: Get f**ked. Not only is a good video, but you're helping someone out in the process. i can't tell if you're joking, and I hope you are. It's in Poor taste. Don't worry about it - he already posted and edited saying he started once, WiFi dropped out, started over, found it too confusing and couldn't do it. Then edited again. Unsure on the reason for the second edit, but I'm guessing it's something to do with dummies being out-of-reach so just let him wail 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillermo Marin Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Edited September 12, 2016 by Guillermo Marin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Lol... I don't have any headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thanks for all your help guys. I've closed the quiz now as I have enough to go with. You did great. Gotten a really useful set of results. Hope to ride with some of you soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillermo Marin Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 hour ago, aener said: What is the best result of all us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) What is the best result of all us? Edit: . Edited September 13, 2016 by aener 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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