Re: [LAD] twice as loud

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 01:32:01PM +0200, Philipp Überbacher wrote:

> I had some more thoughts regarding masking.
> If B masks A == B twice as loud?
> Is it that simple?

No :-(

Masking depends on spectrum, timing, level, and maybe other factors.
It's a complex thing and I don't think we have the full picture of
it yet.

For simple cases (narrowband signals, simultaneous, same direction)
the concept of 'critical bands' is used to describe masking.

Ciao,

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