An experiment to compare the acceptability of three different music fragments rendered with three different intonations is presented. These preference results were contrasted with those of isolated chords also rendered with the same three intonations. The least rough renditions were found to be those using Twelve-Tone Equal- Temperament (12-tet). Just Intonation (ji) renditions were the roughest. A negative correlation between preference and psychoacoustic roughness was also found.

Authors: Villegas, Julián; Cohen, Michael; Wilson, Ian; Martens, William
Affiliations: University of Aizu, Aizu, Japan; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 128 (May 2010) Paper Number: 8017
Publication Date: May 1, 2010
Subject: Music Analysis and Processing

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