Audio scientists and engineers have labored for years to obtain values and quantities for the various elements comprising human hearing perception. This paper provides evidence indicating that these efforts are a waste of time. Artists' argue that science can never fully describe the nature of art is essentially correct, insofar as a complete description of perception is not possible.

Author: Daniels, Drew
Affiliation: Sound Path Ltd. / Sound Path Labs, North Hills, CA
AES Convention: 101 (November 1996) Paper Number: 4379
Publication Date: November 1, 1996
Subject: Instrumentation and Measurements

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