A New Technical Ear Training Game and Its Effect on Critical Listening Skills
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Abstract
Technical ear training has proven to be an effective tool for developing the skills of junior audio engineers and enhancing their proficiency in audio and music production. To provide a comprehensive auditory training experience, the authors have created a gamified training program that encompasses four modules: spectral identification, auditory localization, consistent judgment, and memory of a mix balance. Each module is designed to give trainees closed-loop audiomotor training, allowing them to instantly assess their performance and identify areas where they need to improve. This new ear-training game helped players to be more engaged and resulted in the improvement of trained audio engineering skills. Moreover, the game also benefited a non-trained auditory skill, speech understanding in noise.
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OpenAlex topics: Music Technology and Sound Studies · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Music and Audio Processing
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College of Engineering Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
Graduate School of Culture Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
Funding
Yamaha Corporation
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