Model
Objective (Acoustics)
Subjective (Soundscape)
Communicational (Information)
Methodology
Psychoacoustic Response to Stimuli
Social Survey ("Annoyance")
Qualitative Evaluation
Classification
(based on perceptual categories)
Listener Preferences, Attitudes, Habits
Listening as Information Exchange
(detecting pattern, assigning meaning)
Mediating Listener-Environment Relationships
(positive, negative, surrogate)
Role of Noise
damage / stress / annoyance / interference
Lo-Fi Soundscape
Negative Listening Habits (Non-listening)
Schizophonia
Music-as-Environment
Obscures Auditory Image
(reduces information, definition, clarity)
Negative Mediation
(alienation, disconnectedness --> media surrogate)
Design Criteria
(Acoustic)
Minimize Negative Effects
Listener Acceptability
Hi-Fi Balanced Soundscape
Active Listening
Variety <---> Coherence
Functional Equilibrium
Sound Quality
Preservation
Enhanced Listening
Same
(except the context may be indeterminate)
(Acoustic)Noise Control / Abatement
(1) reduce at source
(2) inhibit transmission path
(3) isolate receiver
Risk Criteria
Hearing Conservation
Earcleaning - Soundwalk
Maximize pleasing, informative sounds
Minimize unwanted, uninformative sounds
Re-structure the Sound
(patterned, informative)
and Re-integrate into Context
Modify Relationships within the System
(at any level since it is dynamic)
(Electroacoustic)Sound Effects / Muzak
Amplification / Reinforcement
Enhancement
Sound Document
Simulated Soundscape
Soundscape Composition
Surrogate Environment <--> Zero-Sum <--> Creative Extension
Continuum (Mimetic <--> Abstract)
New Syntax / Process
Relate Inner and Outer Complexity