Re: [ARSCLIST] Editing and splicing

["Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:21 PM 3/13/2006, Bob Olhsson wrote:
> If you examine the scientific research that went into the 
> development of lossy audio encoding, you'll discover that blind 
> testing isn't all that it's commonly cracked up to be. Unfortunately 
> audio pseudo-science has become every bit as common as audio mysticism.

I had the opportunity to do some double-blind ABX testing and the 
comments I received from other professionals:
(1) I'd never give the viewer the switch box
(2) Oooh this is interesting, but the statistical analysis isn't deep 
enough so we can't use it:
     Oooh this is interesting, but it would take too long and cost too much.
     translation to me considering I had the statistical approach 
approved by a Caltech Ph.D.
     statistician: We don't want this revealing a test.

What did you find out about the blind testing for audio codecs?

Cheers,

Richard

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