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Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010
Mini dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/51284 Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 De Villiers, William Murray Kwak, Dong Ho Music Technology UCTD Auditory loudness Perception Consumption for popular music Commercial success Music industry Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Mini dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2016. This quantitative study investigates the possible correlation between auditory loudness perception and commercial success in the music industry by measuring and comparing the loudness levels of the top 10 and the bottom 10 singles from the Top 100 Billboard Year End Chart between 1980 and 2010. A total of 140 singles from 1980 and 2010 (with 5 year intervals) were measured in terms of integrated loudness, momentary maximum loudness and loudness range. The variables were measured using the computer software based processing of iZotope Ozone Insight and Waves Loudness Meter (WLM) on Cubase 5 Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) platform. The data were analysed for any observable trend in terms of loudness level, commercial success and consistency between iZotope Ozone Insight and WLM. The analysis clearly showed the steady increase in loudness level over time. Between the top 10 and the bottom 10 singles, there was no statistically significant difference. Therefore the results of this study illustrated that, for the Top 100 Billboard Year End Chart, there is no evidence of any correlation between the perceived loudness and the commercial success (sales). ae2025 Music MMus Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production 2016-02-08T09:42:57Z 2016-02-08T09:42:57Z 2016-04-13 2016 Mini Dissertation Kwak, DH 2016, Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010, MMus Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51284> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51284 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Music Technology UCTD Auditory loudness Perception Consumption for popular music Commercial success Music industry Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| title | Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| title_full | Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| title_fullStr | Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| title_short | Auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| title_sort | auditory loudness perception and the consumption of popular music between 1980 and 2010 |
| topic | Music Technology UCTD Auditory loudness Perception Consumption for popular music Commercial success Music industry Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51284 |