Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain
Air humidity significantly affects the sound of wooden instruments. The sound quality decreases when the instrument is exposed to low humidity for an extended period. Therefore, the instrument is treated with a humidifier to improve sound quality. This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the...
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Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences
2024-04-01
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| description | Air humidity significantly affects the sound of wooden instruments. The sound quality decreases when the instrument is exposed to low humidity for an extended period. Therefore, the instrument is treated with a humidifier to improve sound quality. This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the humidification process by analyzing the quality of guitar sound with the methods used in signal complexity studies, such as Higuchi’s fractal dimension (HFD), symbolic analysis, and empirical mode decomposition (EMD). The sound quality was determined by the sound levels measured before, during, and after the guitars’ humidification. The methods used consistently confirmed the improvement of the guitar sound quality after the humidification process. Moreover, it was concluded that the sound quality changes irregularly during the humidification process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-10a075df4d6c427dabd0de2936455c0e2025-08-20T03:16:29ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2024-04-0149210.24425/aoa.2024.148790Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During SustainRobert STĘPIEŃ0Piotr WRZECIONO1Institute of Information Technology Warsaw University of Life SciencesInstitute of Information Technology Warsaw University of Life SciencesAir humidity significantly affects the sound of wooden instruments. The sound quality decreases when the instrument is exposed to low humidity for an extended period. Therefore, the instrument is treated with a humidifier to improve sound quality. This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the humidification process by analyzing the quality of guitar sound with the methods used in signal complexity studies, such as Higuchi’s fractal dimension (HFD), symbolic analysis, and empirical mode decomposition (EMD). The sound quality was determined by the sound levels measured before, during, and after the guitars’ humidification. The methods used consistently confirmed the improvement of the guitar sound quality after the humidification process. Moreover, it was concluded that the sound quality changes irregularly during the humidification process.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3667guitarhygroscopicitycomplexity parametersacoustic measurements |
| spellingShingle | Robert STĘPIEŃ Piotr WRZECIONO Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain Archives of Acoustics guitar hygroscopicity complexity parameters acoustic measurements |
| title | Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain |
| title_full | Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain |
| title_fullStr | Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain |
| title_short | Assessment Effects of Humidification of Guitars by Complexity Measures of the Sound Level During Sustain |
| title_sort | assessment effects of humidification of guitars by complexity measures of the sound level during sustain |
| topic | guitar hygroscopicity complexity parameters acoustic measurements |
| url | https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3667 |
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