Jessalyn Miller
Research
Background
AB Comparative Identification of Musical Samples via WAV, FLAC, and AAC Codec: This study was conducted during my Auditory Perception and Hearing Science class in Spring 2022 during my graduate studies. My goal was to confirm a previous study that was done and published in the Audio Engineering Society Journal. I was solely responsible with conducting the study, interpreting the data results, researching background information, and writing the report.
A Literature Review on Gender Inequality in the Music Industry: This literature review was written for my Grad School Readiness course that I took in the Spring of 2020 during my undergrad studies. I was solely responsible with coming up with a research idea, finding other papers and research studies to back up my claim, and writing the report.
The aim of this study was to determine if listeners could correctly identify WAV, FLAC, and AAC codec files within three different genres. A total of 11 subjects participated in a two-part AB test and were instructed to identify the WAV codec file in both parts. Part one consisted of WAV codec files of CD quality and AAC codec files in 32, 64, 80, 96, 160 kbps. The data was analyzed using a non-parametric ANOVA on the binomial. The results suggested that subjects could not identify the WAV codec file for the country or rock songs at 96 or 160 kbps. While subjects were able to identify the pop song at 96 kbps, they could not at 160 kbps. Part two consisted of WAV and FLAC codec files both at 44.1 kHz and 16-bit. The data was analyzed using a binomial test on the correct number of “hits” per subject. The results suggested that subjects could not identify the WAV codec files across genres when compared to FLAC codec files.
The aim of this review was to determine why women make up a small percentage of contributors in the music industry. Music education, composition, music technology, two genres (country and pop), and music videos were examined. Findings suggest that women make up a small part of the music industry because of the patriarchal views placed on children at a young age and adults showing tolerance for it.