Apparatus and method for performing musical perception sound analysis on a system

An apparatus for determining a set of musical perception parameters of a system for use in performing musical perception sound analysis, comprising:

• a transducer for sensing acoustic energy of the system under a first condition and responsively generating a first:
• acoustic event signal and for sensing acoustic energy of the system under a second condition and responsively generating a second acoustic event signal;
• an analog to digital converter coupled to the transducer and being adapted to receive the first and second acoustic event signals, digitize the first and second acoustic event signals, and responsively generate first and second acoustic digital signals;
• a computer-based analyzer coupled to the analog to digital converter and being adapted to receive the first and second acoustic digital signals and to responsively generate first and second musical data signals and a graphic display of the first and second acoustic digital signals and/or the first and second musical data signals, wherein the computer-based analyzer is adapted to assist a user in listening to the first and second acoustic digital signals and responsively identifying at least one aural event and in reviewing the graphic display corresponding to the at least one aural event and responsively determining the set of musical perception parameters, the at least one aural event resulting from the second condition.

A method for analyzing a system using musical perception sound analysis, including the steps of:

• recording a first acoustic event of the system under a first condition;
• recording a second acoustic event of the system under a second condition;
• analyzing the first and second acoustic events and responsively determining a set of musical perception parameters;
• and,
• monitoring the system as a function of the set of musical perception parameters and responsively identifying a presence of the second condition as a function of the musical perception parameters.

A method for analyzing a system using musical perception sound analysis, including the steps of:

• recording a first acoustic event of the system under a first condition;
• recording a second acoustic event of the system under a second condition;
• analyzing the first and second acoustic events, detecting an aural event, and responsively determining a set of musical perception parameters, the musical perception parameters including a set of musical variables, changes in the musical variables, and relationships between the variables;
• monitoring the system as a function of the set of musical perception parameters and responsively identifying a presence of the second condition as a function of the musical perception parameters.

A method for analyzing a system using musical perception sound analysis, including the steps of:

• recording a first acoustic event of the system under a first condition and a second acoustic event of the system under a second condition and responsively generating first and second acoustic event signals;
• converting the first and second acoustic event signals into first and second acoustic digital signals;
• generating a graphic display of the first and second acoustic digital signals;
• listening to the first and second acoustic event signals and viewing the graphic display and responsively determining a set of musical perception parameters, the musical perception parameters including a set of musical variables, changes in the musical variables, and relationships between the variables;
• and, monitoring the system as a function of the set of musical perception parameters and responsively identifying a presence of the second condition as a function of the musical perception parameters.

A method of determining a set of musical perception parameters of a system for use in performing musical perception sound analysis, including the steps of:

• sensing acoustic energy of the system under a first condition and responsively generating a first acoustic event signal;
• sensing acoustic energy of the system under a second condition and responsively generating a second acoustic event signal;
• receiving the first and second acoustic event signals digitizing the first and second acoustic event signals, and responsively generating first and second acoustic digital signals;
• receiving the first and second acoustic digital signals and responsively generating first and second musical data signals;
• receiving the first and second acoustic digital signals and the first and second musical data signals and generating a graphic display of the signals;
• listening to the first and second acoustic digital signals and responsively identifying at least one aural event;
• and,
• reviewing the graphic display of the signals corresponding to the at least one aural event and determining the set of musical perception parameters corresponding to the at least one aural event, the at least one aural event resulting from the second condition.