Mustonen, M.-S. (2007). Introducing timbre to design of semi-abstract earcons: The role of timbre in meaning creation of non-speech interface sounds. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller.
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Tuuri, K., Mustonen, M.-S., & Pirhonen, A. 2007, September 27–28. Same sound — different meanings: A novel scheme for different modes of listening. Paper presented at Audio Mostly 2007.
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"Reduced listening can be referred to as musical listening only when listening process [sic] is concerned with musically determined qualities and structures."
The authors propose 8 modes of listening as below (ordered from low to high levels of cognitive abstraction):
Pre-conscious modes
Reflexive Did you notice any reflexive responses triggered by sound?
Connotative Can you describe what kind of freely formed associations listening immediately evoked?
Source-orientated modes
Causal What could have caused the sound?
Empathetic Does it feel that sound signals someone’s state of mind or intentions?
Context-orientated modes
Functional What was the purpose of the sound? What function does the context indicate?
Semantic Does the sound seem to represent any symbolic/ conventional meanings?
Critical Was the sound suitable for the situation? Did you understand it correctly?
Quality-orientated modes
Reduced Can you describe the properties of the sound itself as objectively as possible?