Creative Research
‘IMMERSE’ Project, 360 video and surround sound composition, premier Sydney Festival 2019
Sv. Kliment – Selected for ‘Sound Anthology’ 2017, Computer Music Journal, 41(1)
‘Skopje Sonorities’ selected for ‘The Morning Line’ sculpture, as part of inSonic 2015@ ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Germany, 2015
‘Dreams of the Jailed Modernist’ selected for performance at inSonic 2015@ ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Germany, 2015
‘Blagoveshtenije 07.04’ (ICSA2015 Mix) selected for the ‘PURE Ambisonics Concert’ 3rd International Conference on Spatial Audio 2015, Ligeti Hall, Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM), the University for Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria, 2015
Research and Creative Residencies
Research Residency. Elektronische Musik und Akustik – IEM, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria, 2023
Research Residency, Applied Psychoacoustics Lab (APL), Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, 2023
Creative and Research Residency, Sonic Lab, Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK, 2023
Creative Residency NOVARS Research Centre, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 2023
Spatialisation and Interactive Research Lab (SPIRAL), Centre for Research in New Music (CeReNeM), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK, 2023
Creative Residency, Fraunhofer Institute (IIS), Erlangen, Germany 2012
Creative and Research Residency, Erich-Thienhaus-Institute, Detmold University, Germany, 2012
Creative and Research Residency, Sonic Lab, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queens University, Belfast, UK, 2007
Book Chapters
Sazdov, R. 2011, ‘An Ecologically Valid Experiment for the Perceptual Study of Multi-Channel Electroacoustic Music’, in: A. Vande Gorne. (ed), ‘L’escape du Son III’, Musique et Recherches, Bruxelles, pp. 73-91.
Refereed Articles
Lynch, H., & Sazdov, R. 2017, ‘A Perceptual Investigation in Spatialization Techniques used in Multi-channel Electroacoustic Music for Envelopment and Engulfment’, Computer Music Journal, 41(1): 13-33
Ronan, M., Ward, N., Sazdov. R., & Lee, H. 2017, ‘The perception of hyper-compression by mastering engineers’, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 65(7/8): 613-621
Ronan, M., Ward, N., & Sazdov, R. 2015, ‘Exploring the sound quality dimensions of hyper-compression’, Innovation in Music, 2: 36-51
Referred Conference Papers
Ronan, M., Ward, N, & Sazdov, R. 2016, ‘Considerations when calibrating program material stimuli using LUFS,’ Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Convention 140, Palais des Congrès, 4-7 June.
Ronan, M., Ward, N, & Sazdov, R. 2016, ‘The perception of hyper-compression by untrained listeners’, Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Conference 60, University of Leuven, 3-5 February.
Sazdov, R. 2015, ‘Envelopment vs. Engulfment: Multidimensional scaling on the effect of spectral content and spatial dimension within a three-dimensional loudspeaker setup’, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Spatial Audio 2015, University of Music and Performing Arts of Graz, 18-20 September.
Ronan, M., Ward, N, & Sazdov, R. 2015, ‘Identifying and validating program material: a hyper-compression perspective’, Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Convention 139, Jacob Javits Center NYC, 28 October – 1 November.
Ronan, M., Ward, N., & Sazdov, R. 2015, ‘An investigation into the sound quality lexicon of analogue compressors using category analysis’, in Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Convention 138, Sofitel Victoria Hotel Warsaw, 7-10 May.
Ronan, M., Sazdov, R., & Ward, N., 2014, ‘Factors Influencing Listener Preference for Dynamic Range Compression’, Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Conference 137, Los Angeles Convention Center, 9-12, October.
Ronan, M., Sazdov, R., & Ward, N. 2014, ‘Loudness Normalization: the democratisation of sound quality judgments’ Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2014, The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14-20 September.
Lynch, H., & Sazdov, R. 2014, ‘An Investigation into the Perception of Spatial Techniques Used in Multi-Channel Electroacoustic Music’ Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2013, WAAPA – Edith Cowan University, 11-17 August.
Ronan, M., Pigott, D., & Sazdov, R. 2012, ‘Novel methodology for measuring room acoustics’ Proceedings of the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association Conference 2012, Cork School of Music, 1-2 August.
Sazdov, R. 2011, ‘The effect of elevated loudspeakers on the perception of engulfment, and the effect of horizontal loudspeakers on the perception of envelopment’, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Spatial Audio 2011, Hochschule für Musik Detmold, 10-12 November.
Sazdov, R. 2011, ‘The Influence of Subwoofer Frequencies Within a Multi-Channel Loudspeaker Configuration on The Perception of Spatial Attributes in a Concert-Hall Environment’ Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2011, University of Huddersfield, 31 July-5 August.
Lynch, H., & Sazdov, R. 2011, ‘An Ecologically Valid Experiment for the Comparison of Established Spatial Techniques’ Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2011, University of Huddersfield, 31 July-5 August.
Lynch, H., & Sazdov, R. 2011, ‘An Investigation into Compositional techniques Utilized for the Three-Dimensional Spatialization of Electroacoustic Music’ Proceedings of the Electroacoustic Music Studies Conference 2011, New York University, 14-18 June.
Sazdov, R. 2009, ‘Localisation of Subwoofers in a Concert Hall Environment’, Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference 2009, McGill University, 16-21 August.
Sazdov, R., Paine, G., & Stevens, K. 2007, ‘Perceptual Investigation into Envelopment, Spatial Clarity, and Engulfment in Reproduced Multi-channel Loudspeakers’, Proceedings of Audio Engineering Society Conference 31, Queen Mary University of London, 25-27 June.
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