sone2phon

Convert from sone to phon

Since R2020a

Syntax

phon = sone2phon(sone)

phon = sone2phon(sone,standard)

Description

phon = sone2phon(sone) converts sone to phon, according to ISO 532-1:2017(E).

phon = sone2phon(sone,standard) specifies the standard used to convert sone to phon.

Examples

Convert Sone to Phon

Plot the relationship between loudness (sone) and loudness levels (phon), as specified in ISO 532-1.

s = (0.51:0.01:1.8).^10;

p1 = sone2phon(s);

semilogx(s,p1)
xlabel('Loudness (sone)')
ylabel('Loudness Level (phon)')
title('Relation Between Sone and Phon (ISO 532-1)')
grid on
axis([0 s(end) 0 130])

Plot the relationship between loudness (sone) and loudness levels (phon), as specified in ISO 532-2.

p2 = sone2phon(s,'ISO 532-2');

semilogx(s,p2)
xlabel('Loudness (sone)')
ylabel('Loudness Level (phon)')
title('Relation Between Sone and Phon (ISO 532-2)')
grid on
axis([0 s(end) 0 130])

Input Arguments

sone — Input loudness in sone

nonnegative scalar | vector of nonnegative values | matrix of nonnegative values | multidimensional array of nonnegative values

Input loudness in sone, specified as a scalar, vector, matrix, or multidimensional array of nonnegative values.

Data Types: single | double

standard — Reference standard for unit conversion

'ISO 532-1' (default) | 'ISO 532-2'

Reference standard for unit conversion, specified as 'ISO 532-1' or 'ISO 532-2'.

Data Types: char | string

Output Arguments

phon — Output loudness level in phon

scalar | vector | matrix | multidimensional array

Output loudness level in phon, returned as a scalar, vector, matrix, or multidimensional array the same size as sone.

Data Types: single | double

Algorithms

ISO 532-1: Zwicker Method

The Zwicker method of conversion from sone to phon is given by this equation in [1]:

$$phon=\{\begin{array}{c}40{\left(sone\right)}^{0.35}\\ 40+10{\log }_2\left(sone\right)\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\\ \end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text{if}sone<1\\ \text{otherwise}\end{array}$$

ISO 532-2: Moore-Glasberg Method

In the Moore-Glasberg method, conversion from sone to phon is prescribed according to this table (table 5 in [2]).

Loudness Level (phon)	Calculated Loudness (sone)
0.0	0.001
2.2	0.004
4.0	0.008
5.0	0.010
7.5	0.019
10.0	0.031
15.0	0.073
20.0	0.146
25.0	0.26
30.0	0.43
35.0	0.67
40.0	1.00
45.0	1.46
50.0	2.09
55.0	2.96
60.0	4.14
65.0	5.77
70.0	8.04
75.0	11.2
80.0	15.8
85.0	22.7
90.0	32.9
95.0	47.7
100.0	69.6
105.0	102.0
110.0	151.0
115.0	225.0
120.0	337.6

The sone2phon function uses interpolation for values not specified in the table.

References

[1] ISO 532-1:2017(E). "Acoustics – Methods for calculating loudness – Part 1: Zwicker method." International Organization for Standardization.

[2] ISO 532-2:2017(E). "Acoustics – Methods for calculating loudness – Part 2: Moore-Glasberg method." International Organization for Standardization.

Extended Capabilities

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Version History

Introduced in R2020a