geëxtraheerd

Geëxtraheerd is a neologism used in Dutch-language discussions of audio perception to describe a perceptual phenomenon in which a listener experiences an audio signal as if it contains additional, overlapping copies beyond the original sound. The term combines the ge- prefix, extra- meaning additional, and a form related to heard, adapted to Dutch orthography to signal a layered or reinforced listening experience.

Definition and scope

Geëxtraheerd refers to the impression that speech or music is heard more than once, with extra audible layers or ghost-like repetitions. This is not a single, uniform effect but can arise from a mix of environmental and technical factors that affect how sound is perceived.

Origins and usage

The term has appeared in informal discussions among audio producers, podcasters, and acoustics enthusiasts in contexts where listeners report lingering or duplicated audio sensations. It is not yet an established technical category in mainstream psychoacoustics, but serves as a convenient label for describing a common listening experience in modern media environments.

Causes

Contributing factors include room acoustics with reflections and reverberation, flutter echoes, and imperfect sound isolation; streaming or playback chain latencies and buffering that desynchronize channels; and certain stereo or surround processing methods that create perceptual copies of signals.

Implications

Recognizing geëxtraheerd can guide engineers and designers to optimize room treatment, synchronization, and encoding practices to reduce perceived layering, thereby improving clarity and comfort in listening experiences.

See also

Echo and reverberation, phantom words, psychoacoustic artifacts, audio processing artifacts.

References

The term is used descriptively in Dutch-language audio discussions and has limited formal definition in scholarly literature.