Effects of adding natural sounds to urban noises on the perceived loudness of noise and soundscape quality
Introducing pleasant natural sounds to mask urban noises is an important soundscape
design strategy to improve acoustic comfort. This study investigates the effects of signal-to …
design strategy to improve acoustic comfort. This study investigates the effects of signal-to …
Effect of reverberation and noise type on speech intelligibility in real complex acoustic scenarios
Enhanced speech intelligibility in realistic acoustic scenarios guarantees effective
communication. Noise and reverberation degrade speech intelligibility, but the combined …
communication. Noise and reverberation degrade speech intelligibility, but the combined …
Binaural unmasking and spatial release from masking
JF Culling, M Lavandier - Binaural Hearing: With 93 Illustrations, 2021 - Springer
Spatial release from masking (SRM) occurs when a target signal and competing masker
come from different directions. For a stationary noise interferer, it comprises an improvement …
come from different directions. For a stationary noise interferer, it comprises an improvement …
Spatial selectivity of hearing in speech recognition in speech-shaped noise environment
IG Andreeva - Human Physiology, 2018 - Springer
A variety of perceptual features can be used for the successful separation of information
flows and higher speech intelligibility. The binaural system based on the spatial allocation of …
flows and higher speech intelligibility. The binaural system based on the spatial allocation of …
Two simultaneous talkers distract more than one in simulated multi-talker environments, regardless of overall sound levels typical of open-plan offices
The irrelevant speech effect (ISE) characterizes detriment to cognitive task performance in
the presence of irrelevant speech. This paper examines whether the ISE varies due to the …
the presence of irrelevant speech. This paper examines whether the ISE varies due to the …
Speech intelligibility in a realistic virtual sound environment
In the present study, speech intelligibility was evaluated in realistic, controlled
conditions.“Critical sound scenarios” were defined as acoustic scenes that hearing aid users …
conditions.“Critical sound scenarios” were defined as acoustic scenes that hearing aid users …
[HTML][HTML] Predicting binaural speech intelligibility using the signal-to-noise ratio in the envelope power spectrum domain
A Chabot-Leclerc, EN MacDonald… - The Journal of the …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
This study proposes a binaural extension to the multi-resolution speech-based envelope
power spectrum model (mr-sEPSM)[Jørgensen, Ewert, and Dau (2013). J. Acoust. Soc. Am …
power spectrum model (mr-sEPSM)[Jørgensen, Ewert, and Dau (2013). J. Acoust. Soc. Am …
The effect of room acoustical parameters on speech reception thresholds and spatial release from masking
T Biberger, SD Ewert - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
In daily life, speech intelligibility is affected by masking caused by interferers and by
reverberation. For a frontal target speaker and two interfering sources symmetrically placed …
reverberation. For a frontal target speaker and two interfering sources symmetrically placed …
[HTML][HTML] Training programs for improving speech perception in noise: A review
Understanding speech in the presence of noise is difficult and challenging, even for people
with normal hearing. Accurate pitch perception, coding and decoding of temporal and …
with normal hearing. Accurate pitch perception, coding and decoding of temporal and …
Binaural sensitivity and release from speech-on-speech masking in listeners with and without hearing loss
Listeners with sensorineural hearing loss routinely experience less spatial release from
masking (SRM) in speech mixtures than listeners with normal hearing. Hearing-impaired …
masking (SRM) in speech mixtures than listeners with normal hearing. Hearing-impaired …