Re: [AUDITORY] Software for internet-based auditory testing

[Valeriy Shafiro <firosha@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's one more potential "low tech" solution for web based audio testing.  We are starting to use ISpring software, which can be integrated and accessed through Powerpoint.  It is more intuitive and accessible for those who have limited programming skills, though there are, of course, some quirks to get around.   The software was developed for online education but has audio capabilities and testing options that make it suitable for many audio tests as well.  I don't recommend it for psychoacoustic experiments where precision and timing is key, but for many suprathreshold perceptual listening tasks with speech, music and environmental sounds it seems suitable, at least on the first pass.  But as I said, we are just starting to use it, so I don't have reliable data yet on lab vs. web comparisons.

Valeriy

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Robert Zatorre <robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Dear list

Several times the list has received requests for participation in web-based experiments. We would like to implement something along these lines, and I am wondering if any of you who have experience with it have recommendations (for or against) software to use. We are looking for something reasonably inexpensive and simple to program that would allow us to present audio stimuli and collect behavioral responses, ideally with response times although that may not be so simple I realize.

Any advice would be welcome. Thank you in advance

Robert Zatorre



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