Thanks for the list indeed!
In case you want to do some dynamic binaural spatialisation online, we have created a _javascript_ wrapper of our 3D Tune-In Toolkit (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0211899), which can be found here:
And here is a working example, which is currently hosted on Heroku:
We have also created a web app allowing users to import their own audio files (only MP3 is supported), create soundscapes and interact with them (this is also hosted on Heroku). You can find the app here:
and here is a brief conference paper describing its functionalities, together with the functionalities of a web-based audio editor created with the Web Audio API (plugsonic.pluggy.eu/sample/):
I hope this helps!
Lorenzo
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Thank you Felix, this is a great list!
It's never very clear what the audio capabilities are for each of these tools, but it looks like they can all at least play a sound (and sometimes generate tones and the likes). Manipulating the sounds is another story.
Some of our experiments are adaptive and need generation of speech stimuli on the go. For that we've written a Python server that can do some of these manipulations (like changing voice pitch, or vocode). This is still work in progress, but what's done is fully functional:
https://github.com/egaudrain/VTServer
The documentation is available here:
https://egaudrain.github.io/VTServer/
You can also try it here:
We keep the files you upload on the server 24h before they get deleted... and nobody's going to listen to them.
So far it's running on a pretty basic virtual private server that costs about 8€/month. We'll see with usage if we need to scale to something more powerful, or more elastic.
If you have comments, or if you want to contribute, don't hesitate to fork it or send pull requests. So far I've written a very rudimentary install script for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to install the thing as a systemd service, but if someone has knowledge in, e.g. PyPi/pip packaging, it could make installation much easier.
Cheers,
-Etienne
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On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 at 11:59, Felix Dobrowohl <F.Dobrowohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jessica and List,
We’ve been compiling a resource of online experiment platforms for behavioural auditory research which might be of use for some of you.
Note, experiment builders which are listed as hosting by Pavlovia can potentially be hosted elsewhere.
Have a good long weekend everyone,
Cheers,
Felix
Integrated Service providers
Name
GUI
hosting
Cost
Comment
URL
Tutorials/Templates
Qualtrics
yes
provided
~2500$/year
Survey builder with integrated audio/video support. Limitations for randomisation. For surveys only.
Qualtrics.com
Gorilla.sc
yes
provided
1.08 USD per participant
Online experiment builder with drag & drop GUI but limitations for randomisation among others.
Testable
Yes
provided
Mixed payment. Potentially free
Very simple experiment builder for basic behavioural experiments. Automatic credit granting via SONA may not be possible.
Inquisit Web
No
provided
200 USD/month
Scriptable experiment platform, which requires a client installation from the participant, but in turn provides the potentially best control and precision
Labvanced
Yes
provided
1080 EUR/quarter
Versatile interface and large amount of tutorials and support online
Experiment builder software (free)
Name
GUI
Coding language
hosting
Comment
URL
Tutorials,
TemplatesPsychoPy3
Yes
Python
Pavlovia
Similar in structure to e-prime, pavlovia implemented
PsychoJS
No, works in conjunction with PsychoPy
_javascript_
Pavlovia
_javascript_ library for PsychoPy experiments
JsPsych
No
_javascript_
Pavlovia
_javascript_ library
PsyToolkit
No
own
provided
Basic script-based experiment builder with its own scripting language
NodeGame
No
_javascript_
self
_javascript_ based experiment builder with option for multi-participant designs
Tatool
Yes
_javascript_
self
Simple experiment builder, supporting both a GUI or _javascript_.
LionessLab
Yes
self
A simple online experiment builder that allows for interactive experiments
O-tree
No
Python
self
Python based experiment builder with option for multi-participant designs
LabJS
Yes
HTML, _javascript_
Pavlovia
User friendly HTML experiment builder with some GUI functionality
OpenSesame
Yes
Python, _javascript_
self
Online experiment builder with minimal GUI, using both _javascript_ and python
R-Shiny
No
R
self
R package to build interactive web apps from R Studio, extendable with CSS, html and _javascript_
Hosting platforms
Name
Cost
Comment
URL
Pavlovia
1500 pounds/year
Hosting platform by the University of Nottingham, designed for PsychoPy/PsychJS but also hosts LabJS and jsPsych
Amazon Web Services
variable
Web hosting service by Amazon
Firebase
Storage: 0.03$/GB
Traffic: 0.15$/GBWeb hosting service by Google
Heroku
variable
Containers (runtime environments required to run experimental code on servers)
Name
Cost
Comment
URL
JATOS
Free, open source
Experiment factory
Free, open source
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From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception [mailto:AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jessica Louise Slater, Ms
Sent: Thursday, 9 April 2020 12:07 AM
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Subject: [AUDITORY] online data collection for auditory experiments
Dear list,
Like many labs, we are currently evaluating options for running auditory experiments online. I wondered if others would be willing to share their experiences with online data collection, or resources they have found helpful - particularly pertaining to the challenges of auditory stimulus presentation (e.g. timing precision)? We currently have adaptive tasks running in Matlab so are especially interested to hear about experiences using Matlab-based solutions, but any insights very welcome.
Best,
Jessica