Experience with 01dB and dBSonic? ("Scharine, Angelique (Civ,ARL/HRED)" )

Subject: Experience with 01dB and dBSonic? From: "Scharine, Angelique (Civ,ARL/HRED)" <AScharine(at)ARL.ARMY.MIL> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:51:06 -0500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C519B7.1A96DD69 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm working on a project where we will want to analyze a large set of = binaural speech files recorded with an acoustic manikin in various noisy = environments. These will be recorded using a binaural input on a 01dB = soundcard setup. This will be a somewhat exploratory analysis, as we = aren't entirely sure what parameters will be of importance. We have the = facility to do the standard SII and STI measurements. We'll also = probably want to look at modulation, spectral content, etc. We may want = to do some cross-correlations of the two channels, that sort of thing. =20 I have a small budget to purchase the needed equipment. Since we already = have 01dB's room acoustics software, it has been suggested that we get = their dbSONIC packages for the analysis. I am reluctant because it is = pricey and I cannot afford to buy the whole set. I don't wish for us to = be without the needed tools but... I'm thinking that it shouldn't be too = hard to import the recorded wav files into MatLab and to do any analyses = there.=20 =20 Here is my question. Is anyone on this list familiar with this package? = Am I right in thinking that no special toolbox should be needed to = import the wav files from 01dB into MatLab (I'm thinking that dbSONIC = MAT is mainly to import other 01dB files and graphs into Matlab)? Was it = worth the money?=20 =20 Please feel free to answer off list. Angelique The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a = man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.=20 -Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist and writer (1825-1995) =20 Ang=E9lique A. Scharine Ph. D. Army Research Lab/HRED AMSRD-ARL-HR-SD Building 520 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5425 =20 Office: (410) 278-5957 DSN: 298-5957 Fax: (410) 278-3587 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C519B7.1A96DD69 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>I'm = working on a=20 project where we will want to analyze a large set of binaural speech = files=20 recorded with an acoustic manikin in various noisy environments. These = will be=20 recorded using a binaural input on a 01dB soundcard setup. This will be = a=20 somewhat exploratory analysis, as we aren't entirely sure what = parameters will=20 be of importance. We have the facility to do the standard SII and STI=20 measurements. We'll also probably want to look at modulation, spectral = content,=20 etc. We may want to do some cross-correlations of the two channels, that = sort of=20 thing.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have = a small=20 budget to purchase the needed equipment. Since we already have 01dB's = room=20 acoustics software, it has been suggested that we get their dbSONIC = packages for=20 the analysis. I am reluctant because it is pricey and I cannot afford to = buy the=20 whole set. I don't wish for us to be without the needed tools but... I'm = thinking that it shouldn't be too hard to import the recorded wav files = into=20 MatLab and to do any analyses there. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 class=3D831342314-23022005>Here is my = question. Is anyone=20 on this list familiar with this package? Am I right in thinking that no = special=20 toolbox should be needed to import the wav files from 01dB into MatLab = (I'm=20 thinking that dbSONIC MAT is mainly to import other 01dB files and = graphs into=20 Matlab)? Was it worth the money? </DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 class=3D831342314-23022005> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 class=3D831342314-23022005>Please feel free to answer off=20 list.</DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 class=3D831342314-23022005>Angelique</DIV> <DIV align=3Dleft><SPAN=20 style=3D"COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <DIV align=3Dleft><PRE><DIV align=3Dleft><PRE class=3DMsoNormal = style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; = mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; = mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: = EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; = mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: = AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier = New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: = EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; = mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'; = mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; = mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: = EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; = FONT-FAMILY: AvantGarde; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New = Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; = mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><o:p>The rung of a = ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long = enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. = <o:p></o:p>=96Thomas = Henry Huxley, biologist and writer = (1825-1995)<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></SP= AN></o:p><= /SPAN></FO= NT>Ang=E9lique A. 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