Subject: Request for speech recordings and data From: "Scharine, Angelique (Civ,ARL/HRED)" <AScharine@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:47:41 -0400Dear List, We are working on the development of a model to predict speech intelligibility performance. The model uses recordings of speech and noise. These recordings, in combination with performance data obtained from listeners are used to train the model. We would like to "train" this model on many sets of performance and stimulus data in order to improve and validate the accuracy of the model. We are in the midst of a thorough literature search in order to identify existing sets of listener performance data for different types of speech material. If the data for a particular study were obtained using publicly available recordings (such as the Auditec recording of the NU-6 or W-22 tests) and standardized background noises with the SNR reported, we can obtain all needed information from the published article, and we could replicate the sound files. However, if non-standardized tests or noises are used, we would not have access to the sound files. This is where we would like your assistance: If you have conducted and published a speech intelligibility study with recordings of non-standardized speech and/or background noises, we'd be very interested in obtaining a copy of the sound files for the purpose of validating our model. We are also interested in unpublished data if you are willing to share them with us for the purpose of training our model. The sound files must coordinate with listener performance data obtained with the materials. We are especially interested in binaural recordings that have been used, if available. In this case, any additional information about the spatial separation of the speech and noise sources is needed. Please feel free to respond off list if you can help - or if you have any questions. A. It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning. -Bill Watterson, comic strip artist (1958- ), in his comic strip Calvin & Hobbes Angelique Scharine PhD Army Research Lab - HRED AMSRD-ARL-HR-SD APG, MD 21005-5425 (410) 278-5957 (landline) 298-5957 (dsn) (410) 278-3587 (fax)