Subject: On MOS Labeled speech databases From: adil raja <adilraja@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:04:24 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hi all, I am working in the area of speech quality estimation and the research depends, on a great deal, on the availablity of subjectively evaluated speech databases. In the past I have been trying to contact various people for the purpose of getting some databases and apart from getting some favors from some people, all efforts were futile. People working in academia and industry do not lend/share their databases for certain obvious reasons. Nonetheless, what may the reasons be, the unavailability of such data creates a feeling of sheer frustration, as one does not have the right paraphernalia to apply the ideas. For instance, today I received a rejection for a paper where a major reason was that the my approach/model had not been verified on enough data. The reviewer was kindfully also aware about the hardships of collecting the databases. Given this, I at times repent that either I should not have started my research in this area or else should have started it with a subjective assessment lab, for instance. I shall be very grateful to anyone working in this field and who may possess enough databases that may be required to validate the authenticity of a proposed model, AND who may be also be willing to colloborate on a research project to kindly contact me in person. I shall be open about discussing my own ideas, and going through other related formalities. I shall remain grateful in return. Looking forward to hearing from someone. Regards, Adil Raja ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC