Subject: Re: Listening Test Speech Data From: Dermot Campbell <Dermot.Campbell@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 16:53:37 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Hi Lorenzo et al, No problem and thanks for the info. Yes, I do have the PESQ algorithm also, for narrowband speech communication and I am also aware of the wideband version but at present I am only interested in testing speech with PEAQ. I will try out the speech databases that you mention. Thanks again, Dermot > Dear Dermot, > it might not be your case, but why are you using PEAQ to evaluate the > quality of the speech, while ITU released another algorithm which is > specific for speech, PESQ (Perceptive Evaluation of Speech Quality)? Maybe > you just want to test PEAQ, and, if so, I' sorry for this email... > About speech database, I usually use an italian one, the “Audiometria , but I don't know > whether this could be ok for you... > Best Regards > > Lorenzo Picinali > > -- > Lorenzo Picinali > PhD Student > Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre > 0116 2551551, internal 6770 > Clephan Building CL0.19 > De Montfort University > Leicester > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception on behalf of AUDITORY > automatic digest system > Sent: Fri 7/6/2007 5:01 AM > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > Subject: AUDITORY Digest - 4 Jul 2007 to 5 Jul 2007 (#2007-148) > > There are 7 messages totalling 334 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. Affordable/simple audio hardware for psychoacoustic experiments? > 2. Open Position for a young research engineer (M/F) in Auralization > (Liege, > Belgium) > 3. Listening Test Speech Data > 4. Research Audiologist Position at Cochlear Americas > 5. Online listening tests and psychoacoutics experiments with large N > 6. post-doctoral position in auditory cognition > 7. Program for running adaptive procedure > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:58:05 +0200 > From: Daniel Oberfeld <oberfeld@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Affordable/simple audio hardware for psychoacoustic experiments? > > Dear list, > > in some of our undergraduate labs in Experimental Psychology, the > students conduct simple psychoacoustic experiments like measuring a > detection or a discrimination threshold. > To reduce the blocking of our laboratories by these courses, we want to > purchase a simple computer setup (Matlab-based) on which the students' > experiments can be run. > > The most simple and most cost effective solution would be to connect the > headphones (e.g. Sennheiser HDA200, which give you some sound insulation > even outside a sound-insulated chamber) directly to the soundcard/ > digital-to-analog converter. Does anybody here have experience with such > a setup and could recommend a device with low noise but sufficient > output power to drive low-impendance headphones? A stereo device would > do, but four or more audio channels would be preferable. > > Or alternatively, do you know an affordable (i.e., non-TDT) low-noise > headphone amplifier you could recommend? > > Kind regards, > > Daniel > > > -- > Dr. Daniel Oberfeld-Twistel > Johannes Gutenberg - Universitaet Mainz > Department of Psychology > Experimental Psychology > > Staudingerweg 9 > 55128 Mainz > Germany > > Phone ++49 (0) 6131 39 22423 > Fax ++49 (0) 6131 39 22480 > http://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/oberfeld/ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:00:55 +0100 > From: Peter Lennox <P.Lennox@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Open Position for a young research engineer (M/F) in > Auralization (Liege, Belgium) > > I think "young" means "cheap"... > > Dr. Peter Lennox > S.P.A.R.G. > Signal Processing Applications Research Group > University of Derby > http://sparg.derby.ac.uk > Int. tel: 3155 > >>>> Toth Laszlo <tothl@xxxxxxxx> 28/06/2007 08:20:41 >>> > On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Richard H. wrote: > >> Is age discrimination legal in Belgium? > > Having seen age discrimination in EU-funded projects as well, it seems > to > me that age discrimination is legal in Europe. Probably they think that > it > is a positive discrimination? > > Laszlo Toth > Hungarian Academy of Sciences * > Research Group on Artificial Intelligence * "Failure only begins > e-mail: tothl@xxxxxxxx * when you stop > trying" > http://www.inf.u-szeged.hu/~tothl * > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:08:31 +0100 > From: Dermot Campbell <dermot.campbell@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Listening Test Speech Data > > Dear List, > > As the topic is fresh now may be a good time to request some information > on this area. > > Im looking for some reasonably recent wideband speech databases that > would be suitable to test with the PEAQ algorithm. Really, Im looking > for speech files with a reference speech file and a degraded version of > the reference speech file. It is preferrable to have known subjective > data on such speech files also. Any help appreciated. > > Thanks, > Dermot. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:02:17 +0000 > From: Stoph Long <stophlong@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Research Audiologist Position at Cochlear Americas > > Hello,=0A=0A There is an audiologist position here at Cochlear > Americas=0A= > in Denver in the research group (working with me, Chris van den Honert, > Zac= > h Smith,=0ASean Lineaweaver, Wendy Parkinson, and others) that we are > looki= > ng to fill.=0APlease do forward this to qualified potential candidates. > We= > 'd really love to=0Alocate a great CI audiologist to add to our research > te= > am.=0A=0A Here are the details:=0A=0A=0ATITLE: Research Audiologist > = > DEPARTMENT: Research=0A=0A=0A=0ASUMMARY: The Research Audiologist > is= > responsible for performing tasks=0Ain support of research activities > carri= > ed out within the Department of=0AResearch. These activities focus > primari= > ly on the scientific study of=0Aperception by human cochlear implant > recipi= > ents. The Research=0AAudiologist also participates to varying extents in > r= > elated=0Adepartmental activities such preparation of regulatory > submissions= > ,=0Asupport of other departmental functions, and customer=0Aassistance. > Spe= > cific tasks include (but are not limited to)=0Arecruitment and counseling > o= > f prospective research subjects,=0Acollection of data (e.g. speech > receptio= > n scores or psychophysical=0Ameasures), data analysis, and written or oral > = > presentation of results.=0AThe Research Audiologist interacts closely with > = > other Research=0ADepartment staff and clinical/academic collaborators to > pa= > rticipate in=0Athe specification of custom research software, design and > ex= > ecution of=0Astudy protocols, and preparation of scientific > publications.= > =0A=0AThe Research Audiologist must possess excellent clinical skills and > b= > e=0Acomfortable working with human subjects in a research environment. > He= > =0Aor she must have experience working with cochlear implant > recipients,=0A= > and have excellent verbal and written communications > skills.=0A=0A=0ADUTIES= > & RESPONSIBILITIES:=0A=0A1. Carry out experimental protocols with > huma= > n subjects, including collection of experimental speech reception and > psych= > ophysical data=0A2. Recruit and counsel prospective study > participants= > =0A3. Organize and schedule subject visits to Cochlear laboratory > facil= > ities=0A4. Assist with preparation of regulatory submissions=0A5. > A= > ssist in monitoring and achieving compliance with regulatory > requirements= > =0A6. Assist with analysis and written or oral reporting of > experimenta= > l data=0A7. Consult with clinical collaborators with regard to > clinical= > management of study participants=0A8. Assist in the design and > specifi= > cation or selection of experimental protocols and measurement tools=0A9. > = > Assist in preparation of reports, presentations, or publications of > exper= > imental results=0A10. Provide relevant clinical and human interface > exp= > ertise regarding experimental hardware and software=0A11. Serve as > advo= > cate for experimental study participants=0A12. Consult with other > depar= > tmental functions as needed=0A13. Other duties as > required.=0A=0AMINIMU= > M QUALIFICATIONS:=0A=0AMasters Degree or equivalent in Audiology or > Hearing= > Science.=0ACertificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology or > equivalent.= > =0AMinimum of 2 years experience working with cochlear > implant=0Arecipients= > . Working knowledge of Nucleus programming software and=0ANucleus implant > = > products.=0A=0A=0ACONTACT:=0A=0ANiki Wollan=0AStaffing > Specialist=0ACochlea= > r Americas=0A400 Inverness Parkway, Ste. 400=0AEnglewood, CO > 80112=0Anwoll= > an@xxxxxxxx=0A303.524.7171 direct=0A=0A=0A------------------=0A=0AWarm > = > Regards,=0A=0AChristopher Long=0ADirector of Auditory Perception > Research= > =0ACochlear > Americas=0Aclong@xxxxxxxx=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=09=09=0A__________= > _________________________________________________ =0AAll New Yahoo! Mail > = > =96 Tired of unwanted email come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. > http:/= > /uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 19:03:54 +0200 > From: Henkjan Honing <honing@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Online listening tests and psychoacoutics experiments with > large N > > These are indeed some of the the standard tricks I was referring =20 > to :-) See references mentioned in my earlier posting and review =20 > papers by authors like Reips [1]. > > hh > > [1] Reips, U. (2002) Internet-Based Psychological Experimenting. =20 > Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 20, No. 3, 241-249 > > > On 4 Jul 2007, at 13:27, Bruno L. Giordano wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am not in online testing, but I find the topic rather interesting. >> >> A few issues pop out: >> >> [1] Variability of presentation conditions. Improvement: equalize =20 >> signals or >> audio playback using data from an initial quick-and-dirty =20 >> measurement of >> detection thresholds at different frequencies. A way can also be =20 >> found to >> roughly tell apart the participant-specific sensitivity from the =20 >> frequency >> response of the audio playback chain. >> >> [2] Attention level. Improvement: interleave experimental trials with >> auditory detection trials. If the reaction time in any of the =20 >> detection >> trials exceeds a given acceptable threshold, the experiment is =20 >> terminated >> and data is not considered. >> >> [3] The same person could participate to the experiment more than =20 >> once. This >> might not be ideal. Improvement: [a] the participant gives an email >> =20= > >> address, >> and the system checks whether substrings of the address have =20 >> already been >> submitted for participation; [b] a different http address for the =20 >> experiment >> is sent to the mailbox of each of the participants (e.g., the online >> executable is given a different name for each of the participants). >> >> Cheers, >> >> Bruno >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Bruno L. Giordano, Ph.D. >> Music Perception and Cognition Laboratory >> CIRMMT http://www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca/ >> Schulich School of Music, McGill University >> 555 Sherbrooke Street West >> Montr=E9al, QC H3A 1E3 >> Canada >> Office: +1 514 398 4535 ext. 00900 >> http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~bruno/ > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Dr. H. Honing > Music Cognition Group > Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation (ILLC) > Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam (CSCA) > Universiteit van Amsterdam > I http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/ > > ____________________________________________________________ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:44:56 -0400 > From: "Yale E. Cohen" <Yale.E.Cohen@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: post-doctoral position in auditory cognition > > Post-doctoral position: auditory cognition in nonhuman primates > > A postdoctoral position is available to study the neural basis of > auditory cognition in nonhuman primates. The focus of the > laboratory is on how our brains represent features of communication > signals, > especially higher-order features. Our main technique is single-unit > recording > in awake animals performing behavioral tasks. > Behavioral analyses and computational modeling also consitute an > important component of our work. Suitable backgrounds include vision, > audition, oculomotor, or other areas of systems neuroscience. > Experience with electrophysiological recording and skills in > quantitative analysis and programming are a plus. Send CV and names > of 2-3 references to Dr. Yale E. Cohen, 6207 Moore Hall, Dept. of > Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, > yec(at)dartmouth.edu. If emailing, send plain text cover > email in addition to any enclosures. > > > --- > Yale E. Cohen, Ph.D. > Associate Professor > Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences > Center for Cognitive Neuroscience > 6207 Moore > Dartmouth College > Hanover, NH 03755 > > E-mail: yec@xxxxxxxx > Phone: 603 646 0532 > FAX: 603 646 1419 > URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~psych/people/faculty/cohen.html > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 17:06:01 -0400 > From: Vidya Ganesh <ganesh.vidya@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Program for running adaptive procedure > > ------=_Part_147910_11458372.1183669561619 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > Hi everbody, > I am wondering if there is a PC-based program for running an adaptive > paradigm. We do not have the hardware, so will have to route the signal > through the sound card. Any ideas? The stimuli will be speech and > speech-shaped noise. Any feedback will be appreciated. > Thanks, > Vidya > > ------=_Part_147910_11458372.1183669561619 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > <div>Hi everbody,</div> > <div> I am wondering if there is a PC-based program for > running an adaptive paradigm. We do not have the hardware, > so will have to route the signal through the sound card. Any > ideas? The stimuli will be speech and speech-shaped noise. Any > feedback will be appreciated. > </div> > <div> Thanks,</div> > <div> Vidya<br > clear="all"><br><br><br> </div> > > ------=_Part_147910_11458372.1183669561619-- > > ------------------------------ > > End of AUDITORY Digest - 4 Jul 2007 to 5 Jul 2007 (#2007-148) > ************************************************************* > -- PhD Student National University of Ireland, Galway Tel: (091) 493031