Subject: Music listening experiment (was: [AUDITORY] Software for internet-based auditory testing) From: Matthew Davies <mdavies@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:01:12 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090208010405020406050604 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Robert, I realise this reply is slightly out of date, but here at INESC Porto=20 we've been working on a web application for running listening=20 experiments online. Our web application (called "Weve") is implemented=20 using CouchDB and the code is freely available online through github: https://github.com/SMC-INESC/weve/tree/simple-melody In its current form it can play a set of stimuli to participants (in a=20 variety of audio formats), record ratings entered through sliders, and=20 manage a database of the all ratings collected. We'd be delighted to hear from anyone (on or off list) who is interested=20 in helping us take the application further - currently it's rather=20 geared towards our own experimental setup, but could be modified to=20 allow users to run their own experiments and configurations. For those curious as to what Weve is like to use, we'd like to invite=20 you to take a short (15 minute) music listening experiment by going to=20 the following link: http://graph.pt:5984/simple-melody/_design/weve/welcome.html Note: Due to the inclusion of HTML5 components in the experiment=20 interface, please make sure your web browser is fully up to date. It has=20 been tested on the latest versions of Google Chrome and Firefox, but we=20 make no guarantees about IE or Safari. Best wishes, Matthew On 11/10/12 2:32 PM, Sam Mathias wrote: > During my PhD I created this online test using adobe flash:=20 > www.auditorytest.zxq.net <http://www.auditorytest.zxq.net> > > I used it to search for potential participants who were poor at pitch=20 > discrimination. [Mathias, Micheyl, & Bailey (2010) JASA, 127,=20 > 3026-3037]. I found flash to be highly versatile, have good=20 > functionality for auditory playback, and not too difficult to learn.=20 > However, I think support for this software is really dwindling these=20 > days (being replaced by HTML 5?) so it may be obsolete soon. It was=20 > also horrendously expense: I coded it with the 30-day trial version so=20 > I didn't have to pay for it. > > Sam > > On 9 November 2012 14:34, Robert Zatorre <robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx=20 > <mailto:robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > Dear list > > > > Several times the list has received requests for participation in=20 > web-based experiments. We would like to implement something along=20 > these lines, and I am wondering if any of you who have experience with=20 > it have recommendations (for or against) software to use. We are=20 > looking for something reasonably inexpensive and simple to program=20 > that would allow us to present audio stimuli and collect behavioral=20 > responses, ideally with response times although that may not be so=20 > simple I realize. > > > > Any advice would be welcome. Thank you in advance > > > > Robert Zatorre > > > > > > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > > > Robert J. Zatorre, Ph.D. > > Montreal Neurological Institute > > 3801 University St. > > Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4 > > phone: 1-514-398-8903 > > fax: 1-514-398-1338 > > e-mail: robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx <mailto:robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx> > > web site: www.zlab.mcgill.ca <http://www.zlab.mcgill.ca> > > > > > -- > Dr. Samuel R. Mathias > Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication > Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences > Stephanstra=DFe 1 > 04103 Leipzig, Germany > Tel: +49 341 9940 2479 --=20 Matthew Davies Sound and Music Computing Group INESC Porto http://smc.inescporto.pt --------------090208010405020406050604 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Robert,<br> <br> I realise this reply is slightly out of date, but here at INESC Porto we've been working on a web application for running listening experiments online. Our web application (called "Weve") is implemented using CouchDB and the code is freely available online through github:<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/SMC-INESC/weve/tree/simple-melody">https://github.com/SMC-INESC/weve/tree/simple-melody</a><br> <br> In its current form it can play a set of stimuli to participants (in a variety of audio formats), record ratings entered through sliders, and manage a database of the all ratings collected. <br> We'd be delighted to hear from anyone (on or off list) who is interested in helping us take the application further - currently it's rather geared towards our own experimental setup, but could be modified to allow users to run their own experiments and configurations.<br> <br> For those curious as to what Weve is like to use, we'd like to invite you to take a short (15 minute) music listening experiment by going to the following link:<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://graph.pt:5984/simple-melody/_design/weve/welcome.html">http://graph.pt:5984/simple-melody/_design/weve/welcome.html</a><br> <br> Note: Due to the inclusion of HTML5 components in the experiment interface, please make sure your web browser is fully up to date. It has been tested on the latest versions of Google Chrome and Firefox, but we make no guarantees about IE or Safari.<br> <br> Best wishes,<br> <br> Matthew <br> <br> <br> On 11/10/12 2:32 PM, Sam Mathias wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:13122_1352612146_509F3932_13122_43_1_CACyUi5X9wzwXQMc77f4-ufmd4tebbwJm_gPjoSmCrozcEyoMPA@xxxxxxxx" type="cite">During my PhD I created this online test using adobe flash: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.auditorytest.zxq.net">www.auditorytest.zxq.net</a><br> <br> I used it to search for potential participants who were poor at pitch discrimination. [Mathias, Micheyl, & Bailey (2010) JASA, 127, 3026-3037]. I found flash to be highly versatile, have good functionality for auditory playback, and not too difficult to learn. However, I think support for this software is really dwindling these days (being replaced by HTML 5?) so it may be obsolete soon. It was also horrendously expense: I coded it with the 30-day trial version so I didn't have to pay for it. <div> <br> Sam<br> <br> On 9 November 2012 14:34, Robert Zatorre <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx">robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > Dear list<br> ><br> > Several times the list has received requests for participation in web-based experiments. We would like to implement something along these lines, and I am wondering if any of you who have experience with it have recommendations (for or against) software to use. We are looking for something reasonably inexpensive and simple to program that would allow us to present audio stimuli and collect behavioral responses, ideally with response times although that may not be so simple I realize.<br> ><br> > Any advice would be welcome. Thank you in advance<br> ><br> > Robert Zatorre<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<br> ><br> > Robert J. Zatorre, Ph.D.<br> > Montreal Neurological Institute<br> > 3801 University St.<br> > Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4<br> > phone: 1-514-398-8903<br> > fax: 1-514-398-1338<br> > e-mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx">robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx</a><br> > web site: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.zlab.mcgill.ca">www.zlab.mcgill.ca</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> --<br> Dr. Samuel R. Mathias<br> Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication<br> Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences<br> Stephanstraße 1<br> 04103 Leipzig, Germany<br> Tel: +49 341 9940 2479</div> </blockquote> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Matthew Davies Sound and Music Computing Group INESC Porto <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://smc.inescporto.pt">http://smc.inescporto.pt</a> </pre> </body> </html> --------------090208010405020406050604--