Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] HearMus seminar series - October 21.10.24 From: Louis Enslin <louis@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2024 11:48:55 +1000--Apple-Mail=_7F2CF03D-4AEE-4727-AA90-75EE310CCF19 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear Alinka I trust you are well.=20 I wanted to share some research regarding this topic that I conducted in = 2019. I was at a stage of pitching a prototype application to Sonova and = Oticon, and also gained some interest from smaller hearing aid = manufacturers and personalised audio tech companies. Due to the = extensive development and cost requirements to bring this technology to = market, I have not managed to take this concept further, however, I did = start work on a simplified version of the concept hat has proven = successful. I have also put together a proposal for a new file delivery = concept/media store that could share the stage with iTunes or Netflix = and allow for the user to personalise their listing experience for = music, movies and normal programming. My aim for sharing my research is nothing more than to see the concept = of personalised audio technology take off and allow for people to, = especially those with hearing difficulties, experiment music not just as = it was intended to sound, but like they want it to sound. Please feel free to share this or reach out if you feel the need to. = Below is a blurb about the research and some links to my designs, = prototype application etc. Kind regards Louis I completed research on this topic in 2019/2020 to fulfil my Master's = Degree in Audio and Music perception through SAE and Middlesex = University. As part of the research, I developed a prototype = =E2=80=9CMultitrack Assistive Listening App=E2=80=9D and pitched the = idea to Sonova (Peter Haldi and Volker Kuehnel), Bragi (Nikolaj Hviid) = and entered into discussions with Audionamix music source separation = (Stephen Oliver) regarding licensing of source separation technology and = also reached out to Charles Perrot from MWN and the R&D department of = Demant/Oticon Hearing Aid Manufacturers. They showed great interest in = my proposal and ideas; however, as my concept was still in its infancy = stage, I required more finance to develop the app further and make a = viable option to =E2=80=99sell=E2=80=99. At this time, companies were = also pouring resources into new Bluetooth technology and recovering from = COVID-19-related issues. I would love to contribute to finding a viable solution to the issues = related to music and audio perception through hearing aid instruments. I = also compared participants' audiograms with their personalised remix = settings, which might be helpful to you. One of the key findings in my = research was the need for manual control in the remixing phases for = numerous reasons. Further, as some source separation technology requires a fair amount of = =E2=80=9Clook ahead=E2=80=9D and is costly to license, I have also = developed a simplified workflow consisting of a simple M/S mixing = technique that is much simpler to implement. Lastly, I proposed a new = file delivery framework that could benefit the hearing-impaired = population and essentially established a completely new business model = akin to iTunes or Tidal. I have supplied some links to my prototype app and its functionality = (please note that the app is currently unavailable on IOS or Google = Store as I need to update it).=20 I would love to participate in or help with this project, as it's a = topic close to my heart. Below are links to my research, demo app, pitch = material, and thesis. HearD App Functionality Demo HERE = <https://www.dropbox.com/s/cfq07cjslq4pgxw/Heard%20App%20Functionality%20D= emonstration.mp4?dl=3D0> HearD App Live Demo HERE = <https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bs484owyfwudthmxs3fys/Heard-App-Demo-Live.= mov?rlkey=3Diro8844o4fau4sh25v3e9mjpy&dl=3D0> HearD App Simplified M/S signal Flow HERE = <https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dhpruiih1rsjtc8c0ztmx/HearD-2.0-Simplified= -Design.pdf?rlkey=3Dvcfikhd53ho4vd5x3mub5brla&dl=3D0> HearD App Generic Pitch with New file delivery proposal HERE = <https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4r6c5k4pakod44yno1css/Heard-Initial-Pitch.= pdf?rlkey=3Dtb9hahxhn7l5ntkf7dpcxvgy5&dl=3D0> HearD App Generic Pitch HERE = <https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i5gwuiler1q7ex9gk8x6u/HearD-Indepth-Pitch-= 2.key?rlkey=3Dgfoo1afs6thw9l2p5fyg495k9&dl=3D0> Louis Enslin Masters Thesis HERE = <https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jf7hgdkfkp1w405v94apv/MPP705_ENSLIN_00125_= FINAL_200413.pdf?rlkey=3Dmllypjbi9u8ayahinfwkarrfh&dl=3D0> A little blurb about Heard HearD.app <https://heard.app/> Finally, here=E2=80=99s a little blurb about me: louisenslin.com = <https://louisenslin.com/> I look forward to hearing from you and setting up a meeting to discuss = this further. I hope this research can lead to a better musical hearing = experience for all! Kind Regards Louis Louis Enslin=20 Master of Teaching (Secondary) Maths | FTVNM Master of Arts | Creative Media (Audio Perception - Assistive Listening = Technology) Secondary Teacher | Sound Designer | Composer | Engineer | Lecturer | = Entrepreneur=20 Produce-Sound | HearD | HeyLu | Bright Above=20 +61 (0) 491 300 633 <tel:+61 (0) 491 300 633> louis@xxxxxxxx <mailto:louis@xxxxxxxx> www.louisenslin.com <https://www.louisenslin.com/> = <https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-enslin>www.linkedin.com/in/louis-enslin= /=20 Gold Coast | Queensland | Australia=20 > On 30 Sep 2024, at 22:08, Alinka Greasley = <0000033f2edfad3c-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >=20 > We are excited to announce the HearMus seminar series, which will = commence in October and will be run as an online seminar.=20 > =20 > The HearMus seminar series provides a monthly forum for the discussion = of a broad array of topics around music and hearing health. The series = aims to yield a state of the art of research on music perception and = hearing impairment, hearing aids and music, and individual differences = in music perception and production. Besides presentations from experts = in academia and industry, the seminar series seeks to foster lively = discussions and exchange of ideas, with the joint goal of sustaining and = enhancing access to music for people with diverse hearing needs. > =20 > Seminar leaders: Prof. Alinka Greasley, Prof. Kai Siedenburg > =20 > OCTOBER SEMINAR =E2=80=93 Oct 21, 2024, 15:00-17:00 CEST > The first seminar will include two talks on music and hearing aids, = with Q&A. There will be opportunity for audience members to introduce = themselves and their interest and expertise in the topic area.=20 > =20 > Hearing Aids for Music (HAfM) project update > Prof. Alinka Greasley (University of Leeds)=20 > Listening to and performing music with hearing aids can be = challenging. Whilst hearing aids increase audibility and help with = hearing out musical elements, users often experience poor sound quality, = distortion and difficulties with dynamics, particularly in live music = contexts. The Hearing Aids for Music project mapped the prevalence of = problems experienced by hearing aid users and identified strategies to = help improve access to and enjoyment of music. This talk will summarise = the project findings and their implications for key stakeholders (e.g. = musicians, audiologists, manufacturers), and describe how results are = informing current projects (e.g. Cadenza, Aural Diversity) and ongoing = impact & PPIE work.=20 > =20 > Hearing aid evaluation for music: Accounting for acoustical = variability of music stimuli > Christophe Lesimple (Sonova) > Music is an important signal class for hearing aids, and musical genre = is often used as a descriptor for stimulus selection. However, little = research has systematically investigated the acoustical properties of = musical genres with respect to hearing aid amplification. Two = comprehensive music databases were acoustically analyzed where = considerable overlap in acoustic descriptor space between genres = emerged. Simulating hearing aid processing on these samples has shown = that effects of amplification regarding dynamic range compression and = spectral weighting differed across musical genres, underlining the = critical role of systematic stimulus selection for research on music and = hearing aids. Practical application, like how to include samples as = random effect in listening experiment for the statistical analysis, will = be presented and discussed.=20 > =20 > OCTOBER > Topic: HearMus Seminar 1 (21.10.24) > Time: Oct 21, 2024, 15:00-17:00 CEST > Join Zoom Meeting > https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/84790601703 > Meeting ID: 847 9060 1703 > =20 > We look forward to seeing some of you there! > =20 > Prof. Alinka Greasley > Professor of Music Psychology > Director of Research and Innovation > School of Music | University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK > Email: a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx <mailto:a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx> | = Phone: + 44 113 343 4560 --Apple-Mail=_7F2CF03D-4AEE-4727-AA90-75EE310CCF19 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div = dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear Alinka</div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;">I trust you are well. </div><div = dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;">I wanted to share some research = regarding this topic that I conducted in 2019. I was at a stage of = pitching a prototype application to Sonova and Oticon, and also gained = some interest from smaller hearing aid manufacturers and personalised = audio tech companies. Due to the extensive development and cost = requirements to bring this technology to market, I have not managed to = take this concept further, however, I did start work on a simplified = version of the concept hat has proven successful. I have also put = together a proposal for a new file delivery concept/media store that = could share the stage with iTunes or Netflix and allow for the user to = personalise their listing experience for music, movies and normal = programming.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div = dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;">My aim for sharing my research is = nothing more than to see the concept of personalised audio technology = take off and allow for people to, especially those with hearing = difficulties, experiment music not just as it was intended to sound, but = like they want it to sound.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap:= break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;">Please feel free to share this or reach out if you = feel the need to. Below is a blurb about the research and some = links to my designs, prototype application etc.</div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;">Kind regards</div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;">Louis</div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div> <meta charset=3D"UTF-8"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, = 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">I = completed research on this topic in 2019/2020 to fulfil my Master's = Degree in Audio and Music perception through SAE and Middlesex = University. As part of the research, I developed a prototype = =E2=80=9CMultitrack Assistive Listening App=E2=80=9D and pitched the = idea to Sonova (Peter Haldi and Volker Kuehnel), Bragi (Nikolaj = Hviid) and entered into discussions with Audionamix music source = separation (Stephen Oliver) regarding licensing of source separation = technology and also reached out to Charles Perrot from MWN and the = R&D department of Demant/Oticon Hearing Aid Manufacturers. They = showed great interest in my proposal and ideas; however, as my concept = was still in its infancy stage, I required more finance to develop the = app further and make a viable option to =E2=80=99sell=E2=80=99. At this = time, companies were also pouring resources into new Bluetooth = technology and recovering from COVID-19-related issues.</div><div = style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;">I would love to contribute to finding a viable solution = to the issues related to music and audio perception through hearing aid = instruments. I also compared participants' audiograms with their = personalised remix settings, which might be helpful to you. One of = the key findings in my research was the need for manual control in the = remixing phases for numerous reasons.</div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;">Further, as some source separation technology requires a = fair amount of =E2=80=9Clook ahead=E2=80=9D and is costly to license, = I have also developed a simplified workflow consisting of a simple = M/S mixing technique that is much simpler to implement. Lastly, I = proposed a new file delivery framework that could benefit the = hearing-impaired population and essentially established a completely new = business model akin to iTunes or Tidal.</div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">I = have supplied some links to my prototype app and its functionality = (please note that the app is currently unavailable on IOS or Google = Store as I need to update it). </div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">I = would love to participate in or help with this project, as it's a topic = close to my heart. Below are links to my research, demo app, pitch = material, and thesis.</div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">HearD = App Functionality Demo <a = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/cfq07cjslq4pgxw/Heard%20App%20Functional= ity%20Demonstration.mp4?dl=3D0">HERE</a></div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;">HearD App Live Demo <a = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/bs484owyfwudthmxs3fys/Heard-App-Dem= o-Live.mov?rlkey=3Diro8844o4fau4sh25v3e9mjpy&dl=3D0">HERE</a></div><di= v style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">HearD App Simplified M/S signal = Flow <a = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dhpruiih1rsjtc8c0ztmx/HearD-2.0-Sim= plified-Design.pdf?rlkey=3Dvcfikhd53ho4vd5x3mub5brla&dl=3D0">HERE</a><= /div><div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">HearD App Generic Pitch = with New file delivery proposal <a = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4r6c5k4pakod44yno1css/Heard-Initial= -Pitch.pdf?rlkey=3Dtb9hahxhn7l5ntkf7dpcxvgy5&dl=3D0">HERE</a></div><di= v style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">HearD App Generic Pitch <a = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i5gwuiler1q7ex9gk8x6u/HearD-Indepth= -Pitch-2.key?rlkey=3Dgfoo1afs6thw9l2p5fyg495k9&dl=3D0">HERE</a></div><= div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">Louis Enslin Masters = Thesis <a = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jf7hgdkfkp1w405v94apv/MPP705_ENSLIN= _00125_FINAL_200413.pdf?rlkey=3Dmllypjbi9u8ayahinfwkarrfh&dl=3D0">HERE= </a></div><div style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;"><br></div><div = style=3D"font-family: Avenir-Light;">A little blurb about Heard <a = href=3D"https://heard.app/">HearD.app</a></div><div style=3D"font-family: = Avenir-Light;">Finally, here=E2=80=99s a little blurb about me: <a = href=3D"https://louisenslin.com/">louisenslin.com</a><br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br>I look forward to hearing = from you and setting up a meeting to discuss this further. I hope this = research can lead to a better musical hearing experience for = all!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind = Regards</div><div>Louis</div></div><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir; font-size: 13px; = font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><table = emb-background-style=3D"" width=3D"536" cellspacing=3D"0" = cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Avenir; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none; table-layout: fixed; overflow-wrap: break-word; = word-break: break-word; max-width: 536px;"><tbody><tr><td = style=3D"padding-top: 6px;"><table emb-background-style=3D"" = cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"table-layout: = fixed; 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display: inline-block;"></a><span = style=3D"font-size: 13px;">www.linkedin.com/in/louis-enslin/<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></td></tr><tr><td = style=3D"color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 14px; line-height: = 21px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 13px;">Gold Coast | Queensland | = Australia<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></ta= ble></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody>= </table><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Avenir; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;"><br></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 30 Sep 2024, at 22:08, Alinka = Greasley <0000033f2edfad3c-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta = charset=3D"UTF-8"><div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: = WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Avenir-Light; = font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; = font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span>We are = excited to announce the HearMus seminar series, which will commence in = October and will be run as an online = seminar. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = text-align: justify; background: white;"><span>The HearMus seminar = series provides a monthly forum for the discussion of a broad array of = topics around music and hearing health. The series aims to yield a state = of the art of research on music perception and hearing impairment, = hearing aids and music, and individual differences in music perception = and production. Besides presentations from experts in academia and = industry, the seminar series seeks to foster lively discussions and = exchange of ideas, with the joint goal of sustaining and enhancing = access to music for people with diverse hearing = needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; = background: white;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: = white;"><span>Seminar leaders: Prof. Alinka Greasley, Prof. Kai = Siedenburg<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: = justify; background: white;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: = white;"><span>OCTOBER SEMINAR =E2=80=93<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>Oct 21, 2024, = 15:00-17:00 CEST</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin:= 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = text-align: justify; background: white;"><span>The first seminar will = include two talks on music and hearing aids, with Q&A. There will be = opportunity for audience members to introduce themselves and their = interest and expertise in the topic area.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: = white;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm = 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = text-align: justify; background: white;"><b><span>Hearing Aids for Music = (HAfM) project update</span></b><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: = white;"><span>Prof. Alinka Greasley (University of = Leeds) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: = justify; background: white;"><span>Listening to and performing music = with hearing aids can be challenging. Whilst hearing aids increase = audibility and help with hearing out musical elements, users often = experience poor sound quality, distortion and difficulties with = dynamics, particularly in live music contexts. The Hearing Aids for = Music project mapped the prevalence of problems experienced by hearing = aid users and identified strategies to help improve access to and = enjoyment of music. This talk will summarise the project findings and = their implications for key stakeholders (e.g. musicians, audiologists, = manufacturers), and describe how results are informing current projects = (e.g. Cadenza, Aural Diversity) and ongoing impact & PPIE = work. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: = justify; background: white;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: = white;"><b><span>Hearing aid evaluation for music: Accounting for = acoustical variability of music = stimuli</span></b><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = text-align: justify; background: white;"><span>Christophe Lesimple = (Sonova)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; = background: white;"><span>Music is an important signal class for hearing = aids, and musical genre is often used as a descriptor for stimulus = selection. However, little research has systematically investigated the = acoustical properties of musical genres with respect to hearing aid = amplification. Two comprehensive music databases were acoustically = analyzed where considerable overlap in acoustic descriptor space between = genres emerged. Simulating hearing aid processing on these samples has = shown that effects of amplification regarding dynamic range compression = and spectral weighting differed across musical genres, underlining the = critical role of systematic stimulus selection for research on music and = hearing aids. Practical application, like how to include samples as = random effect in listening experiment for the statistical analysis, will = be presented and discussed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; background: = white;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm = 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><span>OCTOBER<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: = 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><span>Topic: HearMus Seminar 1 = (21.10.24)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><span>Time: Oct 21, 2024, 15:00-17:00 = CEST<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>Join Zoom = Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a = href=3D"https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/84790601703" style=3D"color: = rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: = underline;">https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/84790601703</a><o:p></o:p>= </div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; = font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span>Meeting ID: 847 9060 = 1703<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We look = forward to seeing some of you there!<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin:= 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Prof. Alinka = Greasley</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: = 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Professor of Music = Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Director of Research = and Innovation<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm = 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">School of Music | = University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK<o:p></o:p></span></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, = 125);">Email:<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span><a = href=3D"mailto:a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"color: rgb(149, 79, = 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10pt; = color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">a.e.greasley@xxxxxxxx</span></a></span><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt;"><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style=3D"color: = rgb(31, 73, 125);">Phone: + 44 113 343 = 4560</span></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></= html>= --Apple-Mail=_7F2CF03D-4AEE-4727-AA90-75EE310CCF19--