Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Looking for unusual noises From: Jan Schnupp <000000e042a1ec30-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:49:15 +0800--000000000000c3f6420611c743f5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Stuart, I don't have a copy of the particular noises you mention, but I can offer you another collection of noises that may or may not be helpful, a "sound texture corpus" of 200 sound recordings, which we analysed for this paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=3D10.1371/journal.pone.0238960 In the paper we looked at the distribution of statistical features of these sounds, and found that these could be captured to a large extent by a modest number of principal components. We think that it may (or may not) be helpful to use principal component dimensions to choose a set of noises that is in some sense "representative" in that it can sample a wide range of the expected variability of sound textures using a manageable number of sound exemplars. The noises are free to download here: https://figshare.com/articles/media/Natural_Sound_Textures_Files/14229476 Hope you are doing great and keeping your trademark smile in fine shape. Best wishes, Jan --------------------------------------- Prof Jan Schnupp City University of Hong Kong Dept. of Neuroscience 31 To Yuen Street, Kowloon Tong Hong Kong https://auditoryneuroscience.com http://jan.schnupp.net On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 at 17:23, Stuart Rosen <uclytsr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Anyone have a copy of: > > *Vestergaard, M. 1998 . =E2=80=9CThe Eriksholm CD 01: Speech signals in v= arious > acoustical environments,=E2=80=9D Report No. 050-08-01, Oticon Research C= entre > Eriksholm, Snekkersten.* > > they could share. TBH, I'm more interested in the CD itself as it has a > selection of noises (cafeteria noise, car interior noise, and noise from = a > bottling hall) that would be interesting to use for some speech-in-noise > studies we are planning. These noises were mentioned in: > > *Kjems, U., Boldt, J. B., Pedersen, M. S., Lunner, T., & Wang, D. L. > (2009). Role of mask pattern in intelligibility of ideal binary-masked > noisy speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 126(3), > 1415-1426. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3179673 > <https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3179673>* > > I am also pretty sure I have seen the noise from a bottling hall being > used in other studies from DTU. > > Thanks for any help! > > Yours - Stuart > > > ------------------------------ > Prof Stuart Rosen, PhD > Professor of Speech & Hearing Science > UCL Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences > 2 Wakefield Street > London WC1N 1PF > UK > > Telephone numbers: > > - Office: (+ 44 [0]20) 7679 4077 > - Admin: (+ 44 [0]20) 7679 4050 > - Internal: ext 24077 > > Email: s.rosen@xxxxxxxx > Home page: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart > > ------------------------------ > --000000000000c3f6420611c743f5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Stuart,<div><br></div><div>I don't have a copy of t= he particular noises you mention, but I can offer you another collection of= noises that may or may not be helpful, a "sound texture=C2=A0corpus&q= uot; of 200 sound recordings, which=C2=A0we analysed for this=C2=A0paper:</= div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/articl= e?id=3D10.1371/journal.pone.0238960">https://journals.plos.org/plosone/arti= cle?id=3D10.1371/journal.pone.0238960</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>In t= he paper we looked at the distribution of statistical features of these sou= nds, and found that these could be captured to a large extent by a modest n= umber of principal components. We think that it may (or may not) be helpful= to use principal component dimensions to choose a set of noises that is in= some sense "representative" in that it can sample a wide range o= f the expected variability of sound textures using a manageable number of s= ound exemplars.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div>The noises are free to download = here:</div><div><a href=3D"https://figshare.com/articles/media/Natural_Soun= d_Textures_Files/14229476">https://figshare.com/articles/media/Natural_Soun= d_Textures_Files/14229476</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hope you are doi= ng great and keeping your trademark smile in fine shape.</div><div><br></di= v><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Jan<br clear=3D"all"><div><div= dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><= div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></d= iv><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">---------------------------------------<= /div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Prof Jan Schnupp<br>City University of= Hong Kong<br>Dept. of Neuroscience</div><div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8p= x">31 To Yuen Street,=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span styl= e=3D"font-size:12.8px">Kowloon Tong</span></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.= 8px">Hong Kong</div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br></div><a href=3D"ht= tps://auditoryneuroscience.com" target=3D"_blank">https://auditoryneuroscie= nce.com</a></div><div><a href=3D"http://jan.schnupp.net" target=3D"_blank">= http://jan.schnupp.net</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><= /div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D= "ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 at 17:23, Stuart Rosen <<= a href=3D"mailto:uclytsr@xxxxxxxx">uclytsr@xxxxxxxx</a>> wrote:<br></d= iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bord= er-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u> =20 <div> <p>Anyone have a copy of:</p> <p><i>Vestergaard, M. 1998 . =E2=80=9CThe Eriksholm CD 01: Speech sign= als in various acoustical environments,=E2=80=9D Report No. 050-08-01, Oticon Research Centre Eriksholm, Snekkersten.</i> <br> </p> <p>they could share. TBH, I'm more interested in the CD itself as i= t has a selection of noises (cafeteria noise, car interior noise, and noise from a bottling hall) that would be interesting to use for some speech-in-noise studies we are planning. These noises were mentioned in:</p> <p> </p> <p style=3D"margin-left:36pt"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><i>Kjems, U., Boldt, J. B., Pedersen, M. S., Lunner, T., & Wang, D. L. (2009). Role of mask pattern in intelligibility of ideal binary-masked noisy speech. <span>Journal of the Acoustical Society of America</span>,<span> 126</span>(3), 1415-1426. <a href=3D"https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3179673" target= =3D"_blank">https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3179673</a></i> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>I am also pretty sure I have seen the noise from a bottling hall being used in other studies from DTU.</p> <p>Thanks for any help!</p> <p>Yours - Stuart</p> <p><br> </p> <div> <hr> Prof Stuart Rosen, PhD<br> Professor of Speech & Hearing Science<br> UCL Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences<br> 2 Wakefield Street<br> London WC1N 1PF<br> UK<br> <br> Telephone numbers: <ul> <li>Office: (+ 44 [0]20) 7679 4077</li> <li>Admin: (+ 44 [0]20) 7679 4050</li> <li>Internal: ext 24077</li> </ul> Email: <a href=3D"mailto:s.rosen@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">s.rosen= @xxxxxxxx</a><br> Home page: <a href=3D"http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart" target= =3D"_blank">http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart</a><br> <br> <hr></div> </div> </blockquote></div> --000000000000c3f6420611c743f5--