Investigation of the optimum acoustical conditions for speech using auralization

Auteurs-es

  • Wonyoung Yang Sch. of Occup. and Environ. Hygiene, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, BC V6T 1Z3
  • Murray Hodgson Sch. of Occup. and Environ. Hygiene, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, BC V6T 1Z3

Mots-clés :

Acoustic noise, Acoustic wave absorption, Computer simulation, Headphones, Reverberation, Signal to noise ratio, Virtual reality, Hearing losses, Modified rhyme test (MRT), Noise levels, Spatial relationship

Résumé

An experimental approach to identify the optimal reverberation time in an idealized room, and validate theoretical prediction was discussed. Subject groups for the study were normal-hearing and hard-of-hearing people with a mild to moderate sensori-neutral hearing loss. Hard-of-hearing people needed high signal-to-noise level difference rather than shorter reverberation time to achieve better speech intelligibility. The results show that the optimal reverberation times depends on the signal-to-noise level difference and the spatial relationship between the listener and the sound sources for both normal and hard-of-hearing subjects.

Fichiers supplémentaires

Publié-e

2004-09-01

Comment citer

1.
Yang W, Hodgson M. Investigation of the optimum acoustical conditions for speech using auralization. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 sept. 2004 [cité 11 mai 2026];32(3):28-9. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1611

Numéro

Rubrique

Actes du congrès de la Semaine canadienne d'acoustique

Articles les plus lus du,de la,des même-s auteur-e-s

1 2 3 4 5 6 > >>