Speech Intelligibility Measurements in Auditorium

• Authors: K. Leo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Speech intelligibility was measured in Auditorium Novum on Technical University of Gdansk (seating capacity 408, volume 3300 m^{3}). Articulation tests were conducted; STI and Early Decay Time EDT coefficients were measured. Negative noise contribution to speech intelligibility was taken into account. Subjective measurements and objective tests reveal high speech intelligibility at most seats in auditorium. Correlation was found between spatial differences in responses to articulation tests and EDT for low frequencies divided by EDT for high frequencies.

Keywords

EN

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• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 118
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 110-114

Dates

published

2010-07

Contributors

author

K. Leo

• Faculty of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Technical University of Gdańsk, G. Narutowicza 27/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.118.110