Perceptual validation of virtual room acoustics: Sound localisation and speech understanding

• Published in: Applied acoustics Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 196 - 204
• Main Authors: Rychtáriková, Monika, Bogaert, Tim van den, Vermeir, Gerrit, Wouters, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acoustics; Architectural acoustics; Binaural room impulse response simulations; Exact sciences and technology; Front–back confusion; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Hearing aids; Physics; Room acoustics; Sound source localisation; Speech intelligibility; Hearing aids; Binaural room impulse response simulations; Sound source localisation; Room acoustics; Speech intelligibility; Front–back confusion; Intelligibility; Sound source; Binaural hearing; Experimental study; Modeling; Auditive prosthesis; Simulation; Front-back confusion; Speech; Localization

The reliability of algorithms for room acoustic simulations has often been confirmed on the basis of the verification of predicted room acoustical parameters. This paper presents a complementary perceptual validation procedure consisting of two experiments, respectively dealing with speech intelligi...