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Journal Article

Perceived Performance of Loudspeaker-Spatialized Speech for Teleconferencing

Authors: Evans, Michael J.; Tew, Anthony I.; Angus, James A. S.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 48 · Issue 9 · pp. 771–785 · September 2000

Abstract

Spatial audio reproduction using loudspeakers can enhance teleconferencing applications by increasing the perceptual realism or telepresence, of participants' interactions. However, it is critical that any additional perceptual realism afforded by spatial audio does not compromise the perceived performance of the telecommunications in terms of participants' understanding of the words being conveyed. Formal subjective testing methods are used to verify that the spatial reproduction of speech does not compromise perceived performance relative to nonspatialized reproduction. Indeed, significant improvements in the performance as perceived by listeners have been found. Additional tests identify apparent discrepancies between which method permits the most accurate localization and which has the highest perceived performance.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
48
Issue
9
Pages
771–785
Publication date
September 6, 2000
Affiliation
Electronic Engineering Group, University of Reading, Reading, UK ; Department of Electronics, University of York, York, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article