Characterization of Communications Systems Using a Speechlike Test Stimulus

Hollier MP, Hawksford MJ, Guard DR. Characterization of Communications Systems Using a Speechlike Test Stimulus. J Audio Eng Soc. 1993;41(12):1008-1021. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=6968

@article{Hollier1993_6968,
  author = {Hollier, Mike P. and Hawksford, Malcolm J. and Guard, David. R.},
  title = {{Characterization of Communications Systems Using a Speechlike Test Stimulus}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {41},
  number = {12},
  pages = {1008--1021},
  year = {1993},
  month = dec,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=6968}
}

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AB  - Conventional objective means of characterizing communications systems are often inadequate. In particular when a system contains nonlinear elements, such as low-bit-rate encoders, some types of speech transducer, active gain control, and echo cancelers, simple steady-state measurements are not sufficient to predict subjective performance. The use of speechlike test stimuli to characterize nonlinear systems is not new, but a new speechlike composite signal is presented which works in conjunction with a new perception-based objective measure to provide a versatile measurement technique. Rigorous subjective validation of the new method has still to be completed, but early results are given which indicate the usefulness of the method to provide a perceptual ranking for communication systems and also as a diagnostic tool.
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