Most state-of-the-art solutions to sound signal processing tasks such as the speech and noise separation task and the music style classification task are based on Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) architecture or Hidden Markov Model (HMM). Both RNN and HMM assume that the input is chain-structured so that each element in the chain is equally dependent on all its previous units. However in real-lif...

Abstract : In this paper we show that a complex dynamic representation (logenvelope and instantaneous frequency) can be used efficiently to compress the spectrum and band−shift a discrete−time signal. The original method and algorithm conceived here do not violate the amplitude−phase relationships typical of natural sound signals. This is achieved by simultaneous modification via transmapping o...

Most audio rendering systems include a geometry-based simulation engine which computes and updates sound propagation paths and an auralization engine which renders audible the resulting sound field. In the case of dynamic environments the attributes of the sound paths vary over time, which can cause severe artifacts in the auralized sound signal. To avoid this problem, geometrical calculations ...

Neurophysiological animal models suggest that anterior auditory cortex (AC) areas process sound identity information, whereas posterior ACs specialize in sound location processing. In humans, inconsistent neuroimaging results and insufficient causal evidence have challenged the existence of such parallel AC organization. Here we transiently inhibit bilateral anterior or posterior AC areas using...

This brief report discusses the affect of digital noise reduction (DNR) processing on aided speech recognition and sound quality measures in 14 adults fitted with a commercial hearing aid. Measures of speech recognition and sound quality were obtained in two different speech-in-noise conditions (71 dBA speech, +6 dB SNR and 75 dBA speech, +1 dB SNR). The results revealed that the presence or ab...

There is something about the sound of a pseudoword like takete that goes better with a spiky, than a curvy shape (Köhler, 1929:1947). Yet despite decades of research into sound symbolism, the role of this effect on real words in the lexicons of natural languages remains controversial. We report one behavioural and one ERP study investigating whether sound symbolism is active during normal langu...

From human language to birdsong and the chirps of insects, acoustic communication is based on amplitude and frequency modulation of sound signals. Whereas frequency processing starts at the level of the hearing organs, temporal features of the sound amplitude such as rhythms or pulse rates require processing by central auditory neurons. Besides several theoretical concepts, brain circuits that ...

D ow nade From human language to birdsong and the chirps of insects, acoustic communication is based on amplitude and frequency modulation of sound signals. Whereas frequency processing starts at the level of the hearing organs, temporal features of the sound amplitude such as rhythms or pulse rates require processing by central auditory neurons. Besides several theoretical concepts, brain circ...

introduction: tinnitus is a perception of sound without external source. for complete assessment of tinnitus, central auditory processing abilities should be considered in addition to the routine psychological evaluation of tinnitus characteristics. temporal processing is one of the important auditory skills that are necessary for complex higher level auditory processing.   materials and method...

background and aim : the hearing loss and acoustic feedback signal in the binaural hearing aids may annoy users, make speech reorganization difficult, and affect the sound quality. this paper presents a new method for acoustic feedback suppression in binaural hearing aids, based on the combination of binaural information and blind source separation. this method can enhance sound from the specif...