Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane
This study examined whether the spatial unmasking effect operates on speech reception thresholds (SRTs) in the median plane. SRTs were measured using an adaptive staircase procedure, with target speech sentences and speech-shaped noise maskers presented via loudspeakers at −30°, 0°, 30°, 60° and 90°...
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| description | This study examined whether the spatial unmasking effect operates on speech reception thresholds (SRTs) in the median plane. SRTs were measured using an adaptive staircase procedure, with target speech sentences and speech-shaped noise maskers presented via loudspeakers at −30°, 0°, 30°, 60° and 90°. Results indicated a significant median plane spatial unmasking effect, with the largest SRT gain obtained for the −30° elevation of the masker. Head-related transfer function analysis suggests that the result is associated with the energy weighting of the ear-input signal of the masker at upper-mid frequencies relative to the maskee. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a152f4cc60d4a8fbb58c117384cb2c22023-11-20T08:27:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-07-011015525710.3390/app10155257Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median PlaneNathan Berwick0Hyunkook Lee1Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory (APL), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UKApplied Psychoacoustics Laboratory (APL), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UKThis study examined whether the spatial unmasking effect operates on speech reception thresholds (SRTs) in the median plane. SRTs were measured using an adaptive staircase procedure, with target speech sentences and speech-shaped noise maskers presented via loudspeakers at −30°, 0°, 30°, 60° and 90°. Results indicated a significant median plane spatial unmasking effect, with the largest SRT gain obtained for the −30° elevation of the masker. Head-related transfer function analysis suggests that the result is associated with the energy weighting of the ear-input signal of the masker at upper-mid frequencies relative to the maskee.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/15/5257spatial unmaskingspeech reception thresholdmedian plane |
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| title | Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane |
| title_full | Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane |
| title_fullStr | Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane |
| title_short | Spatial Unmasking Effect on Speech Reception Threshold in the Median Plane |
| title_sort | spatial unmasking effect on speech reception threshold in the median plane |
| topic | spatial unmasking speech reception threshold median plane |
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