EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON EVALUATION OF "EASINESS OF SPEECH PERCEPTION" IN MULTIPURPOSE HALLS : Simulation method of sound fields and physical indices for evaluation of speech transmission quality

Abstract

Speech would be radiated with sound system in multipurpose halls, so speech transmission quality would be influenced by the difference of the number/position and of frequency characteristic of loudspeakers. In this study, subjective rating of speech transmission quality called "easiness of speech perception" was measured in simulated sound fields with monaural/binaural systems to find binaural effects. The results suggest binaural simulation is needed. And the relations between subjective rating and several physical indices were examined. As a result, subjective rating would be influenced by frequency characteristic that could not be evaluated with existing indices such as STI.