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Speech Level Measures. Dr. Herman J.M. Steeneken. Speech level measurement. Requirements: Male female comparable Wide band and telephone band comparable Insensitive for pauses and silent periods Fixed relation with STI test signal levels. Relevant level measures.
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Speech Level Measures Dr. Herman J.M. Steeneken
Speech level measurement Requirements: • Male female comparable • Wide band and telephone band comparable • Insensitive for pauses and silent periods • Fixed relation with STI test signal levels
Relevant level measures • Peak levels (overload indicator) • RMS level (root mean square, related to SNR) • Indicator deflections (not reliable)
Relation between some speech levels Notice the level differences between speech utterances spoken with and without silent periods in between