Sentence recognition and enhancement in noise: Effects of speech muffling, signal-to-noise ratio, and formant enhancement
Citation
Li, M.*, & Liu, C. Sentence recognition and enhancement in noise: Effects of speech muffling, signal-to-noise ratio, and formant enhancement. JASA Express Letters, 6(7), 075204.
DOI: 10.1121/10.0044414
Research summary
This study examines sentence recognition for natural and N95-muffled speech in quiet and four-talker babble. Combined F2–F3 formant enhancement offers broader benefits than F2 enhancement alone under degraded listening conditions; enhancement does not improve recognition in quiet.
Research topics
Speech enhancement · Formant enhancement · F2 enhancement · F2–F3 enhancement · Speech intelligibility in noise · Face-mask-muffled speech