{"id":22,"date":"2017-01-05T14:14:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/accessibleaudio\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:29:16","slug":"clean-audio-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/accessibleaudio\/clean-audio-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Audio Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Clean Audio Project was funded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/ask.ofcom.org.uk\/help\/television\/backnois\">ITC<\/a> and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/\">Ofcom<\/a> between 2003-2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project took place as the rollout of digital television was beginning and&nbsp;investigated how the additional audio and data found in 5.1 surround broadcast could be used to improve TV sound for hearing impaired people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Findings from the project led to the formation of the UK Clean Audio Forum and contributed to&nbsp;broadcast standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work from this project contributed to the following broadcast standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ETSI Standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi_xKfa16vRAhVEAsAKHX6KAp4QFggaMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsi.org%2Fdeliver%2Fetsi_tr%2F101100_101199%2F101154%2F01.04.01_60%2Ftr_101154v010401p.pdf&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0CCsVWPn6u948Q0la4DR3wnoaXA&amp;sig2=pb9m8-9vn2plrSyS3RuV_Q&amp;bvm=bv.142059868,d.ZWM\"><em>TR 101 154, V1.4.1 <\/em>(<\/a>2000-07), <em>Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Implementation guidelines for the use of MPEG-2 Systems, Video and Audio in satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasting applications: Annexe E4, <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referenced as mandatory for clean audio provision in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.ebu.ch\/docs\/tech\/tech3333.pdf\"><em>EBU <\/em><\/a><em>\u2013 TECH 3333: EBU HDTV Receiver Requirements. 7.3 Clean Audio<\/em>. Geneva, Switzerland,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open IPTV Forum (2011),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oipf.tv\/docs\/oipf-archive\/OIPF-T1-R2-Specification-Volume-2-Media_Formats-v2_2-2013-05-15.pdf\"><em>Open IPTV Release 2 Specification, Volume 2 <\/em><\/a><em>\u2013 Media Formats [V2.0], <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and <a href=\"http:\/\/nordig.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NorDig-Unified_ver_2.5.1.pdf\">NorDig Unified Requirements<\/a> for Integrated Receiver Decoders for use in&nbsp;cable, satellite, terrestrial and IP-based networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journal Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/benshirleypubs\/config\/pagetemplates\/publication-files\/Technology%20%26%20Disability%20Clean_Audio%20authors%20post%20print.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1\">The Clean Audio Project: Digital TV as assistive technology<br><\/a>B.G Shirley,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/researcher\/56449776_P_Kendrick\">P Kendrick<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/iospress.metapress.com\/content\/103188\/?p=ba60f3d35a934a0c955d816eef7e0049&amp;pi=0\">Technology and Disability<\/a>, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 31-41, 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aes.org\/e-lib\/browse.cfm?elib=14174\">The Effect of Stereo Crosstalk on Intelligibility: Comparison of a Phantom Stereo Image and a Central Loudspeaker Source<\/a><br>B Shirley, P Kendrick,\u00a0C Churchill<br>Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 10\/2007; 55(10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/usir.salford.ac.uk\/31007\/1\/PhD_Dissertation_2.0.pdf\">Improving Television Sound for People with Hearing Impairments<\/a><br>B Shirley<br>Degree: PhD, Supervisor: Dr Bill Davies,\u00a012\/2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can be found at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salford.ac.uk\/computing-science-engineering\/research\/acoustics\/audio-engineering\/improving-tv-sound-for-hearing-impaired-people\">Clean Audio Web&nbsp;Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Description The Clean Audio Project was funded by the ITC and then Ofcom between 2003-2006. 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