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Acoustics

Salford Innovation Research Centre (SIRC)

Acoustics

  • Acoustics Research Centre
  • Commercial testing
  • Acoustic courses
  • Acoustic PhD opportunities
  • Research subject areas
  • Acoustics Research Staff
  • Acoustics Research Contacts
  • Popularity of news articles
  • Facemask with improved communication
  • Home
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Sound quality – making products sound better
  • An introduction to Sound Quality testing

An introduction to Sound Quality testing

  • Defining sound quality
  • The sound from an appliance
  • Comparing methods of testing – subjective methods
  • Comparing methods of testing – objective metrics
  • Assessment methods
  • Sound quality metrics
  • Loudness
  • Sharpness and booming
  • Roughness – fluctuation strength
  • Guidelines for using objective measures
  • Using Adobe Audition
  • MATLAB codes
  • More metrics
  • Customised metrics
  • Kettle sounds
  • Washing machine sounds
  • Leaf blower sounds
  • Seminar: Framework for drone operating recommendations based on acoustic metrics analysisJune 8, 2022

Contact Us

Head of Acoustics Research
Prof Trevor Cox
t.j.cox@salford.ac.uk
Tel: (0044) 0161 295 5474

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