For field recordings and user-generated content recorded on phones, tablets, and other mobile devices, poor audio quality arises in part from nonlinear distortions caused by clipping and limiting at pre-amplification stages and by dynamic range control. Based on the Hearing Aid Sound Quality Index (HASQI), a single-ended method to quantify perceived audio quality in the presence of nonlinear distortions has been developed. Validations on music and soundscapes yielded single-ended estimates within ±0.19 of HASQI on a quality range from 0.0 and 1.0. Perceptual tests were carried out to validate the method for music and soundscapes. HASQI has also been shown to predict quality degradations for processes other than nonlinear distortions including additive noise, linear filtering, and spectral changes. By including these other causes of quality degradations, the current model for nonlinear distortion assessment could be expanded.

Authors: Kendrick, Paul; Li, Francis; Fazenda, Bruno; Jackson, Iain; Cox, Trevor
Affiliation: Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, Salford, UK
JAES Volume 63 Issue 9 pp. 698-712; September 2015
Publication Date: October 6, 2015 Import into BibTeX
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