Effects of high presentation levels on recognition of low- and high-frequency speech

Acoustic Research Letters Online

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 124-128

  Molis, Michelle R ^a   Summers, Van ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH FREQUENCY SPEECH; PSYCHOACOUSTIC; SIGNAL ANALYZER;

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND AMPLIFIERS; HIGH FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; HIGH PASS FILTERS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPEECH PROCESSING;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 2942729744     PISSN: 15297853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.1605151     Document Type: Article

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