A method is proposed to evaluate directional-microphone strategies

Hearing Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Dittberner, Andrew ^a   Bondy, Jeff ^a  

^a GN ReSound Group   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROPHONE; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDARD;

EID: 33745952359     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000287159.28930.24     Document Type: Article

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