Subject: Re: auditory saliency classes (natural and environmental sounds) From: Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:28:50 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>----=_vm_0011_W194579345_23234_1329319730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Francesco, The saliency of environmental sound is not a fixed quantity. it can very = greatly depending on context. Even the saliency of a sound such as a phon= e ringing will diminish greatly in a context, of say, dozens of phones ri= nging (even if the other phones are not necessarily masking the target en= ergetically). I have some data on detectability of common environmental s= ounds in both noise and in familiar auditory scenes which might be a star= ting point. However, those data are no guarantee of what the saliency of = these sounds in other contexts might be. Sorry to make this complicated, Brian Gygi, Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Research Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System 150 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 372-2000 x5653 -----Original Message----- From: ftordini@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ftordini@xxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 07:03 AM To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx Subject: auditory saliency classes (natural and environmental sounds) Dear List membersI am working to build an audio corpus for my PhD researc= h and I am seeking studies on auditory saliency classes of natural and en= vironmental sounds. In other words, some hyerachical organization of soun= ds in terms of their saliency besides the macro dichotomy alarm-sounds vs= . all-the-rest... Looking forward to your suggestions, best wishes- Franc= esco-- Francesco Tordini =E2=96=BA skype francesco.tordiniPhD Student =E2= =96=BA http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/sre/personnel/ Centre for Intelligent Mac= hines andDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringMcGill Universi= ty3480 University Street, Room 426Montreal, QC, H3A 0E9, Canada | T: (514= ) 398 8201_________________________________________________ ----=_vm_0011_W194579345_23234_1329319730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html>Dear Francesco,<br><br>The saliency of environmental sound is not a= fixed quantity. it can very greatly depending on context. Ev= en the saliency of a sound such as a phone ringing will diminish greatly = in a context, of say, dozens of phones ringing (even if the other phones = are not necessarily masking the target energetically). I have some = data on detectability of common environmental sounds in both noise and in= familiar auditory scenes which might be a starting point. However,= those data are no guarantee of what the saliency of these sounds in othe= r contexts might be.<br><br>Sorry to make this complicated,<br><div><font= face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"> </font></div> Brian Gygi, Ph.D. <br> Speech and Hearing Research <br> Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System <br> 150 Muir Road <br> Martinez, CA 94553 <br> (925) 372-2000 x5653<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" face=3D"Verdana" size=3D= "2"></font> </div> <blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0= 000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2">----= -Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> ftordini@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ftordin= i@xxxxxxxx<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 15, 2012 07:03 AM<br><b>= To:</b> AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br><b>Subject:</b> auditory saliency cla= sses (natural and environmental sounds)<br><br></font>Dear List members I am working to build an audio corpus for my PhD research and I am seeki= ng studies on auditory saliency classes of natural and environmental sounds.= In other words, some hyerachical organization of sounds in terms of their= saliency besides the macro dichotomy alarm-sounds vs. all-the-rest... Looking forward to your suggestions, best wishes - Francesco -- Francesco Tordini =E2=96=BA skype francesco.tordini PhD Student =E2=96=BA http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/sre/personnel/= Centre for Intelligent Machines and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering McGill University 3480 University Street, Room 426 Montreal, QC, H3A 0E9, Canada | T: (514) 398 8201 _________________________________________________ </blockquote></html> ----=_vm_0011_W194579345_23234_1329319730--