Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Software for internet-based auditory testing From: Valeriy Shafiro <firosha@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 14:53:19 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a11447d76815004055ad213f9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Here's one more potential "low tech" solution for web based audio testing. We are starting to use ISpring software, which can be integrated and accessed through Powerpoint. It is more intuitive and accessible for those who have limited programming skills, though there are, of course, some quirks to get around. The software was developed for online education but has audio capabilities and testing options that make it suitable for many audio tests as well. I don't recommend it for psychoacoustic experiments where precision and timing is key, but for many suprathreshold perceptual listening tasks with speech, music and environmental sounds it seems suitable, at least on the first pass. But as I said, we are just starting to use it, so I don't have reliable data yet on lab vs. web comparisons. Valeriy On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Robert Zatorre <robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear list > > Several times the list has received requests for participation in > web-based experiments. We would like to implement something along these > lines, and I am wondering if any of you who have experience with it have > recommendations (for or against) software to use. We are looking for > something reasonably inexpensive and simple to program that would allow us > to present audio stimuli and collect behavioral responses, ideally with > response times although that may not be so simple I realize. > > Any advice would be welcome. Thank you in advance > > Robert Zatorre > > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > Robert J. Zatorre, Ph.D. > Montreal Neurological Institute > 3801 University St. > Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4 > phone: 1-514-398-8903 > fax: 1-514-398-1338 > e-mail: robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx > web site: www.zlab.mcgill.ca > --001a11447d76815004055ad213f9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Here's one more potential "low tech" solutio= n for web based audio testing.=C2=A0 We are starting to use ISpring softwar= e, which can be integrated and accessed through Powerpoint.=C2=A0 It is mor= e intuitive and accessible for those who have limited programming skills, t= hough there are, of course, some quirks to get around.=C2=A0 =C2=A0The soft= ware was developed for online education but has audio capabilities and test= ing options that make it suitable for many audio tests as well.=C2=A0 I don= 't recommend it for psychoacoustic experiments where precision and timi= ng is key, but for many suprathreshold perceptual listening tasks with spee= ch, music and environmental sounds it seems suitable, at least on the first= pass.=C2=A0 But as I said, we are just starting to use it, so I don't = have reliable data yet on lab vs. web comparisons.<div><br></div><div>Valer= iy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On = Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Robert Zatorre <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href= =3D"mailto:robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx= l.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear list<br> <br> Several times the list has received requests for participation in web-based= experiments. We would like to implement something along these lines, and I= am wondering if any of you who have experience with it have recommendation= s (for or against) software to use. We are looking for something reasonably= inexpensive and simple to program that would allow us to present audio sti= muli and collect behavioral responses, ideally with response times although= that may not be so simple I realize.<br> <br> Any advice would be welcome. Thank you in advance<br> <br> Robert Zatorre<br> <br> <br> <br> -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<wbr>-+-+<br> <br> Robert J. Zatorre, Ph.D.<br> Montreal Neurological Institute<br> 3801 University St.<br> Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B4<br> phone: <a href=3D"tel:1-514-398-8903" value=3D"+15143988903" target=3D"_bla= nk">1-514-398-8903</a><br> fax: <a href=3D"tel:1-514-398-1338" value=3D"+15143981338" target=3D"_blank= ">1-514-398-1338</a><br> e-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:robert.zatorre@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">rober= t.zatorre@xxxxxxxx</a><br> web site: <a href=3D"http://www.zlab.mcgill.ca" rel=3D"noreferrer" target= =3D"_blank">www.zlab.mcgill.ca</a><br> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a11447d76815004055ad213f9--