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Audio Quality Research
Please click the tabs below to use and explore our audio quality work:
Speech Intelligibility Demo — Listen to various speech samples, from different audio codecs, encumbered with background noise to gauge intelligibility.
Modified Rhyme Test Audio Library — Access our library of MRT audio files to support your own research and development in the field of speech intelligibility.