Measurement of attack-Release Times in Compression Hearing Aids

Autor: William F. Lawrence, Jerry L. Punch, G. Donald Causey
Rok vydání: 1978
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Zdroj: Journal of Speech and Hearing Research. 21:338-349
ISSN: 0022-4685
DOI: 10.1044/jshr.2102.338
Popis: A system for measurement of attack-release times in hearing aids with automatic-gain-control circuitry is described, with a view toward implementing that portion of the ANSI S3.22-1976 Standard in which parameters for these measurements are specified. Signal generation is accomplished by using a phased-array loudspeaker arrangement designed to produce transient-free pulsed acoustic sinusoids. Output waveforms are captured by a commercial transient recorder, and are displayed in either an oscilloscopic or graphic mode. A specific means of calculating attack and release times is recommended whereby variously shaped output waveforms are amenable to the basic protocol outlined in the ANSI Standard.
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