Active Sound Design and Listening Effort in Vehicles. Webinar, December 17

The Audio Product Development Alliance (APDA) is hosting a second live webinar this month to discuss how to measure and evaluate the effects of active sound design in vehicle interiors. During the event, which will be streamed live on Youtube, Jacob Soendergaard (Customer Success Manager at HEAD acoustics) will discuss the impact and interaction of audio systems in the car cabin over communications and privacy and how to assess it according to modern standards.
Sound designers are often resorting to applying Active Sound Design (ASD) for Electric Vehicle Sound Enhancement (EVSE) to mask and shape the sonic experience in electric vehicles. However, this can affect the ease of communication between passengers in the vehicle as well as telecommunication to external participants, and therefore ASD should be used judiciously to avoid unwanted side effects. 

This webinar will present methods to evaluate how listening effort and privacy can be affected by active sound design. Reference assessment methods and results of practical measurements taken in a high-performance electric vehicle will be explained, together with suggestions for enhancing the communication experience.

Learn how to evaluate Listening Effort, according to ETSI TS 103 558 standardized analysis methods that use real speech for analysis, and how to analyze the potential impact on communication between passengers, resulting from active enhancement systems used in electric vehicle interiors. 

Watch Live on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/j4b6Qn__xOI Since its foundation in 1986, HEAD acoustics has been a reliable partner wherever acoustics, vibrations, or speech, audio and sound quality play an important role. It is not only one of the world’s leading companies in the comprehensive analysis of sound and vibration; it is also recognized worldwide for its expertise and pioneering role in the measurement and optimization of speech and audio quality in all areas of communications technology.
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Active Sound Design and Listening Effort in Vehicles
Online webinar
December 17, 9:00 AM Pacific: (12:00 PM Eastern)
Watch Live on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/j4b6Qn__xOI