All items tagged with HEAD acoustics (97)

Communications: Testing and Optimizing Strategies for Conference Terminal Equipment

October 28, 2020 by Hans W. Gierlich

Communications: Testing and Optimizing Strategies for Conference Terminal Equipment

Following up on the two Communication articles published in audioXpress October 2020, Hans W. Gierlich, from HEAD acoustics GmbH, a top expert in his field, contributed this great overview article. With most company employees working from home and the trend toward decentralized organizations and remote collaborations, where webinar and conferencing services are the new way of communication, this a timely topic. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2020.

Measuring In-Car Communication Quality with HEAD acoustics Automated Test Suite Following ITU-T P.1150 Recommendations

October 20, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Measuring In-Car Communication Quality with HEAD acoustics Automated Test Suite Following ITU-T P.1150 Recommendations

To ensure a base level of functionality and quality of in-car communication (ICC) systems, the ITU-T International Standardization Sector has defined appropriate tests in Recommendation P.1150. German audio test and measurement solutions company HEAD acoustics has now implemented this recommendation in its ACQUA software with automated test sequences that can be applied for communication quality analysis, thus enabling comprehensive acoustic measurements of ICC systems and components.

More Digital Signal Processing and Better Audio in audioXpress November 2020

October 9, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

More Digital Signal Processing and Better Audio in audioXpress November 2020

This audioXpress November 2020 edition explores the latest trends in digital signal processing (DSP) and how it applies to all audio applications, now increasing in power thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence running on devices. In this issue, you will also learn how to "Test and Optimize Strategies for Conference Terminal Equipment," "What to Measure for Quality Control of Audio Devices," and more about Automotive Audio Bus A2B. Stuart Yaniger reviews the latest Earthworks M23R Measurement Microphone, and you can read articles about acoustics, audio electronics and the best in DIY audio from our monthly columnists.

HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on Listening Effort Inside Vehicles

October 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on Listening Effort Inside Vehicles

HEAD acoustics will promote a new online presentation titled "Optimizing Listening Effort in Vehicles." This new free online seminar - October 13, 2020 - will address HEAD acoustics's vast research in both communications and automotive audio, detailing how to explore the company's listening effort evaluation tool called ABLE (Assessment of Binaural Listening Effort). This implementation allows researchers to evaluate listening efforts inside vehicles, including for telecommunication applications.

HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on "Optimizing Listening Effort of Communication Devices"

August 18, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Promotes Free Online Seminar on "Optimizing Listening Effort of Communication Devices"

HEAD acoustics is promoting a new free online seminar dedicated to communications under noisy conditions, evaluation of the listening effort, and detailing the company's own efforts towards a perceptual-based method targeting the objective prediction of that listening effort under variable communication conditions and using different devices. A very relevant topic in current times, discussed online by top experts in the field, September 1, 2020.

Step Inside HEAD acoustics’ Test Rooms During New Online Seminar

July 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Step Inside HEAD acoustics’ Test Rooms During New Online Seminar

HEAD acoustics continues to expand its series of online seminars focusing on enabling seamless audio/video conferences that help to increase the productivity and engagement of employees working in home offices and collaborating remotely. To give an overview over challenges and added value of this complex testing scenario using two acoustic test rooms, HEAD acoustics will host a free online seminar on August 11, 2020, with three different sessions available for different time zones.

Speech Quality in Conferencing Scenarios: Understanding All Optimization Requirements

June 25, 2020 by Hans W. Gierlich

Speech Quality in Conferencing Scenarios: Understanding All Optimization Requirements

While on the one hand, we experience the benefit of having communication possibilities anytime and anywhere and use all types of communication platforms allowing us to interact in virtual conferences without being present physically - we also experience significant variations in communication quality, especially when being involved in virtual meetings. The question is: What is communication quality and which factors distinguish good communication quality from poor communication quality?

HEAD acoustics Announces Two New Webinars on Audio Conferencing Solutions

June 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Announces Two New Webinars on Audio Conferencing Solutions

User experience in audio conferencing solutions matters – yet the enhancement can be challenging. Two webinars provided by HEAD acoustics give a deep-insight for manufacturers and designers of VoIP conferencing devices and system components on basic and advanced parameters, hardware and measurement setup, and testing procedures – all in order to ensure optimum communication quality and to enhance the user experience in audio conferences.

HEAD acoustics Now Offers MS Teams ACQUA Test Suite for Microsoft Teams Conference Devices Certification

June 5, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics Now Offers MS Teams ACQUA Test Suite for Microsoft Teams Conference Devices Certification

To ensure optimal communication quality in conversations held on Microsoft Teams systems, VoIP conferencing devices can be tested according to the “Microsoft Teams Audio Test Specification V4.0”. For this purpose, HEAD acoustics now offers its automated MS Teams acoustics measurements test suite - part of the communication analysis software ACQUA - for compliance with the official Microsoft audio test specification.

Practical Test & Measurement: Objective Listening Effort Evaluation

June 3, 2020 by Hans W. Gierlich

Practical Test & Measurement: Objective Listening Effort Evaluation

This article by Hans W. Gierlich and Jan Reimes - two top experts in communication technologies from HEAD acoustics GmbH - details the expanded effort for understanding speech under noisy conditions, and addresses a new approach recently introduced by HEAD acoustics, resulting in a new model that can be used to test active noise cancellation (ANC) performance in complex scenarios where the system needs to distinguish between speech signals as part of the background noise and speech signals directed toward the users of these devices. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2020.

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