{"title":"A fast reverberation suppression method based on graph Laplacian regularization.","authors":"Wenbo Gou, Hong Liang, Pulin Yang","doi":"10.1121/10.0043568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0043568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Traditional low-rank and sparse decomposition methods impose a global low-rank constraint for estimating the reverberation subspace, but they face performance degradation with limited samples and require computationally expensive singular value decomposition (SVD). This letter proposes a fast method that constructs a neighbor graph to model inter-frame relationships and introduces graph Laplacian regularization to penalize differences in reverberation between adjacent frames, thereby preserving local smoothness. The method accurately estimates the reverberation with limited samples while avoiding SVD. Experimental results show that the proposed method enhances reverberation suppression performance under limited data conditions while reducing computational time compared to existing methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147718936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Objective comparison of audiometric profile frameworks across large-scale datasets.","authors":"Chen Xu","doi":"10.1121/10.0043212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0043212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Audiometric profiles classify individuals according to patterns of hearing loss derived from the audiogram. Although several audiogram-based profiling frameworks have been proposed, the influence of dataset characteristics on their structural performance has not been systematically examined. This study compared six established audiometric profiling frameworks across five large-scale datasets from the United States and Germany using the Davies-Bouldin score and principal component analysis. Clustering performance based on the Davies-Bouldin score was largely comparable across datasets, although profile-specific differences were observed. These findings inform the robustness and generalizability of audiogram-based classification frameworks across large-scale samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147596751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristin Ohlmann, Thomas Biberger, Birger Kollmeier
{"title":"Audio quality predictions correlate with perception of processing delays across different simulated hearing device conditions.","authors":"Kristin Ohlmann, Thomas Biberger, Birger Kollmeier","doi":"10.1121/10.0043210","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Processing delays can degrade listening experience, especially where direct and delayed sound paths interact. Although noticeability of delays has been modeled successfully, it is unclear how well models generalize across different types of delays. In this study, the noticeability of frequency-dependent and -independent delays was measured and the GPSMq model [Biberger, Fleßner, Huber, and Ewert (2018). J. Audio Eng. Soc. 66(7/8), 578-593] was tested for its ability to predict both existing and previously unreported data. A good prediction performance (linear correlation, ρ=0.94) was measured. The functional relationship between model outputs and measured results differs significantly between participant groups with different levels of experience but not across conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147596621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria V Kondaurova, Alan F Smith, Irina Kondaurova, Qi Zheng
{"title":"The impact of remote communication on voice characteristics in children.","authors":"Maria V Kondaurova, Alan F Smith, Irina Kondaurova, Qi Zheng","doi":"10.1121/10.0043371","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The impact of remote communication on voice characteristics in children has not been extensively explored. The study examines the production of fundamental frequency, vocal intensity, and smoothed cepstral peak prominence in speech of 16 children [mean age = 10.1 yrs, standard deviation (SD) = 1.6 yrs] during two in-person and two remote sessions, order counterbalanced. All voice characteristics were significantly higher in children's utterances during remote compared to in-person communication. Session type, intensity, and fundamental frequency predicted an increase in smoothed cepstral peak prominence values. The findings suggest that children modify their vocal behavior to meet the communicative demands associated with remote interaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147679097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam B Smith, Helen Rößler, Magnus Wahlberg, Michael Dähne
{"title":"Non-invasive auditory brainstem response measurements in an unanesthetized Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti).","authors":"Adam B Smith, Helen Rößler, Magnus Wahlberg, Michael Dähne","doi":"10.1121/10.0043480","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hearing thresholds are vital for assessing anthropogenic noise impacts on animals, yet commonly used electrophysiological techniques can pose welfare concerns from invasive electrodes and required anesthesia. This study investigated if auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were measurable via surface electrodes from an unanesthetized Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti). Successful ABR recordings generated thresholds between 36 and 41 dB re 20 μPa rms to click stimuli centered at 2 kHz, similar to previous data from penguins and other diving birds. This provides proof-of-concept that non-invasive electrophysiological techniques are achievable for penguins and potentially other species of conservation and welfare concern.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147679125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Timing patterns of tone and vowel in Mandarin: Evidence from f0-F1 turning point synchrony.","authors":"Chenyu Li, Jalal Al-Tamimi","doi":"10.1121/10.0043247","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043247","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examine timing patterns of tone and vowel acoustics in Xi'an and Standard Mandarin. Using f0 and F1 difference trajectories between rising tone 2 and corresponding high-level tones in the diphthongs /ai/ and /au/ modelled with generalized additive mixed-effects models, we identify turning points as stable zero-crossings from velocity plots. Bayesian analyses showed that f0 and F1 turning points are not systematically different in time, indicating temporal alignment between tonal and vocalic acoustic landmarks. Turning points occur earlier in Xi'an Mandarin than in Standard Mandarin, and synchrony is more robust in /au/ than /ai/, revealing variety- and vowel-dependent timing patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147610899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vocalizations of North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata) with direct visual observation off Florida.","authors":"A Carroll, Z Swaim, D Risch, K Dolan","doi":"10.1121/10.0043479","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata) were acoustically detected and localized in real-time for 3.5 h off Jacksonville, Florida. During 1 h of this encounter, an individual was visually and acoustically tracked. Manual review of the recordings identified continuous low-frequency pulse trains (40-674 Hz). Not all pulse trains observed have been documented previously in the North Atlantic. Variation in frequency, duration, and the combination of known pulse trains were documented. The tracked whale also altered its calling behavior while the research vessel was present. These data provide insight into the acoustic behavior of minke whales in their winter habitat.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147700995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anil Nagathil, Benjamin Lentz, Giselle Mojica, Ian C Bruce, Christiane Völter, Rainer Martin
{"title":"A computationally efficient music processing algorithm for cochlear implants based on an auditory adaptation model.","authors":"Anil Nagathil, Benjamin Lentz, Giselle Mojica, Ian C Bruce, Christiane Völter, Rainer Martin","doi":"10.1121/10.0043375","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Listening to music is a major challenge for most cochlear implant (CI) users because of device limitations and physiological constraints that degrade musical cues and lead to increased listening effort. Music pre-processing can enhance appreciation, but existing algorithms are computationally too demanding for real-time implementation in current CIs. This work proposes a lightweight algorithm based on an auditory adaptation model that attenuates slowly varying components while preserving salient elements such as vocals and drums. In listening experiments with ten CI users, the method was significantly preferred over unprocessed music and was on par with a more computationally demanding reference approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147679102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohd Ethar M Al Khasawneh, Michael Döllinger, Zhaoyan Zhang
{"title":"Physics-informed neural network for predicting in vacuo vocal fold eigenmodes: A proof of concept study.","authors":"Mohd Ethar M Al Khasawneh, Michael Döllinger, Zhaoyan Zhang","doi":"10.1121/10.0043248","DOIUrl":"10.1121/10.0043248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates a machine-learning approach for real-time computation of in vacuo vocal fold eigenmodes. A physics-informed neural network is trained to predict eigenmodes and eigenfrequencies by integrating the governing equations of vocal fold dynamics. The proposed architecture predicts physically consistent modal shapes and frequency estimates, showing strong agreement with finite-element method results for lower-order modes, achieving mean relative errors below 6% in eigenfrequency prediction and cosine correlation values approaching 1 in eigenmode prediction, while prediction accuracy declines for higher-order modes. These findings demonstrate that the physics-informed neural network provides an accurate and efficient real-time computation of in vacuo vocal fold eigenmodes.</p>","PeriodicalId":73538,"journal":{"name":"JASA express letters","volume":"6 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13064886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147625188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}