11.30am Warren-Barnett Lecture

Dr Peter Mapp
Myths, Maths & Morphs
The Science and fallacies of speech communication and PA systems design

In order to design Speech Reinforcement, VA and Assistive Listening systems, it is necessary to have an understanding of the nature and characteristics of speech and the speech signal. Dr Peter Mapp, in his unique style, takes a sideways look at speech and the associated implications for systems design. Along the way he will question what we really mean by ‘signal to noise ratio’, the differences between speech quality and speech intelligibility, whether reflections are a good or a bad thing, whether noise and reverberation really are the same – only different?

The 100 Volt line fallacy, what do ‘real time’ analysers really measure and the implications of using statistical and steady state measures and calculations will also come under scrutiny. If you have ever wondered what colour dBs are or which is louder 60 dBA or 60 dBC? Then this is a talk you will not want to miss.

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