@article{ref1,
title="Auditory distraction by speech: sound masking with speech-shaped stationary noise outperforms -5 dB per octave shaped noise",
journal="Journal of the Acoustical Society of America",
year="2018",
author="Renz, Tobias and Leistner, Philip and Liebl, Andreas",
volume="143",
number="3",
pages="EL212-EL212",
abstract="Sound masking can reduce the distraction due to ambient sounds in open-plan offices. This paper compares a typical masking sound with a slope of -5 dB per octave to a steady-state signal with the spectrum of the disturbing speech signal. Subjects had to complete a number recall task and a questionnaire in a laboratory experiment. The sound conditions with the spectrally-matched noise resulted in similar error rates at 3 dB higher speech-to-noise ratios as compared to the standard noise. Using a speech-shaped steady-state noise as masking sound could reduce the effect of distracting speech in the work place more efficiently.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4966",
doi="10.1121/1.5027765",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.5027765"
}