MIT measures impulse responses of hundreds of everyday objects
To understand everyday auditory inference, the McDermott team broadcast noise into hundreds of everyday objects via contact speakers and recorded with contact microphones to derive their impulse responses.
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- McDermott lab measured impulse responses from hundreds of everyday objects — JoshHMcDermott · 2026-11-10
- Contact speakers and microphones used to measure object impulse responses — JoshHMcDermott · 2026-11-10