Training in Guess Mode
Time to start the training!
First, we will explain how to train with a Guess
exercise. This was the only mode available on TrainYourEars 1.
Remember, in Guess
mode you have to guess the parameters used in the random equalisation just by listening to the modified signal.
Each quiz has these 4 steps:
You hear the original signal.
You hear it again, but this time with a random equalisation applied.
You guess which parameters were used, and you enter them in the software.
You finally see if you were right or wrong.
This method has been used for over 40 years by many teachers. In the past, there were exercises saved on CD's or even tapes, where you had to write down the answers. Now, with TrainYourEars, you don't have limitations anymore.
1. Listen to the original signal
This the first screen you will see before starting the quiz:
All you have to do is listen carefully to the Original
signal. Once you think you are ready, press the START QUIZ
button to hear the Equalised
signal.
If your current exercise has the Muted
option activated, you won't hear anything and you will see this screen instead:
Don't worry, just press the START QUIZ
button and you will be able to hear the Original
signal for the number of seconds you have selected in the :doc:exercise-editor
option.
If you have selected Silence
, Distraction voice
or Distraction noise
between the Original and the Equalised signals, you will hear it before the next step.
2. Listen to the equalised signal
Now you are listening to the equalised signal. The program has applied a random equalisation based on the ranges you have selected in the :doc:exercise-editor
.
For example, if you selected two gains, +12dB
and -12dB
there is a 50% of chance that TrainYourEars will choose +12dB
and a 50% of chance that TrainYourEars will choose -12dB
.
3. Guess the parameters used
In Guess
mode you can go back and forth between the Original
and the Equalised
signal so feel free to click on the Listen Original
button if you are not sure about the answer.
If you have selected Silence
, Distraction voice
or Distraction noise
between the Equalised and the Original signals, you will hear it when you click on Listen Original again.
As you can see some Answer Bands
have appeared on the screen. You will have to use them to select your answers.
Answer Bands
They have three fields, Filter type, Q factor and Gain.
Filter type:
If you have selected more than one
Filter type
or your exercise has more than one band with differentFilter types
, you can select here the type of filter you think the answer is.If there is only one
Filter type
available, it will just appear in green.
Q Factor:
If you have selected more than one
Q factor
or your exercise has more than one band with differentQ factors
, you can select here the type of Q factor you think the answer is.If there is only one
Q factor
available, it will just appear in green.
Gain:
Select the gain you think the answer is.
If your exercise has only one dB choice above and/or below 0dB, you may just click above or below. If there are more than one positive or negative dB choices, you’ll need to slide it to select your dB answer.
Valid Answers
When you have selected those three fields correctly, the band becomes a Valid Answer
and a green checkmark appears above it.
It looks like this:
Be aware: A 'Valid Answer' doesn't mean you are right, it only means TrainYourEars will validate it once you click on the 'SHOW SOLUTION' button.
Once you have selected all the answers, it's time to see if you were right or wrong.
4. Check if you were right or wrong
Click on the SHOW SOLUTION
button.
You will see a screen like this:
Let's analyze the things that changed.
Answers and Solution Bands
Answers
have turned orange and Solutions
have appeared below in blue.
A cable connects each Solution
with the closest Answer
and above the answer the Score
of that match, from 0 to 100.
If the random equalisation selected was No-Change
you will see this symbol in the Solutions section:
Or in red if you didn't answer correctly:
Equaliser Section
In the equaliser section you can compare the three signals:
Equalised:
Click on the blue EQUALISED
button.
Your Answer:
Click on the brown YOUR ANSWER
button.
Original:
Click again on the EQUALISED
or the YOUR ANSWER
button and you will hear the Original
signal.
If you failed, compare the signals until you think you got the difference between them. Don't worry too much if it seems difficult at first, you will learn it by repetition.
Score
The average score for all the bands of the current exercise appears in the left corner of the equaliser:
This is different from the Total Score
which appears in the title bar, which means the average score of all the quizzes you have done so far.
Once you are ready to start a new quiz, click on RESET QUIZ
button.
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