Jury Testing

Learn about SQala jury testing software

Modular jury testing software for creating and performing listening tests

SQala is a modular jury testing software from the ArtemiS suite for creating and performing listening tests. It is characterised by its straightforward, solution-oriented user interface. For the creation of listening tests, a modern, clearly arranged page layout is provided, which makes it easy to create both simple and complex listening tests in a very short time. The listening tests can be customised, saved, and reused as needed for various listening test scenarios. 

SQala – ArtemiS suite jury testing software

With SQala, jury tests can be set up quickly and easily and performed either at a single-user system or in a listening studio. SQala supports playback of binaural recordings and enables product or ambient noises to be rated flexibly and aurally accurately no matter where or when.

 

SQala offers the following jury testing methods:

  • Paired comparison
  • Multi-Attribute Paired Comparison
  • Ranking
  • Category Judgement
  • Simultaneous Category Judgment
  • Simultaneous Category Judgment with Ranking
  • Semantic Differential

For the supervision and management of the tests, easy-to-use monitoring and control tools are provided, helping the supervisor to keep control and overview of the tests at any time. Sessions can be created and interactively controlled conveniently. The results of the listening tests are saved to the SQala Server. 

 

The SQala Extension API allows users to develop user-specific listening test steps and to fully integrate them into SQala. 

 

For preparation and post-processing, SQala provides seamless access to a wide range of functions of ArtemiS suite.

Features and applications

Setting up jury tests

  • Clear, intuitive user interface
  • Modern, functional page design allows complex jury tests to be set up quickly and without expert knowledge
  • Configurable steps for information, demo sounds, interviews, etc.
  • Once created, a SQala Project can be used for various jury testing scenarios and types

 

Jury testing scenarios and methods

  • Single-user system / listening studio
  • (Simultaneous) category judgment / paired comparison / semantic differential / ranking

 

Managing and supervising jury tests

  • SQala Session Administration: Interactively supervising and managing jury testing
  • Monitoring the status of the separate subjects

Performing jury tests

  • SQala Client for every listening station
  • Full touchscreen support
  • Excel export of results
  • Aurally acurate playback using our advanced playback technologies including headphones, equalizers, subwoofers and loudspeakers

 

Preparing and evaluating results

  • Extensive pre- and post-processing tools with ArtemiS SUITE

Applications:

  • Benchmarking
  • Defining target sounds
  • Optimising product sounds
  • NVH and vehicle acoustics

Software variants

SQala is a modular software

SQala Basic

SQala Basic allows the quick creation and execution or testing of listening tests in local mode. (test leader)

  • Single-user version
  • Uniform, functional design
  • Combines different test steps within one jury-test
  • If only one test station is available: Jury testing can be carried out in stage

SQala Net

Performing listening tests with multiple participants, e.g., in a listening studio (test leader) 

  • SQala Net allows listening tests to be performed with multiple participants in a listening studio (Individual Mode or Group Mode). The test leader is provided with a number of control tools. 
  • Jury testing with multiple participants in a listening studio
  • SQala Server Manager prepares a session for multiple participants
  • SQala Session Administration: tool for supervision and management

SQala Server

Management of listening tests (test leader) 

  • The SQala Server is used to store and manage SQala Projects.

 

SQala Client

Performing listening tests (participants)

  • The SQala Client must be installed at each participant’s listening place. No dongle and no separate license is required.

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