Loud-loss: A Perceptually Motivated Loss Function for Speech Enhancement Based on Equal-Loudness Contours

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Main Authors:	Li, Zixuan, Zhang, Xueliang, Zhao, Changjiang, Gao, Shuai, Miao, Lei, Yan, Zhipeng, Sun, Ying, Zhu, Chong
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Sound
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