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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, he said "That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind." However,because all the noises (machine vibreation,breathing and white noise in radio frequency), people cannot distinguish if he said "a man" or just "man".  
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When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, he said "That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind." However,because all the noises (machine vibration,breathing and white noise in radio frequency), people cannot distinguish if he said "a man" or just "man".  
 
A lot of experts tried different methods but still could not extract the "a" from the background noise. Hence, the answer is still unknown.
 
A lot of experts tried different methods but still could not extract the "a" from the background noise. Hence, the answer is still unknown.
  
This small project will focus on noise reduction techniques to increase the overall signal to noise ratio (SRN)
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This small project will focus on noise reduction techniques to increase the overall signal to noise ratio (SRN)<br />
 
Two techniques will be introduced:
 
Two techniques will be introduced:
 
* Bandpass Filter
 
* Bandpass Filter
 
* Noise Gate
 
* Noise Gate
 
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=Original Speech Analysis=
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The original speech file can be found from NASA page: [https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind]<br />
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[https://www.nasa.gov/wav/62284main_onesmall2.wav Play the audio]<br />
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While playing the audio, we can hear a constant machine vibration and white noise in the background.
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The whole audio can
  
  
  
 
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Neil Armstrong Moon Landing Speech Analysis

Introduction

When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, he said "That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind." However,because all the noises (machine vibration,breathing and white noise in radio frequency), people cannot distinguish if he said "a man" or just "man". A lot of experts tried different methods but still could not extract the "a" from the background noise. Hence, the answer is still unknown.

This small project will focus on noise reduction techniques to increase the overall signal to noise ratio (SRN)
Two techniques will be introduced:

  • Bandpass Filter
  • Noise Gate

Original Speech Analysis

The original speech file can be found from NASA page: July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind
Play the audio
While playing the audio, we can hear a constant machine vibration and white noise in the background. The whole audio can


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