Synthetic German matrix speech test material created with a text-to-speech system

These sound files were created using a commercial TTS system [1]. Wav-files contain German matrix speech test sentences of the Oldenburg Sentence Test with female voice [2] and speech-shaped noise created from the speech material. Files: sentences_OLSAfemale_TTS.zip: 150 single .wav-files of the matrix speech test sentences. stereonoise_OLSAfemale_TTS.wav: Speech-shaped noise generated by superimposing the speech material 30 times with randomized time shifts. sentences_OLSAfemaleTTS.txt: List of sentences with assingments to the file names. OLSAfemale_TTS.license: License abbreviation, further information and usage restrictions for the audio files.Funding: This study was supported by the governmental funding initiative Niedersächsisches Vorab of the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture, research focus Hören im Alltag Oldenburg (HALLO) and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF-Project Innovation network for integrated, binaural hearing system technology [VIBHear]), together with funds from the State of Lower Saxony