Table 4: Results of recognition experiments for environmental sounds in the RWCP database.

Sound kind First stage rate Final recognition rate Wood impact 100%, 96.5% Metal impact 99.5%, 92.5% Clap 97.5%, 89.2% Plastic impact 100%, 100% Grains falling 100%, 80.0% Telephone ringing 100%, 88.3% Metal bell 99.2%, 98.3% Spray 100%, 95.0% Whistle 100%, 100% Drier 100%, 86.0% Average 92.7%