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Life sciences · Preprint
arXiv · September 9, 2026
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NOPE-HYPE is a simulation-based training workflow for improving speech-to-text robustness across acoustic environments, tested on Whisper and SeamlessM4T models. The work demonstrates that simulator-generated noise can approximate balanced real-noise training performance, but lacks independent validation, peer review, and real-world deployment evidence.
Simulation workflow optimization and hyperparameter search study. Large speech models (Whisper and SeamlessM4T); acoustic environments and noise conditions simulated and real.. Intervention: NOPE-HYPE workflow: controllable environment simulator with coverage-optimal PSD-based environment reduction and 27-run hyperparameter sweep. Compared with: Balanced real-noise training.
Simulator-generated noise achieves performance comparable to balanced real-noise training on Whisper and SeamlessM4T models Coverage-optimal environment reduction on Power Spectral Density templates yields principled environment prototype sets Structured 27-run hyperparameter sweep identifies practical default simulator configurations
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Robust speech-to-text translation systems should perform reliably across diverse acoustic conditions, yet practical pipelines lack controllable tools for systematic environment exploration. Large speech models remain sensitive to unseen acoustic conditions, as training data rarely cover the full range of real environments.We present NOPEHYPE, a structured training workflow that combines a controllable environment simulator, coverage-optimal environment reduction on Power Spectral Density (PSD) templates, and a small, interpretable hyperparameter search over simulator knobs. We show that simulator-generated noise achieves performance comparable to balanced realnoise training across Whisper and SeamlessM4T models, provide principled environment prototype sets, and identify practical default simulator configurations from a structured 27-run hyperparameter sweep.
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