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 #### Data Preprocessing
 
-At first an audio file is normalized to a single channel, 16 kHz sample rate, and 2-byte sample width.   
+At first an audio file was normalized to a single channel, 16 kHz sample rate, and 2-byte sample width.   
 
-The recorded speech is analyzed in 30-second chunks. For such a preset time slice, the silence level is defined as 0.1 of the maximal loudness relative to the minimum loudness.  
+The recorded speech was analyzed in a 30-second window. For such a preset time slice, the silence level was defined as 0.1 of the maximal loudness relative to the minimum loudness.  
 
-With preset values of the minimum silence length set, the recording above the silence level is treated as speech. 2 conditions are taken into account:  
+With preset values of the minimum silence length set, the recording above the silence level was treated as speech. 2 conditions were taken into account:  
 
 - The minimum length of recorded speech must not be shorter than 3 sec and not longer than 30 seconds 
 - In the case of a fragment shorter than 3 seconds, it is merged with the previously detected one  
 
-In addition, 30-second fragments are analyzed for the presence of silence considering the context of the entire recording. 
+In addition, 30-second fragments were analyzed for the presence of silence considering the context of the entire recording. 
 
-The beginning of the next 30-second chunk is defined as the moment when the previous chunk ended. 
+The beginning of the next 30-second chunk was defined as the moment when the previous chunk ended. 
 
 
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