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Improved Microphone Array Configurations for Auralization of Sound Fields by Wave-Field Synthesis

Authors: Hulsebos, Edo; de Vries, Diemer; Bourdillat, Emmanuelle

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 50 · Issue 10 · pp. 779–790 · October 2002

Abstract

In order to correctly reproduce ( "auralize" ) the acoustic wave field in a hall through a wave-field synthesis (WFS) system, impulse responses are nowadays measured along arrays of microphone positions. Three array configurations are considered linear, cross, and circular. The linear and cross array configurations both have strong limitations, most of which can be avoided by using circular arrays. Auralization techniques are explained for all types of arrays. For the circular array configuration the connection between circular holophony, high-order incoming and outgoing ambisonics, and plane-wave decomposition for a sound field will be established and used as a tool for auralization.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
50
Issue
10
Pages
779–790
Publication date
October 6, 2002
Affiliation
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article