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Spatial Audio Reproduction using Distributed Mode Loudspeaker Arrays

Authors: Horbach, Ulrich; de Vries, Diemer; Corteel, Etienne

AES Conference: 21st International Conference: Architectural Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement · Paper 000099 · June 2002

Abstract

True spatial reproduction of sound images over a large listening area can only be achieved by Wave Field Synthesis, which requires a high number of individual loudspeaker channels. This paper describes a novel method to realize such systems in a practical way using multi-exciter distributed mode panels and digital filtering. Explained in detail are filter designs for the reproduction of plane waves, which is required to efficiently transport and render a wave field in a perceptual sense, and filters for the creation of focused sound sources behind or in front of the panels. For MPEG-4 applications, the display of moving sound objects requires special algorithms to generate and interpolate long impulse responses, which are presented as well.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 21st International Conference: Architectural Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement
Paper number
000099
Publication date
June 6, 2002
Session subject
Architectural Acoustics & Sound Reinforcement
Affiliation
Studer Prof. Audio AG,Rengensdorf, Switzerland ; IRCAM, Paris, France ; Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper