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Investigation into a Method for Predicting the Perceived Azimuth Position of a Virtual Image

Authors: Philipson, Peter John; Hirst, Jonathan; Woollard, Simon

AES Convention 112 · Paper 5597 · April 2002

Abstract

The assessment of multichannel audio systems is often based on the ability of a particular loudspeaker configuration to generate the appropriate interaural cues for a listener to localise a stable virtual image between the loudspeakers. A common method used to judge the performance of a system is a subjective listening test where listeners are asked to indicate the direction of the virtual image. This work investigates an alternative method where a dummy head can be used to capture the cues and analysis of these signals allows a third octave band predication of where the image is most likely to be perceived. The MATLAB implementation is tested using two common multichannel systems and the results are compared with subjective results.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 112
AES Convention
112
Paper number
5597
Publication date
April 6, 2002
Session subject
Spatial Audio
Affiliation
School of Acoustics and Electronic Engineering, University of Salford, Manchester, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper