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Design of Low-Order Filters for Radiation Synthesis

Authors: Kassakian, Peter; Wessel, David

AES Convention 115 · Paper 5925 · October 2003

Abstract

A fundamental goal of sound synthesis is to reproduce, and to control, as many facets of the sound as possible. By numerically solving a carefully constructed optimization problem, we are able to design low-order filters for use with a dodecahedral loudspeaker array to synthesize low order spherical harmonics over specified frequency ranges. The method, a variant of least-squares, is general, allowing for the inclusion of side constraints, arbitrary array geometry, and incorporation of measured loudspeaker characteristics. We compare the predicted loudspeaker array performance with high-resolution measurements of the physical system.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 115
AES Convention
115
Paper number
5925
Publication date
October 6, 2003
Session subject
Signal Processing
Affiliation
Center for New Music and Audio Technologies, U.C. Berkeley, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper