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Further Investigations of High-Order Ambisonics and Wavefield Synthesis for Holophonic Sound Imaging

Authors: Daniel, Jerome; Moreau, Sebastien; Nicol, Rozenn

AES Convention 114 · Paper 5788 · March 2003

Abstract

Ambisonics and Wavefield Synthesis are two ways of rendering 3D audio, which both aim at physically reconstructing the sound field. Though they derive from distinct theoretical fundaments, they have already been shown as equivalent under given assumptions. This paper generalizes this equivalence by introducing new results regarding the coding and rendering of finite distance and enclosed sources. An updated view of the current knowledge is first given. A unified analysis of sound pickup and reproduction by mean of concentric transducer arrays then provides an insight into the spatial encoding and decoding properties. While merging the analysis tools of both techniques and investigating them on a common ground, general compromises are highlighted in terms of spatial aliasing, error and noise amplification.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 114
AES Convention
114
Paper number
5788
Publication date
March 6, 2003
Session subject
Spatial Perception and Processing
Affiliation
France Telecom R&D, Lannion Cedex, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper