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3DApe: A Real-Time 3D Audio Playback Engine.

Authors: Jin, Craig; Kan, Alan; Lin, Dennis; McGinity, Matthew; Smith, Keir; Tan, Teewoon; van Schaik, Andre

AES Convention 118 · Paper 6343 · May 2005

Abstract

We present a newly developed 3D Audio Playback Engine that has the capabilities to: (i) simultaneously spatialise over 40 audio sources based on sound trajectories; (ii) smoothly playback a fixed 3D soundtrack for 385 possible head-orientations (based on head-tracking data); (iii) switch smoothly between different fixed 3D soundtracks (i.e., different auditory worlds); (iv) playback up to eight simultaneous and instantaneous 3D sounds on command; (v) use a head-tracker interface via the virtual reality peripheral network (VRPN); (vi) employ a 3D audio communication interface using voice over IP between three participants; (vii) create a two-way communication protocol with the Virtools graphical software engine controlling the visual display.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 118
AES Convention
118
Paper number
6343
Publication date
May 6, 2005
Session subject
Spatial Perception and Processing
Affiliation
The University of Sydney; University of New South Wales (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper