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Directional Audio Coding in Spatial Sound Reproduction and Stereo Upmixing

Authors: Pulkki, Ville

AES Conference: 28th International Conference: The Future of Audio Technology--Surround and Beyond · Paper 7-1 · June 2006

Abstract

Directional audio coding (DirAC) is a method for spatial sound representation, applicable to arbitrary audio reproduction methods. In the analysis part, the diffuseness and direction of arrival of sound is estimated in a single point depending on time and frequency. In the synthesis part, microphone signals are first divided into non-diffuse and diffuse parts, and are then reproduced using different strategies. In this paper, the applications of DirAC to reproduce recorded B-format sound and to upmix stereo in multi-channel listening are described.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 28th International Conference: The Future of Audio Technology--Surround and Beyond
Paper number
7-1
Publication date
June 6, 2006
Session subject
The Future of Audio Technology - Surround & Beyond
Affiliation
Helsinki University of Technology (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper