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OpenAIR: An Interactive Auralization Web Resource and Database

Authors: Murphy, Damian T.; Shelley, Simon

AES Convention 129 · Paper 8226 · November 2010

Abstract

There have been many recent initiatives to capture the impulse responses of important or interesting acoustic spaces, although not all of this data has been made more widely available to researchers interested in auralization. This paper presents the Open Acoustic Impulse Response (OpenAIR) Library, a new online resource allowing users to share impulse responses and related acoustical information. Open-source software is provided, enabling the user to render the acoustical data using various auralization strategies. Software tools and guidelines for the process of impulse response capture are also provided, aiming to disseminate best practice. The database can accommodate impulse response datasets captured according to different measurement techniques and the use of robust spatial audio coding formats is also considered for the distribution of this type of information. Visitors to the resource can search for acoustical data using keywords, and can also browse uploaded datasets on a world map.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 129
AES Convention
129
Paper number
8226
Publication date
November 6, 2010
Session subject
Virtual Rooms
Affiliation
University of York, Heslington, York (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper