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A New Method of Multichannel Surround Sound Coding Utilizing Head Dynamic Cue

Authors: Ye, Qinghua; Zhang, Lingling; Yang, Hefei; Li, Xiaodong

AES Convention 133 · Paper 8808 · October 2012

Abstract

Considering the disadvantages of conventional matrix surround systems, a new method of multichannel surround sound coding is proposed. At the encoder, multichannel signals are converted into two pairs of virtual stereo signals, which are modulated to make corresponding changes by simulating dynamic cue of the head's slight rotation. Then the left and right channels of the virtual stereos are added respectively into two-channel stereo for transmission. At the decoder, the front and back stereos are separated by extracting the dynamic cue and then redistributed to the multichannel system. This new method can realize better surround sound reproduction without affecting sound effects of the downmixed stereo.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 133
AES Convention
133
Paper number
8808
Publication date
October 6, 2012
Session subject
Spatial Audio Processing
Affiliation
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper