Audio Watermarking of Binaural Room Impulse Responses

Arend JM, Pörschmann C. Audio Watermarking of Binaural Room Impulse Responses. In: AES Conference: 2016 AES International Conference on Headphone Technology. Audio Engineering Society; 2016. Paper 6-6. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18346

@inproceedings{Arend2016_18346,
  author = {Arend, Johannes M. and Pörschmann, Christoph},
  title = {{Audio Watermarking of Binaural Room Impulse Responses}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2016 AES International Conference on Headphone Technology},
  note = {Paper 6-6},
  year = {2016},
  month = aug,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18346}
}

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TI  - Audio Watermarking of Binaural Room Impulse Responses
AU  - Arend, Johannes M.
AU  - Pörschmann, Christoph
T2  - AES Conference: 2016 AES International Conference on Headphone Technology
M1  - Paper 6-6
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/08/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
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AB  - Digital audio watermarking is an extensive research area, currently with a strong focus on improving established watermarking schemes for conventional audio content. At the same time, headphone-based virtual acoustics, as part of virtual or augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies, takes on greater significance, and therefore methods are needed to protect the copyright of binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs). To approach this subject, we developed a novel perceptual-based algorithm for watermarking impulse responses. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating audio watermarking schemes for BRIRs. In a listening experiment, watermark detection thresholds in dynamic binaural synthesis were determined for two rooms and two test signals. A subsequent technical evaluation focused on the robustness against common watermarking attacks. The analysis showed a clear influence of test signal and room on perceptibility and robustness of the watermark. Overall, the results suggest good perceptual transparency and robustness of the proposed method in a reasonable watermark-level range.
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