Wave Field Synthesis Driving Functions for Large-Scale Sound Reinforcement Using Line Source Arrays

Schultz F, Firtha G, Fiala P, Spors S. Wave Field Synthesis Driving Functions for Large-Scale Sound Reinforcement Using Line Source Arrays. In: AES Convention 142. Audio Engineering Society; 2017. Paper 9722. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18599

@inproceedings{Schultz2017_18599,
  author = {Schultz, Frank and Firtha, Gergely and Fiala, Peter and Spors, Sascha},
  title = {{Wave Field Synthesis Driving Functions for Large-Scale Sound Reinforcement Using Line Source Arrays}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 142},
  note = {Paper 9722},
  year = {2017},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18599}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Wave Field Synthesis Driving Functions for Large-Scale Sound Reinforcement Using Line Source Arrays
AU  - Schultz, Frank
AU  - Firtha, Gergely
AU  - Fiala, Peter
AU  - Spors, Sascha
T2  - AES Convention 142
M1  - Paper 9722
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/05/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
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AB  - Wave field synthesis (WFS) can be used for wavefront shaping using line source arrays (LSAs) in large-scale sound reinforcement. For that the individual drivers might be electronically controlled by WFS driving functions of a virtual directional point source. From the recently introduced unified 2.5D WFS framework it is known that positions of amplitude correct synthesis (PCS) only exist along an arbitrary shaped curve—the reference curve—in front of the LSA. However, its shape can be adapted with the so called referencing function. We introduce the adaption of the referencing function along the audience line of typical concert venues for optimized wavefront shaping. This yields considerable improvements with respect to sound field’s homogeneity and more convenient setups compared to previous WFS-based sound reinforcement.
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