The Median-Plane Summing Localization in Ambisonics Reproduction

Xie B, Mai H, Zhong X. The Median-Plane Summing Localization in Ambisonics Reproduction. In: AES Convention 142. Audio Engineering Society; 2017. Paper 9726. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18603

@inproceedings{Xie2017_18603,
  author = {Xie, Bosun and Mai, Haiming and Zhong, Xiaoli},
  title = {{The Median-Plane Summing Localization in Ambisonics Reproduction}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 142},
  note = {Paper 9726},
  year = {2017},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18603}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - The Median-Plane Summing Localization in Ambisonics Reproduction
AU  - Xie, Bosun
AU  - Mai, Haiming
AU  - Zhong, Xiaoli
T2  - AES Convention 142
M1  - Paper 9726
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/05/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18603
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - One aim of Ambisonics reproduction is to recreate the perception of virtual source in arbitrary directions. Practical Ambisonics reproduction is unable to recreate correct high-frequency spectra in binaural pressures that are known as front-back and vertical localization cue. Based on both a simple shadowless head model and KEMAR’s HRTFs, the present work proves that the changes of ITD caused by head turning in Ambisonics match with these of a real source, and thus provide dynamic cue for vertical localization, especially in the median plane. In addition, the low-frequency virtual source direction can be approximately evaluated by using a set of localization equations or panning laws. The above analysis is validated by a median-plane virtual source localization experiment with Ambisonics reproduction.
ER  -