A Spherical Near-Field HRTF Set for Auralization and Psychoacoustic Research

Pörschmann C, Arend JM, Neidhardt A. A Spherical Near-Field HRTF Set for Auralization and Psychoacoustic Research. In: AES Convention 142. Audio Engineering Society; 2017. Paper 322. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18697

@inproceedings{Porschmann2017_18697,
  author = {Pörschmann, Christoph and Arend, Johannes M. and Neidhardt, Annika},
  title = {{A Spherical Near-Field HRTF Set for Auralization and Psychoacoustic Research}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 142},
  note = {Paper 322},
  year = {2017},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18697}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - A Spherical Near-Field HRTF Set for Auralization and Psychoacoustic Research
AU  - Pörschmann, Christoph
AU  - Arend, Johannes M.
AU  - Neidhardt, Annika
T2  - AES Convention 142
M1  - Paper 322
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/05/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) describe the directional filtering caused by the head, pinna, and torso and are an essential component of binaural synthesis systems. Currently most of these systems are based on far-field HRTFs and thus do not consider acoustical specifics of nearby sound sources. One reason might be that full spherical near-field HRTF sets are rarely available. In this paper we present an HRTF set of a Neumann KU100 dummy head and a technical evaluation of the set. The set is freely available for download and contains post-processed impulse responses, captured on a circular and full spherical grid at distances between 0.25 m and 1.50 m. It can be used for psychoacoustic research and for applications where nearby virtual sound sources shall be auralized.
ER  -