Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP): A Method for 3D Panning without Elevated Loudspeakers

Lee H, Johnson D, Mironovs M. Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP): A Method for 3D Panning without Elevated Loudspeakers. In: AES Convention 144. Audio Engineering Society; 2018. Paper 9965. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19482

@inproceedings{Lee2018_19482,
  author = {Lee, Hyunkook and Johnson, Dale and Mironovs, Maksims},
  title = {{Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP): A Method for 3D Panning without Elevated Loudspeakers}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 144},
  note = {Paper 9965},
  year = {2018},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19482}
}

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TI  - Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP): A Method for 3D Panning without Elevated Loudspeakers
AU  - Lee, Hyunkook
AU  - Johnson, Dale
AU  - Mironovs, Maksims
T2  - AES Convention 144
M1  - Paper 9965
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/05/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19482
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - This paper proposes “virtual hemispherical amplitude panning (VHAP),” which is an efficient 3D panning method exploiting the phantom image elevation effect. Research found that a phantom center image produced by two laterally placed loudspeakers would be localized above the listener. Based on this principle, VHAP attempts to position a phantom image over a virtual upper-hemisphere using just four ear-level loudspeakers placed at the listener’s left side, right side, front center, and back center. A constant-power amplitude panning law is applied among the four loudspeakers. A listening test was conducted to evaluate the localization performance of VHAP. Results indicate that the proposed method can enable one to locate a phantom image at various spherical coordinates in the upper hemisphere with some limitations in accuracy and resolution.
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