Subjective Assessment of the Versatility of Three-Dimensional Near-Field Microphone Arrays for Vertical and Three-Dimensional Imaging

Martin B, Kelly J, Leonard B. Subjective Assessment of the Versatility of Three-Dimensional Near-Field Microphone Arrays for Vertical and Three-Dimensional Imaging. In: AES Convention 147. Audio Engineering Society; 2019. Paper 10274. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20647

@inproceedings{Martin2019_20647,
  author = {Martin, Bryan and Kelly, Jack and Leonard, Brett},
  title = {{Subjective Assessment of the Versatility of Three-Dimensional Near-Field Microphone Arrays for Vertical and Three-Dimensional Imaging}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 147},
  note = {Paper 10274},
  year = {2019},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20647}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Subjective Assessment of the Versatility of Three-Dimensional Near-Field Microphone Arrays for Vertical and Three-Dimensional Imaging
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AU  - Kelly, Jack
AU  - Leonard, Brett
T2  - AES Convention 147
M1  - Paper 10274
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/10/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20647
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - This investigation examines the operational size-range of audio images recorded with advanced close-capture microphone arrays for three-dimensional imaging. It employs a 3D panning tool to manipulate audio images. The 3D microphone arrays used in this study were: Coincident-XYZ, M/S-XYZ, and Non-coincident-XYZ/five-point. Instruments of the orchestral string, woodwind, and brass sections were recorded. The objective of the test was to determine the point of three-dimensional expansion onset, preferred imaging, and image breakdown point. Subjects were presented with a continuous dial to manipulate the three-dimensional spread of the arrays, allowing them to expand or contract the microphone signals from 0° to 90° azimuth/elevation. The results showed that the M/S-XYZ array is the perceptually “biggest” of the capture systems under test and displayed the fasted sense of expansion onset. The coincident and non-coincident arrays are much less agreed upon by subjects in terms of preference in particular, and also in expansion onset.
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