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Conference Paper

An Overview of Multichannel Level Alignment

Authors: Zacharov, Nick

AES Conference: 15th International Conference: Audio, Acoustics & Small Spaces · Paper 15-016 · October 1998

Abstract

As multichannel sound systems become more widespread, the issues of how to obtain optimal sound reproduction become more apparent. Although the matter of level calibration is rather trivial for stereo sound systems, it has been found that it does critically affect perceived sound quality. The more complex and often suboptimal multichannel setup introduces a whole new range of problems in this respect. This paper aims to provide some background on the questions surrounding multichannel level alignment and discusses some of the topical issues and research currently in progress.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 15th International Conference: Audio, Acoustics & Small Spaces
Paper number
15-016
Publication date
October 6, 1998
Session subject
Audio, Acoustics & Small Spaces
Affiliation
Nokia Research Center, Speech and Audio Systems Laboratory, Tampere, Finland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper