A Digitally Controlled Two-dimensional Loudspeaker Array

Farina A, Martignon P. A Digitally Controlled Two-dimensional Loudspeaker Array. In: AES Conference: 32nd International Conference. Audio Engineering Society; 2007. Paper 9. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14205

@inproceedings{Farina2007_14205,
  author = {Farina, Angelo and Martignon, Paolo},
  title = {{A Digitally Controlled Two-dimensional Loudspeaker Array}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 32nd International Conference},
  note = {Paper 9},
  year = {2007},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=14205}
}

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