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A Cluster and Subjective Selection-Based HRTF Customization Scheme for Improving Binaural Reproduction of 5.1 Channel Surround Sound

Authors: Xie, Bosun; Zhang, Chengyun; Zhong, Xiaoli

AES Convention 134 · Paper 8879 · May 2013

Abstract

This work proposes a cluster and subjective selection-based HRTF customization scheme for improving binaural reproduction of 5.1 channel surround sound. Based on similarity of HRTFs from an HRTF database with 52 subjects, a cluster analysis on HRTF magnitudes is applied. Results indicate that HRTFs of most subjects can be classified into seven clusters and represented by the corresponding cluster centers. Subsequently, HRTFs used in binaural 5.1 channel reproduction are customized from the seven cluster centers by means of subjective selection, i.e., a subjective selection-based customization scheme. Psychoacoustic experiments indicate that the proposed scheme partly improves the localization performance in the binaural 5.1 channel surround sound.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 134
AES Convention
134
Paper number
8879
Publication date
May 6, 2013
Session subject
Spatial Audio
Affiliation
South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper