Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Binaural Reproduction

Bates E, David W, Dempsey D. Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Binaural Reproduction. In: AES Conference: 2020 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality (August 2020). Audio Engineering Society; 2020. Paper 10457. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21134

@inproceedings{Bates2020_21134,
  author = {Bates, Enda and David, William and Dempsey, Daniel},
  title = {{Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Binaural Reproduction}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2020 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality (August 2020)},
  note = {Paper 10457},
  year = {2020},
  month = aug,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21134}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Ambisonic Decoder Test Methodologies based on Binaural Reproduction
AU  - Bates, Enda
AU  - David, William
AU  - Dempsey, Daniel
T2  - AES Conference: 2020 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality (August 2020)
M1  - Paper 10457
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21134
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - The comparative evaluation of the quality of different Ambisonic decoding strategies presents a number of challenges, most notably the lack of a suitable reference signal other than the original, real-world audio scene. In this paper a new test methodology for the evaluation of Ambisonic decoders is presented, using a virtual loudspeaker, binaural rendering approach. A sample study using a MUSHRA test paradigm and three different types of Ambisonic decoders was conducted and the results analyzed using a variety of different statistical approaches. The results indicate significant differences between decoders for some attributes and virtual loudspeaker layouts.
ER  -