A Multi-Angle, Multi-Distance Dataset of Microphone Impulse Responses

Franco Hernández JC, Bacila B, Brookes T, De Sena E. A Multi-Angle, Multi-Distance Dataset of Microphone Impulse Responses. J Audio Eng Soc. 2022;70(10):882-893. doi:10.17743/jaes.2022.0027

@article{FrancoHernandez2022_22014,
  author = {Franco Hernández, Juan Carlos and Bacila, Bogdan and Brookes, Tim and De Sena, Enzo},
  title = {{A Multi-Angle, Multi-Distance Dataset of Microphone Impulse Responses}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {70},
  number = {10},
  pages = {882--893},
  year = {2022},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  doi = {10.17743/jaes.2022.0027},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0027}
}

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TI  - A Multi-Angle, Multi-Distance Dataset of Microphone Impulse Responses
AU  - Franco Hernández, Juan Carlos
AU  - Bacila, Bogdan
AU  - Brookes, Tim
AU  - De Sena, Enzo
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J2  - J. Audio Eng. Soc.
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AB  - A new publicly available dataset of microphone impulse responses (IRs) has been generated. The dataset covers 25 microphones, including a Class-1 measurement microphone and polar pattern variations for seven of the microphones. Microphones that were included had omnidirectional, cardioid, supercardioid, and bidirectional polar patterns; condenser, movingcoil, and ribbon transduction types; single and dual diaphragms; multiple body and head basket shapes; small and large diaphragms; and end-address and side-address designs.Using a customdeveloped computer-controlled precision turntable, IRs were captured quasi-anechoically at incident angles from 0? to 355? in steps of 5? and at source-to-microphone distances of 0.5, 1.25, and 5 m. The resulting dataset is suitable for perceptual and objective studies related to the incident-angle--dependent response of microphones and for the development of tools for predicting and emulating on-axis and off-axis microphone characteristics. The captured IRs allow generation of frequency response plots with a degree of detail not commonly available in manufacturer-supplied data sheets and are also particularly well-suited to harmonic distortion analysis.
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