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Considerations for Naturalness in Portable Sound Reinforcement Systems

Authors: Queen, Daniel

AES Convention 16 · Paper 351 · October 1964

Abstract

Battery powered solid state amplification has made possible integrated portable sound reinforcement systems which are installed and controlled by the talker. Because such systems are, by nature, -central loudspeaker systems,- naturalness-or the listener's illusion of no reinforcement-is enhanced. Naturalness can be further enhanced by utilizing the difference between the near and far field pressure characteristic of the human voice regarded as a doublet. Since the listener is conditioned to expect this difference, a system designed to accommodate this expectation will sound natural.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 16
AES Convention
16
Paper number
351
Publication date
October 6, 1964
Affiliation
Perma-Power Company, Chicago, IL (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper