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Wavefront Sculpture Technology

Authors: Bauman, Paul; Urban, Marcel; Heil, Christian

AES Convention 111 · Paper 5488 · November 2001

Abstract

We introduce Fresnel's ideas in optics to the field of acoustics. Fresnel analysis provides an effective, intuitive approach to the understanding of complex interference phenomena and thus opens the road to establishing the criteria for the effective coupling of sound sources and for the coverage of a given audience geometry in sound reinforcement applications. The derived criteria form the basis of what is termed Wavefront Sculpture Technology.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 111
AES Convention
111
Paper number
5488
Publication date
November 6, 2001
Session subject
Sound Reinforcement
Affiliation
L-ACOUSTICS, Gometz-La-Ville, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper