On the use of directional loudspeakers to create a sound source close to the listener

Aki Härmä; Steven Van De Par; Werner De Bruijn

On the use of directional loudspeakers to create a sound source close to the listener

Aki Härmä^*, Steven Van De Par, Werner De Bruijn

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

It is sometimes desired to create an illusion that a sound source appears closer to the listener than the nearest loudspeaker location. By using highly directional loudspeakers one may manipulate the relation between direct and reverberant energy and therefore change the distance cues to make the sound source appear very close to the listener. In this paper we present a method combining highly directional sound with surround audio reproduction to produce controllable distance effects between the listener location and the nearest loudspeakers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Audio Engineering Society - 124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008
Pages	160-167
Number of pages	8
Volume	1
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 17 May 2008 → 20 May 2008 Conference number: 124

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Conference	124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	17/05/08 → 20/05/08

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On the use of directional loudspeakers to create a sound source close to the listener. / Härmä, Aki; Van De Par, Steven; De Bruijn, Werner.
Audio Engineering Society - 124th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2008. Vol. 1 2008. p. 160-167.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceeding › Academic › peer-review

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