Ambisonics is a series of spatial sound reproduction system based on spatial harmonics decomposition and each order approximation of sound field.Ambisonics signals are originally intended for loudspeakers reproduction...Ambisonics is a series of spatial sound reproduction system based on spatial harmonics decomposition and each order approximation of sound field.Ambisonics signals are originally intended for loudspeakers reproduction.By using head-related transfer functions(HRTFs)filters,binaural Ambisonics converts the Ambisonics signals for static or dynamic headphone reproduction.In present work,the performances of static and dynamic binaural Ambisonics reproduction are evaluated and compared.The mean binaural pressure errors across target source directions are first analyzed.Then a virtual source localization experiment is conducted,and the localization performances are evaluated by analyzing the percentages of front-back and up-down confusion,the mean angle error and discreteness in the localization results.The results indicate that binaural Ambsonics reproduction with insufficiently high order(for example,5-10 order)is unable to recreate correct high-frequency magnitude spectra in binaural pressures,resulting in degradation in localization for static reproduction.Because dynamic localization cue is included,dynamic binaural Ambisoncis reproduction yields obviously better localization performance than static reproduction with the same order.Even a 3-order dynamic binaural Ambisoncis reproduction exhibits appropriate localizations performance.展开更多
The one-dimensional theory of sound propagation in ducts is generalized and investigated in this paper . It can be assumed that any duct system consists of two kinds of elementary structures : One is the piped structu...The one-dimensional theory of sound propagation in ducts is generalized and investigated in this paper . It can be assumed that any duct system consists of two kinds of elementary structures : One is the piped structure in which the characteristics , such as the acoustical parameter on the interior surface of the wall , the cross-section area and the aerodynamic parameters of the flow , etc., will vary continuously and slowly with distance along the axis of the duct . The other is the local structure with discontinuity in which the characteristics will change abruptly. The acoustical properties of both structures are analysed in general cases based upon the fundamental equations of aerodynamics , and their transmission matrixes are derived and discussed respectively . Two typical examples are analysed and discussed .展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11674105)State Key Lab of Subtropical Building Science,South China University of Technology.
文摘Ambisonics is a series of spatial sound reproduction system based on spatial harmonics decomposition and each order approximation of sound field.Ambisonics signals are originally intended for loudspeakers reproduction.By using head-related transfer functions(HRTFs)filters,binaural Ambisonics converts the Ambisonics signals for static or dynamic headphone reproduction.In present work,the performances of static and dynamic binaural Ambisonics reproduction are evaluated and compared.The mean binaural pressure errors across target source directions are first analyzed.Then a virtual source localization experiment is conducted,and the localization performances are evaluated by analyzing the percentages of front-back and up-down confusion,the mean angle error and discreteness in the localization results.The results indicate that binaural Ambsonics reproduction with insufficiently high order(for example,5-10 order)is unable to recreate correct high-frequency magnitude spectra in binaural pressures,resulting in degradation in localization for static reproduction.Because dynamic localization cue is included,dynamic binaural Ambisoncis reproduction yields obviously better localization performance than static reproduction with the same order.Even a 3-order dynamic binaural Ambisoncis reproduction exhibits appropriate localizations performance.
文摘The one-dimensional theory of sound propagation in ducts is generalized and investigated in this paper . It can be assumed that any duct system consists of two kinds of elementary structures : One is the piped structure in which the characteristics , such as the acoustical parameter on the interior surface of the wall , the cross-section area and the aerodynamic parameters of the flow , etc., will vary continuously and slowly with distance along the axis of the duct . The other is the local structure with discontinuity in which the characteristics will change abruptly. The acoustical properties of both structures are analysed in general cases based upon the fundamental equations of aerodynamics , and their transmission matrixes are derived and discussed respectively . Two typical examples are analysed and discussed .
