Using head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) in binaural synthesis often produces undesired timbral coloration. In this paper, a method for designing modified HRTF filters with reduced timbral effects is proposed. The method is based on reducing the variation in the root-mean-square spectral sum of a pair of HRTFs while preserving the interaural time difference and interaural level difference. In formal listening tests it is shown that the coloration due to the tested non-individualized HRTFs can be significantly reduced without altering the resulting localization.

Author: Merimaa, Juha
Affiliation: Sennheiser Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA, USA
AES Convention: 127 (October 2009) Paper Number: 7912
Publication Date: October 1, 2009 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Spatial Audio
Permalink: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=15107

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