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Studies on Main and Room Microphone Optimization

Theoretical and practical investigations in the optimization of microphone setup for 3/2-Stereo are presented. The "Image Assistant", an Internet-application for calculating and evaluating an arbitrary L-(C)-R microphone setup is introduced. L-C-R main microphone configurations were compared in listening tests revealing differences in directional imaging, sound color and focus. Additionally, different room microphone configurations were compared regarding spaciousness and envelopment. Excerpts from the test objects are presented to demonstrate the existing differences.

Authors: Wittek, Helmut; Neumann, Oliver; Schaeffler, Markus; Millet, Celine
Affiliations: Helmut Wittek, Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH, Munich, Germany; Oliver Neumann and Markus Schäffler, Fachhochschule für Druck und Medien, Stuttgart, Germany; Céline Millet, Conservatoire de Paris, Cité de la Musique, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference:19th International Conference: Surround Sound - Techniques, Technology, and Perception (June 2001)
Paper Number:1921 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Surround Sound

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