This presentation introduces some actual multichannel sound music recordings that were made at NHK and discusses the advantages and difficulties of multichannel sound production. Natural sound recording in a concert hall, in particular, is discussed in detail, and a basic approach to multichannel sound recording, "The Layered Multichannel Sound Recording Array" is introduced with some audio demo examples.

Authors: Hamasaki, Kimio; Shinmura, Toru; Akita, Shoji; Hiyama, Koichiro
Affiliations: NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan ; NHK Production Operations Center, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan (See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: 19th International Conference: Surround Sound - Techniques, Technology, and Perception (June 2001)
Paper Number: 1903
Publication Date: June 1, 2001 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Surround Sound
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