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Multichannel Sound Recording of Music: Practical and Technical Aspects

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 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Surround Sound

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