This paper presents a novel panning algorithm called Speaker-Placement Correction Amplitude Panning (SPCAP) which guarantees conservation of loudspeaker power output. The method is appropriate for any speaker arrangement (e.g. ITU 5.1, 10.2, etc.), and scales with the number of speakers. SPCAP works by correcting initial pan values based on speaker placement to achieve constant power output. Because panning occurs over an arbitrary number of speakers (i.e. is not pair-wise), SPCAP provides two significant advantages over discrete panning schemes. First, pan values for current and future surround-sound formats (e.g. 5.1 and 10.2) are guaranteed to conserve power under any lower-resolution setup, making dynamic up/down mixing in non-standard setups feasible. Second, SPCAP provides a framework for producing wide (non point-source) sounds.

Authors: Kyriakakis, Chris; Sadek, Ramy
Affiliations: Institute for Creative Technologies / Univ. of Southern California, Marina Del Rey, CA ; Immersive Audio Laboratory, Integrated Media Systems Center, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 117 (October 2004) Paper Number: 6263
Publication Date: October 1, 2004 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Multichannel Sound
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