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Directional Analysis of Sound Field with Linear Microphone Array and Applications in Sound Reproduction

The use of linear microphone array composed of two closely spaced omnidirectional microphones as input to teleconference application of Directional Audio Coding (DirAC) is presented. DirAC is a method for spatial sound processing, where the direction of the arrival of sound and diffuseness are analyzed, and used for different purposes in reproduction. Two-dimensional plane arrays have been used so far to generate input signals for DirAC, in which case it is possible to measure directly two-dimensional sound field. In this study, one-dimensional linear array is used to provide input signals for one-dimensional direction and diffuseness analysis in DirAC. Listening tests are conducted to evaluate the intelligibility of speech with two simultaneous talkers, when the linear array is used in teleconference application.

Authors: Ahonen, Jukka; Kallinger, Markus; Küch, Fabian; Pulkki, Ville; Schultz-Amling, Richard
Affiliations: Laboratory of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing, TKK;Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention:124 (May 2008) Paper Number:7329 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Spatial Audio Perception and Processing

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