The theory of wave field synthesis has been formulated for linear and planar arrays of loudspeakers but has been found to be also applicable with arbitrary convex loudspeaker contours with acceptable error. The main source of error results from the fact that the required properties of the employed loudspeakers are dictated by the Neumann Green's function of the array geometry under consideration. For non-linear and non-planar arrays a systematic error arises which is a result of the mismatch between the spatio-temporal transfer function of the loudspeakers and the Neumann Green's function of the loudspeaker contour under consideration. We investigate this secondary source type mismatch for the case of circular distributions of loudspeakers.

Authors: Ahrens, Jens; Spors, Sascha
Affiliation: Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Techniche Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
AES Convention: 127 (October 2009) Paper Number: 7952
Publication Date: October 1, 2009 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Arrays
Permalink: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=15146

Click to purchase paper as a non-member or login as an AES member. If your company or school subscribes to the E-Library then switch to the institutional version. If you are not an AES member and would like to subscribe to the E-Library then Join the AES!

This paper costs $33 for non-members and is free for AES members and E-Library subscribers.

Learn more about the AES E-Library

E-Library Location: (CD 127Papers)   /127/7952.pdf

Start a discussion about this paper!