In this paper we present our recent activities on building facilities to drive research and development on 3D sound field capturing and reproduction. We developed a 64-channel spherical microphone array, the ViReal Mic, and a 122-channel loudspeaker array system, the ViReal Dome. The ViReal Mic is a microphone array whose microphone capsules are mounted on a rigid sphere, with the positions determined by the spherical Fibonacci spiral. The ViReal Dome is a loudspeaker array system consisting of 122 active coaxial loudspeakers. We present the details of the developed systems and discuss directions of future research.

Authors: Kaneko, Shoken; Suenaga, Tsukasa; Akiyama, Hitoshi; Miyake, Yoshiro; Tominaga, Satoshi; Shirakihara, Futoshi; Okumura, Hiraku
Affiliations: Yamaha Corporation, Iwata-shi, Japan; Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Japan; Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 144 (May 2018) Paper Number: 10021
Publication Date: May 14, 2018 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Posters: Spatial Audio
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