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Last Updated: 20070501, mei

Monday, May 7, 11:00 — 13:00

W17 - HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION BY REFERENCE RECORDINGS WITH SURROUND MAIN MIKINGS FOR CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA

Presenters:
Hideo Irimajiri, Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
Toru Kamekawa, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
Masayuki Mimura, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Hideaki Nishida, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Koichi Ono, Kansai Telecasting Corporation

Abstract:
There are many different setups for surround main microphones for classical music and orchestra. But it is very difficult to research and study them practically and academically under identical conditions and judge their performance. Consequently the AES Japan Surround Study Project has been organized and put into practice after one year of preparation. It was organized around 10 broadcasters and 2 universities; 12 manufacturers supported by HBF provided financial support. There were 15 different combinations of main and ambience microphone setups that were recorded on 96 channels independently in Pro Tools HD at 24 bit / 96-kHz. The musical examples
were performed by the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra on September 24-27, 2006.
In this workshop each individual setup will be played back. Participants will have the opportunity for feedback in a listening test environment, and the data will be collected for subjective evaluation.