In this paper a novel approach for sound field reproduction and multi-zone sound field control in a reverberant room is proposed. Sound field reproduction and multi-zone sound field control are jointly formulated as an optimization problem. The optimization problem relies on a physical model of the room acoustics which is computed numerically using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. Furthermore a novel regularization of the optimization problem is proposed. A non-convex sparsity-inducing term is used to obtain convenient control source positions and control source signals simultaneously. Finally, simulation results are presented: the proposed method is used to recreate an anechoic sound in a highly reverberant room while keeping part of the room silent.

Authors: Antonello, Niccolò; De Sena, Enzo; Moonen, Marc; Naylor, Patrick A.; van Waterschoot, Toon
Affiliations: Imperial College London, London, UK; KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Geel, Gelgium(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: 60th International Conference: DREAMS (Dereverberation and Reverberation of Audio, Music, and Speech) (January 2016)
Paper Number: 8-2
Publication Date: January 27, 2016 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Paper Session 8
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