A unified algorithm to derive downmixing coefficients from a specific multichannel format to arbitrary reproduction formats with a smaller number of channels was investigated. The proposed method attaches importance to maintaining both basic audio quality and spatial impression. It involves appropriately changing the positions of channels in source formats, or locating the channels in source formats at equal intervals between the two channels in destination formats when phantom sources are used. Owing to this feature, this method can minimize the use of phantom sources and avoid the deterioration of spatial impression. A subjective evaluation was carried out and the obtained results implied that the proposed algorithm satisfies our requirements.

Authors: Kubo, Hiroki; Oode, Satoshi; Sugimoto, Takehiro; Kitajima, Shu; Ito, Atsuro; Komori, Tomoyasu; Ono, Kazuho
Affiliation: NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
AES Convention: 145 (October 2018) Paper Number: 10044
Publication Date: October 7, 2018 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Recording and Production
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