1999 June 23-25
Sunshine City Convention Center
Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
TECHNICAL PAPERSSession A Studio Technologies and Program Production
Chair: Seiichi Chiba, King Records
Session B Sound Reinforcement
- Multi-channel Recording of Classic Musics
Tohru Shinmura, Shoji Akita, Kimio Hamasaki, Yasushi Tsujimoto, NHK- Outlook of Sound Recording by SONY DSD System
Yoshihiro Suzuki, Tetsuro Tomita, SONY Music Entertainment- 3-2 Multi-channel Program Production of Audio Drama
Kaworu Itobayashi, Mikihiko Okamoto, Masaki Sawaguchi, NHK- Upgrading Sound Quality in Software Production by Improved Transmission System
Fumio Hattori, Victor Entertainment- Renewal of CR-506 Multi-track Music Studio
Seiko Takahashi, Yuichi Suzuki, Tohru Kamekawa, Akira Fukada, NHK
Chair: Yasuhiko Yahata, Sound CraftSession C-I Psychoacoustics
- Improvement of Reproduced Waveform and Frequency Equalizer Listening Test Tool Using Real Time Convolution
Shoichiro Hino, Tomohiko Endo, Koichi Tsuchiya, Etani Electric- Sound System of Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuniaki Ohsawa, Matsumi Takeuchi, Matsushita Communication- Virtual Sound Source Produced by Converged Parametric-Array and Localizing Characteristics Thereof
Takehiro Fujisawa, Hidehiro Uematsu, Yoshimichi Yonezawa, Kazunori Itoh, Masami Hashimoto, Shinshu University
Chair: Katsumi Nakabayashi, NHK Lab.Session C-II Psychoacoustics
- Interporation of HRTF in consideration of the Effects of Diffraction and Pinna Resonance
Kmitoshi Fukutome, Toshimitu Suetsugu, Kyushu Institute of Design- Study of Transfer-Function Individuality in the out-of-head Sound Localization
Shohei Yano, Kazuhiro Tamura, Haruhide Hokari, Shoji Shimada, Nagaoka University of Technology- Comparison of Absolute and Relative Distance Perceptions in the Near-Field Sound Localization
Heyon Kim, Yoichi Suzuki, Shoichi Takane, Kenji Ozawa, Toshio Sone, Tohoku University- Masking in the Sound Localization
Katsuya Takahashi, Hiromitsu Miyazono, Takeshi Usagawa, Masanao Ebata, Kumamoto University
Chair: Toshiji Kuwaoka, JVCSession D Transducers
- Virtual Surround System for Portable Audio Equipment
Yoshinori Kumamoto, Masahiro Sueyoshi, Kazutaka Abe, Tomoko Sogabe, Matsushita Elec.- Proposal of Barrier Removal in Railroad Stations for Visually Handicapped
Kenji Furihata, Tomonori Gouzu, Takesaburo Yanagisawa, Shishu University- New Generation Music Reproduction System? Important Factor for Recreating Atmospheric Feeling
Yukio Kobayashi, Tomoharu Ishikawa, Makoto Miyahara, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Hokuriku- Peculiar Sound Deterioration of Compact Discs
Toshiaki Hioki, Sanyo
Chair: Shinnji Koyano, PioneerSession E Room Acoustics
- Effect of Loudspeaker Nonlinear Distortion in Supersonic Listening Experiments
Kaworu Ashihara, Shogo Kiryu, Electrotechnical Laboratory- Development of Super-Tweeter for Next-Generation Audio
Yoshio Ohashi, Masaru Uryu, SONY- Expansion of Frequency Range and Bit Numbers of Digital Moving-Coil Speaker
Hiroyuki Uchida, Takashi Kusaka, Kenji Furihata, Takesaburo Yanagisawa, Shinshu University
Chair: Keiji Oguchi, Nagata AcousticsSession F Digital Broadcasting
- Sound System of NARA-100-Year Hall
Motowo Komota, Nagata Acoustics- Estimation of Number of Sound Sources by Using Microphone-Array
Kazuharu Kuroiwa, Oita University- Acoustic Design of Chiai-City Music-Center Hall in Taiwan
Shuichi Yamaguchi, Masami Toyoshima, JVC
Chair: Kaworu Watanabe, NHK Lab.Session G Multimedia Systems
- Sound Coding Standards for Digital Broadcasts in Japan and Trend thereof
Jyoji Urano, NTV- Study of High Speed Decoding Method in the AAC Decoding
Masahiro Sueyoshi, Shuji Miyasaka, Masaharu Matsumoto, Akihiko Kawamura, Matsushita Elec.- Subjective Evaluation of MPEG-2 AAC Sound Coding
Tomoyasu Komori, Tetsuo Umeda, Kaworu Watanabe, NHK; Jyoji Urano, NTV; Yoshiaki Oikawa, Sony; Masaharu Arakage, NHK
Chair: Jyunji Kojima, NTTSession H Next-Generation Package Media
- Standards for Sound, Image and Multimedia? Recent Trend and Harmonization between Domestic and Overseas Standards
Shokichiro Yoshikawa, Nagaoka University of Technology- A Method for Burying an Electronic Watermark in Audio Signals
Mitsuo Matsumoto, JVC- Development of Multi-channel Echo Cancellor for Realistic Teleconference
Suehiro Shimauchi, Akira Nakagawa, Shigeaki Aoki, NTT- Overview of Sound User Interface (SUI) for Normal Persons
Hisako Shinbara, Kozo Maeda, Toworu Yamaguchi, JVC
Chair: Kenjiro Endo, ToshibaSession I Digital Signal Processing
- DSD Professional Audio Processing for SACD
Peter Eastty, Conrad Cooke, Chris Gerard, Chris Sleight and Peter Thorpe, SONY Broadcast and Professional Europe- Outline of DVD-Audio Format
Norihiko Fuchigami, Toshio Kuroiwa, JVC- High Quality Multi-channel Audio Contents for DVD Audio
Kaworu Yamamoto, Takao Sawabe, Pioneer- Handling of Appended Information in DVD-Audio
Hitoshi Ohtomo, Toshiba- Relation of Navigation Function with Video Contents in DVD-Audio
Yoshihiro Mori, Masayuki Kozuka, Masatoshi Shinbo, Tadashi Abe, Matsushita Elec.- Lossless Compression for DVD-Audio
Robert Stuart, Meridian Audio- Authoring Tool for DVD-Audio
Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Koshio, Nippon Columbia
Chair: Toshiaki Setogawa, SONYPhotographs: Courtesy of the Japan National Tourist Organization
- Reliability Design for Concert Hall Digital Mixer
Makoto Nomiya, Nobuyuki Seki, Naohiro Toyama, Matsushita Communication- Sound Image Movement and Forming Converged Beam by 2-dimensional Digital Filter
Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Satoru Shimura, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Mikiko Miyagishi, Kanazawa University- Estimation of Local Maximum Pressure Point of Diffracted Wave by MUSIC Method
Atsushi Okamoto, Hideo Shibayama, Ki Oho, Shigeru Okada, Shibaura Institute of Technology