Surround by Sound: A Review of Spatial Audio Recording and Reproduction

In this article, a systematic overview of various recording and reproduction techniques for spatial audio is presented. While binaural recording and rendering is designed to resemble the human two-ear auditory system and reproduce sounds specifically for a listener’s two ears, soundfield recording a...

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Main Authors: Wen Zhang, Parasanga N. Samarasinghe, Hanchi Chen, Thushara D. Abhayapala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/5/532
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Summary:In this article, a systematic overview of various recording and reproduction techniques for spatial audio is presented. While binaural recording and rendering is designed to resemble the human two-ear auditory system and reproduce sounds specifically for a listener’s two ears, soundfield recording and reproduction using a large number of microphones and loudspeakers replicate an acoustic scene within a region. These two fundamentally different types of techniques are discussed in the paper. A recent popular area, multi-zone reproduction, is also briefly reviewed in the paper. The paper is concluded with a discussion of the current state of the field and open problems.
ISSN:2076-3417