SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SOUND EVENTS
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1. A method of producing a sound event within a volume, the sound event comprising sounds from two or more user selectable sound objects, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least a first sound objects and a second sound object;
specifying the volume for the sound event;
specifying, within the volume, positional information for at least the first and second sound objects;
associating a first sound rendering device with the first sound object and associating a second sound rendering device with the second sound object;
positioning the first sound rendering device at a location corresponding to the positional information associated with the first sound object and positioning the second sound rendering device at a location corresponding to the positional information associated with the second sound object; and
driving the first sound rendering device in accordance with the first sound object and driving the second sound rendering device in accordance with the second sound object.
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Abstract
A system and method for recording and reproducing three-dimensional sound events using a discretized, integrated macro-micro sound volume for reproducing a 3D acoustical matrix that reproduces sound including natural propagation and reverberation. The system and method may include sound modeling and synthesis that may enable sound to be reproduced as a volumetric matrix. The volumetric matrix may be captured, transferred, reproduced, or otherwise processed, as a spatial spectra of discretely reproduced sound events with controllable macro-micro relationships.
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1. A method of producing a sound event within a volume, the sound event comprising sounds from two or more user selectable sound objects, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least a first sound objects and a second sound object; specifying the volume for the sound event; specifying, within the volume, positional information for at least the first and second sound objects; associating a first sound rendering device with the first sound object and associating a second sound rendering device with the second sound object; positioning the first sound rendering device at a location corresponding to the positional information associated with the first sound object and positioning the second sound rendering device at a location corresponding to the positional information associated with the second sound object; and driving the first sound rendering device in accordance with the first sound object and driving the second sound rendering device in accordance with the second sound object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A user interface that enables a user to control one or more sound rendering devices to generate a sound event in which one or more sound objects produce sound, the user interface comprising:
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object information presentation means for presenting object information that corresponds to the sound objects, wherein the object information includes associations between the sound objects and the rendering devices, and meta data that corresponds to the sound objects; object information modification means for enabling the user to modify at least some of the object information that corresponds to each sound object separately from object information that corresponds to the other sound objects; rendering device information presentation means for presenting rendering device information associated with the sound objects, wherein the rendering device information includes meta data that corresponds to the rendering devices, and operational information that corresponds to the rendering devices; and rendering device information modification means for enabling the user to modify at least some of the rendering device information that corresponds to each rendering device separately from rendering device information that corresponds to the other rendering devices. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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