Acoustic Spatial Projector
First Claim
1. Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed, facilitate a method for creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing, on a reflective surface, sounds associated with the audio channels, the method comprising:
- (a) using audio information, determining a set of audio channels, wherein each channel is associated with a sound source, and wherein the set of audio channels includes a first subset of channels and a second subset of channels, wherein each audio channel of the first subset of audio channels has an associated sound source that emits sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location;
(b) determining a first delay to apply to a first channel of the set of audio channels, wherein the first delay is determined as a function of an estimated duration of time for sound waves emitted by a first sound source associated with the first channel to reach the listening location; and
(c) determining a frequency compensation to apply to at least one channel of the second subset of audio channels, wherein the frequency compensation is based on a model acoustic response that includes information relating to at least one of amplitude, timing, phase response, or frequency response.
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Abstract
A method and system for producing an acoustic spatial projection by creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing, on a reflective surface, sounds associated with the audio channels is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes the step of using audio information to determining a set of audio channels. Each audio channel is associated with a sound source, such as one or more loudspeakers, and for a subset of the audio channels, the associated sound sources emit sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location. The method further includes steps of determining an acoustic response of a listening environment; steps of determining a delay to apply to one or more channels of the set of audio channels; and steps of determining a frequency compensation to apply to one or more channels of the audio channels.
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20 Claims
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1. Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed, facilitate a method for creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing, on a reflective surface, sounds associated with the audio channels, the method comprising:
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(a) using audio information, determining a set of audio channels, wherein each channel is associated with a sound source, and wherein the set of audio channels includes a first subset of channels and a second subset of channels, wherein each audio channel of the first subset of audio channels has an associated sound source that emits sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location; (b) determining a first delay to apply to a first channel of the set of audio channels, wherein the first delay is determined as a function of an estimated duration of time for sound waves emitted by a first sound source associated with the first channel to reach the listening location; and (c) determining a frequency compensation to apply to at least one channel of the second subset of audio channels, wherein the frequency compensation is based on a model acoustic response that includes information relating to at least one of amplitude, timing, phase response, or frequency response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing sound waves associated with the audio channels on a reflective surface, the method comprising:
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(a) using audio information, determining a set of audio channels, wherein each channel is associated with a sound source, and wherein the set of audio channels includes a first subset of channels and a second subset of channels, wherein each audio channel of the first subset of audio channels has an associated sound source that emits sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location; (b) determining a first delay to apply to a first channel of the set of audio channels, wherein the first delay is determined as a function of an estimated duration of time for sound waves emitted by a first sound source associated with the first channel to reach the listening location; and (c) determining a frequency compensation to apply to at least one channel of the second subset of audio channels, wherein the frequency compensation is based on a model acoustic response that includes information relating to at least one of amplitude, timing, phase response, or frequency response. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for use in producing a three-dimensional acoustic field by mixing sounds associated with audio channels on a reflective surface, the system comprising:
one or more processors that execute instructions for facilitating a method of creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing sounds associated with the audio channels on a reflective surface, the method comprising; (i) using audio information, determining a set of audio channels, wherein each channel is associated with a sound source, and wherein the set of audio channels includes a first subset of channels and a second subset of channels, wherein each audio channel of the first subset of audio channels has an associated sound source that emits sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location; (ii) determining a first delay to apply to a first channel of the set of audio channels, wherein the first delay is determined as a function of an estimated duration of time for sound waves emitted by a first sound source associated with the first channel to reach the listening location; and (iii) determining a frequency compensation to apply to at least one channel of the second subset of audio channels, wherein the frequency compensation is based on a model acoustic response that includes information relating to at least one of amplitude, timing, phase response, or frequency response. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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