The diffuse sound object
The diffuse sound object
The theoretical diffuse sound field is one that is generated using an infinite number of uncorrelated plane waves from all directions. Spatial audio, in contrast, is generally delivered using a finite number of loudspeakers, potentially as few as only two. Therefore there is a reduction in the diffuseness of the sound field when reproducing diffuse sound fields using loudspeakers. It is therefore important that sound fields such as reverberation, rain or audience noise - that are approximations of a theoretical diffuse sound field - are reproduced with minimal perceptual degradation to maximise the spatial audio experience. In this research, the perception of diffuseness has been investigated thoroughly using a series of listening tests. Additionally, the relationships between the subjective perceived diffuseness and objective metrics for measuring diffuseness have been investigated leading to a simple metric for perceived diffuseness based on the spatial coherence.
University of Southampton
Cousins, Michael Patrick
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2019
Cousins, Michael Patrick
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Fazi, Filippo
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Cousins, Michael Patrick
(2019)
The diffuse sound object.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis, 216pp.
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Abstract
The theoretical diffuse sound field is one that is generated using an infinite number of uncorrelated plane waves from all directions. Spatial audio, in contrast, is generally delivered using a finite number of loudspeakers, potentially as few as only two. Therefore there is a reduction in the diffuseness of the sound field when reproducing diffuse sound fields using loudspeakers. It is therefore important that sound fields such as reverberation, rain or audience noise - that are approximations of a theoretical diffuse sound field - are reproduced with minimal perceptual degradation to maximise the spatial audio experience. In this research, the perception of diffuseness has been investigated thoroughly using a series of listening tests. Additionally, the relationships between the subjective perceived diffuseness and objective metrics for measuring diffuseness have been investigated leading to a simple metric for perceived diffuseness based on the spatial coherence.
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Published date: 2019
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Research dataset for this thesis is available at:
Cousins, Michael, Patrick (2019) The Diffuse Sound Object, Archive Dataset. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0984
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