Room simulation for binaural sound reproduction using measured spatiotemporal impulse responses

Cornelia Falch; Markus Noisternig; Stefan Warum; Robert Höldrich
DAFx-2003 - London
In binaural sound reproduction systems the incorporation of room simulation is important to improve sound source localisation capabilities. Thus, the localisation error can be decreased, while equivalently an enhanced externality (out of head localisation) is achieved. Previously proposed works are based on simple geometrical approaches for room simulation. In this paper an alternative method using measured room impulse responses (RIRs) is presented. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a convincing acoustical image of an existing room. The RIRs are measured using a circular microphone array to capture both temporal and spatial information of the desired room.
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