This essay addresses two questions on the topic of podcast innovation. The first,'What is a
podcast?'is answered via a review of the literature, investigating podcasting history and its …

With the advent of virtual reality (VR) technology, spatial audio has been increasingly
adopted to evaluate the acoustic environment in soundscape research. It is therefore …

Object-based audio is an emerging representation for audio content, where content is
represented in a reproduction-format-agnostic way and, thus, produced once for …

Although virtual reality, video entertainment, and computer games are dependent on the
three-dimensional reproduction of sound (including front, rear, and height channels), it …

There are a wide variety of spatial audio reproduction systems available, from a single
loudspeaker to many spatially distributed loudspeakers. An important factor in the selection …

When evaluating surround sound loudspeaker reproduction, perceptual effects are
commonly analyzed in relationship to different loudspeaker configurations. The presented …

The challenge of installing and setting up dedicated spatial audio systems can make it
difficult to deliver immersive listening experiences to the general public. However, the …

Spatial sound is an enhanced and immersive set of audio techniques which provides sound
in three-dimensional virtual space. This comprehensive handbook sets out the basic …

Understanding the influence of technical system parameters on audiovisual experiences is
important for technologists to optimize experiences. The focus in this study was on the …

This work presents results and models for listener preference to music delivered via different
spatial reproduction formats, here via mono, stereo and multichannel (5.1-ch) reproduction …