Headphones provide us the most direct way of delivering audio content. In properly
positioned traditional headphones, this means the left channel to the left ear, and the right …

Today there are 2 major evolutions in spatial audio. First, an enhanced 3D audio
experience, where virtual sound sources can be accurately synthesized in any direction, is …

Previous research stresses the importance of Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF)
individualization approaches for accurately locating sound sources in virtual 3D spaces …

Abstract In 2015, 360 million people, including 32 million children, were suffering from
hearing impairment all over the world. This makes hearing disability a major worldwide …

The aim of this research is to utilize new methodologies and technology in order to gain
insight into how the modern cinema audio system could be calibrated to provide improved …

The first-order Ambisonics microphone (eg Soundfield®) is a both compact and efficient set-
up for spatial audio recording with the benefit of a full 3D spatialization. Another advantage …

Résumé Le son 3D représente une opportunité d'enrichissement pour les
télécommunications. Pour les services conversationnels, associée ou non à une image, la …

In most tests on audio quality, a “low quality” anchor is provided concurrently with the
sequences to be evaluated. A classic generic anchor consists of a low-pass filtered version …

Multichannel audio is a term used in reference to a collection of techniques designed to
present sound to a listener from all directions. This can be done either over a collection of …

It is now common for broadcast signals to feature 5.1 surround sound. It is also increasingly
common that audiences access broadcast content on portable devices using headphones …