Analytic Methods of Sound Field Synthesis

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-20

3. Physical Fundamentals of Sound Fields

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   Pages 21-55

4. Continuous Secondary Source Distributions

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   Pages 57-113

5. Discrete Secondary Source Distributions

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   Pages 115-173

6. Applications of Sound Field Synthesis

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   Pages 175-272

7. Back Matter

   Pages 273-299

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This book puts the focus on serving human listeners in the sound field synthesis although the approach can be also exploited in other applications such as underwater acoustics or ultrasonics. The author derives a fundamental formulation based on standard integral equations and the single-layer potential approach is identified as a useful tool in order to derive a general solution. He also proposes extensions to the single-layer potential approach which allow for a derivation of explicit solutions for circular, planar, and linear distributions of secondary sources. Based on above described formulation it is shown that the two established analytical approaches of Wave Field Synthesis and Near-field Compensated Higher Order Ambisonics constitute specific solutions to the general problem which are covered by the single-layer potential solution and its extensions.

• Continuous secondary source distribution
• Discrete secondary source distribution
• Higher order ambisonics
• Human perception
• Single-layer potential approach
• Spatial discretization
• Wave field synthesis
• simulated surround sound

• , Technische Universität Berlin, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, Germany

  Jens Ahrens

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