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S e n s i b l e R e p r o d u c t i o n & R e c o r d i n g o f A u d i t o r y S c e n e s. What are the On-axis & Off-axis Frequency Response Requirements for Stereo Loudspeakers?. L INKWITZ L AB. HEARING:. A single loudspeaker in a room. Direction Distance Room
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S e n s i b l e R e p r o d u c t i o n & R e c o r d i n g o f A u d i t o r y S c e n e s What are the On-axis & Off-axis Frequency Response Requirements for Stereo Loudspeakers? LINKWITZ LAB
HEARING: A single loudspeaker in a room • Direction • Distance • Room • Tonality lateral shift angular shift • Intelligibility • Gestalt • Auditory Horizon
HEARING: A single loudspeaker in a room • Direction • Distance • Room • Tonality lateral shift angular shift • Intelligibility • Gestalt • Auditory Horizon Dipole loudspeaker near a room corner
On-axis: Flat • Off-axis: • Frequency independentat every angle • acoustically small • point sourceRoom: • Flat reverberation Frequency Responsefor a mono loudspeaker in a room
HEARING: Monaural Phantom Sourcefrom two loudspeakers R • Unnatural phenomenon • Direction? Lateral shift? Angular shift? • Distance? • Size? • Tonality? • Gestalt? L
Monaural Phantom Sourcefrom two loudspeakers R • Cross-talkcancellation • 30 degree HRTF • Sweet spot size • Off-center sound L
Monaural Phantom Sourcefrom two loudspeakers • Cross-talkcancellation • Stereo Dipole • HRTF • Sweet spot size • Phantom source width • Off-center sound R L
Cross-talkcancellation • Stereo Dipole Phantom Sourcefrom two loudspeakers Don B. Keele
Head-Related-Transfer-Functions Diffraction Level at eardrum relative to frontal incidence at 00 Level at a point on a rigid sphere relative to the level without the sphere Duda & Martens, 1998
Sphere-Related-Transfer-Functions Level at 22.50 & 450incidence relative to 00 incidence (22.50) 17.5 cm diameter 450 3.3 dB Level at a point on a rigid sphere relative to the level at the center without the sphere 22.50 0 dB Inverse of empirical EQ Shaw, 1974
Rolled-off towardshigh frequencies On-axis Frequency Response of stereo loudspeakers R L
Experimental equalization networks Equalization curves arrived at by listening Circuit detail from ORION Revision 3
Response: • As on-axis • Independent of angle except for amplitude • Reflections: • Symmetrical • Delayed • Source types: • Omni • Dipole • Cardioid Off-axis Frequency Response& Room Reflections R L
Loudspeaker-Listener triangle • Symmetry to reflective surfaces • Loudspeakers out in the room • Lively room • Diffuse end • Dead end • Hiding the room • Hiding the loudspeakers Stereo setup in the room R D I F F U S E – E N D D E A D - E N D L >1 m >1 m
Phantom Source placementhorizontally by channel differences Damaske, 2008 Duplex Theory of Directional Hearing: Inter-aural Time Differences (ITD) at low frequencies Inter-aural Level Differences (ILD) at high frequencies (Ignoring HRTF changes)
Recording as creation of Art Source sizePerspectiveDistanceTimbre The Mix of microphone signals
The optimum frequency responseand setup of loudspeakers in the room are essential to Phantom Source Creation and to experience Stereoat its full capabilitySTEREO System = ILLUSION Engine
S e n s i b l e R e p r o d u c t i o n & R e c o r d i n g o f A u d i t o r y S c e n e s LINKWITZ LAB